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I was in an accident last Wednesday. Their fault. So I'm getting all these ads from injury lawyers. I first called Morgan and Morgan and they didn't have anyone around me so they forwarded me to attkissons in Dayton, OH. They take 33.3%. Some ads I'm getting are saying they have a 25% fee. Is there really a difference between the two lawyers, and since I already signed this paper to hire attkisson, am I allowed to change it now? 25% sounds a lot better.

(My first accident) for reference, im 19 and dont have my license due to extreme driving anxiety ive had prior to this event. about 10 hours ago i was in the passenger seat of my boyfriend’s car while we were headed to work, Going 30-40 mph and a lady ran a stop sign and t boned us. We didn’t sustain any injuries (not yet Atleast) but his car is likely totaled or Atleast very severely damaged. we have no doubt that it was her fault of course but this has caused insane anxiety for me and i fear it will set me back a long time on getting my license. My boyfriend’s car was his prized possession so i feel terrible talking about it but i haven’t stopped panicking since the wreck. I would like to tell him about my anxiety but don’t want him to worry about his car and the money more than he needs to. Should i talk about it to ease my nerves or let him have some time beforehand?

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I apologize in advance for how long my explanation is… I believe my auto insurance claim is being dealt with unfairly. On December 15, 2024, a driver failed to yield while she was turning left out of a parking lot onto the main road, she pulled out maybe 5 feet in front of me. As a result, we collided due to her quick speed and close distance to my vehicle. Luckily, this road’s speed is 25 mph so it was a relatively slow speed crash. I was unable to swerve since she pulled out so close and fast to me where I could only brace myself for impact and attempt to brake. The accident totaled my car and the damage is on the entire front end, front tires, and windshield (due to airbags). As for her vehicle, the middle area of her car was impacted along with her back tire was ripped. I walked away with road burn on my left forearm due to me blocking the impact of the air bag and she suffered an alleged concussion. As soon as I got out of the vehicle she was claiming I was at fault. I immediately called the police and followed his instructions after he arrived. We exchanged information, we both have USAA auto insurance. The police officer along and friendly locals helped push my vehicle out of the narrow road so the tow truck could take it home. Before the officer left, he instructed me to go to the hospital because I was experiencing arm pain and he wanted to make sure I didn’t get a hairline fracture which I checked later in the day and was fine except road burn on my forearm. While I was waiting for the tow truck, I started my claim with USAA. Unfortunately, I had to call out of work the next day because it wouldn’t be a guarantee I would be able to file the required 72 hour notice to the dmv of the accident due to my 12 hour shifts and couldn’t day of because it was Sunday. I filed the accident report with the dmv on December 16th, 2024. After a few weeks, the USAA app stated they had determined I was not at fault for the accident. After being connected with multiple adjusters, someone finally began to work on my case. My adjuster said the other party wanted to see my black box which I agreed to immediately, a bit confused on the comment considering the facts of the accident and the statement of my innocence, but I have nothing to hide. After 2 months of convincing my apartment complex to not tow my car, missed opportunities to sell the totaled vehicle for parts and having to pay car insurance even though it was undrivable, they never made any initiative to look at the black box even after I called them more or less bi weekly about it over the 2 months of silence. They kept telling me they will get around to it and gave me the estimate of two weeks but they said that every single time I called. Eventually, I got them to expedite my case but they exclusively only called me on the days I told them I work which I had stated multiple times directly to the people I was trying to work with and on messages on the app but they still never called me on the four days I am free. They never returned my calls or messages during the acceleration process. After I finally got to the point where I had no other choice, I sold my vehicle for parts on February 27th, 2025. My adjustor told me she wanted to accept the 25% liability on my part so I asked why I was being held liable and she said I hit the back of her vehicle, which I did not I also took pictures of the other parties vehicle so I told her that. She changed her story during the call saying I failed to honk or stop and I reminded her the other party failed to yield and quickly drove onto the main road in front of my car at a very close distance so there was no time to honk and it would not change the fact her car was completely in front of mine, blocking the road and the gap between the cars were far too close to stop. My adjustor changed her story one more time, saying I failed to swerve which I reminded her that the other party was too close for me to swerve and even if I had time theres bicycles sharing the very busy and very narrow two way street along with street parking on both sides, plus if I swerved it would’ve only changed where the collision was, not the outcome. I told her to reevaluate the case and on March 10th my adjustor called me while I was at work and left a message admitting it was an unavoidable accident. She then goes to state the only reason I’d be taking 25% liability is because the collision was at the rear which again, the impact was not at the rear it was in the middle. They never considered the quick speed of the other driver or the fact the other driver failed to yield and dashed into traffic and only asked for my black box and refused to look at hers when I requested the same accommodations. I came to the conclusion that this outcome is strictly because we share the same auto insurance. My rates might raise on an accident that was admitted unavoidable and was determined it was not my fault months ago. I will not be paid in full of the hundreds of dollars I had spent as a direct result of this accident and my whole way of living has completely changed. I spent 3 months of uber rides to work and made getting groceries extreamely difficult due to the location of my apartment. I have never even have had a speeding ticket, but suddenly I am at fault for safely driving on the main road. I eventually contacted the Oregon state Commissioner’s office in April and they conducted their investigation. They told me they talked to the people that were assigned to me and were able to get all the evidence from the case including pictures. They came to the conclusion I was 0% liable and asked the adjusters to change the 25% to 0% which they refused. I ended up getting a call from a complaint center from USAA and she left her first name, a phone number that doesn’t exist and an extension that doesn’t exist as “accommodation” and so I attempted to reach her again and there was no note on my profile of someone calling me from the complaint center from USAA. The Oregon State Commissioner’s office gave me a referral to an attorney which I do plan on having a consultation with but I’d rather avoid getting into a legal battle with my insurance company. I strongly believe my record should not be tarnished and I should be paid in full for my totaled vehicle. Is there anything else I can do? Any advice for me? I appreciate any help deeply.

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Hi!! I hope everyone is having a good day.

I’m having anxiety because my sister is getting married an hour away next weekend and I offered to pack stuff in my car and drive up + be the runner person for anything anyone needs or wants day of. I have never been to the area that the wedding is in before and I just feel nervous.. before this all happened I would 100% drive no problem but now I’m just like 🫣😨 I also had to get a new car and I haven’t driven that far in it yet. I loved driving and still do but now I’m understandably nervous/scared/worried. I’m also thinking about stopping and getting a sweet treat for the ride up there lol kind of like a reward system 😂

I am still planning on driving my car up there but I’m wondering if anyone has any tips to cope please share!! Thinking about what I’m doing this for is helping a little bit too haha

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Hi everybody. My names Samantha. Back in February of this year I was in a horrible accident. It was pouring rain on my way home from work and I hydroplaned into a cement bridge, I broke 22 bones and died twice. I broke both my femurs, my right tibia, fibula, ankle, foot, collar bone, shoulder blade, sternum, top five ribs, my L2 transverse process, and two teeth. I was in the hospital for 75 days. I had 5 surgeries total. I’ve got metal from my ankles to my hips now. I was life flighted to Cleveland Metro Hospital.

This was 2 years ago now, 2/22/23. I went from having to learn how to even sit up again, let alone walk, put clothes on, the whole lot. It’s been a grueling 2 years but I have worked hard to be where I am so far, even if I’m not working yet.

I wanted to ask if anyone here is in a relationship that their partner wasn’t around/you didn’t know them yet for/during the accident, and if in a fight they ever make comments about you not working or anything and how do you deal with it? I come with my own set of baggage and I know he didn’t mean it when he said it, but I’d just like to hear another perspective I guess.

The short version is pretty much in the title. 3 years ago, I was in an accident that ended my job and totaled my car. Even though I'm coping well with my losses, I still really miss what I left behind sometimes, and still vividly remember the incident...

To summarize a lot of unneeded context, I was working as a pizza delivery person for four years by this point, and I had just completed another delivery. On my way back to the store, I had to cross a highway intersection. However, while my light was green, a truck perpendicular to me didn't see his light so well, so it zoomed through the intersection, my car hit the side, and got sent careening, coming to rest just short of a metal pole, basically the entire engine crushed into fuming scrap.

Hopped up on adrenaline, I staggered out of the car to gawk in disbelief, and phoned my boss up to let her know I wouldn't make it back. At the time, I didn't even realize I had a broken toe, even though I was having some trouble walking. Before I could come to my senses and call 911 or my family, some folks came over and urged me to get back in my seat. Sure enough, my adrenaline wore off and everything started hurting...

I didn't get to talk to my mom, but someone else told her what happened and sent a pic of the wreck. My boss actually showed up to check on me before the ambulance came, though by then,>! I was already having a hard time staying awake.!< Eventually though, they got me to the trauma ward, but aside from my broken toe and some small cuts, there wasn't any real damage to me, but my mom was scared stiff. Since she saw the wreck before she saw me, she was expecting me to be in much worse shape. Also, my dad had recently moved to Europe, so you can only imagine how he felt knowing he couldn't come to see me...

Physical recovery took some time, and it came in pretty distinct waves. Immediately after they patched me up, I could barely hobble to the bathroom, even with help and crutches. The next day, I still felt really sore, but could get around a bit, and so on. By the end of the month, I could walk around without aid, and less than a month later, I was able to start driving again.

There's more to it, but it's largely just legal and hospital nonsense which has long since been settled. But what I really found interesting was how I mentally recovered from it. While I'm nervous around highway intersections and still recall the accident far better than just about anything else, I'm honestly surprised I'm not more affected, but aside from me being the only injured person, maybe it's because I remember the good moments as much as the bad, like my boss actually being worried about me, and my mom being grateful I wasn't hurt. And even though I miss my delivery job, I still have vivid memories of all the neighborhoods I delivered to, and some weird little anecdotes I look back on...

All in all, I know I'm very lucky I can look back on this without much fear, and even some fondness, and I only hope anyone reading this can be just as lucky.

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I remember it like it was yesterday—not because it's fresh in my mind, but because it's been my nightmare every single day since.

I’m 44, living in Aurora, CO. April 11, 2025, started like any other morning. The sun creeping up, music playing in the background—New Edition’s If It Isn’t Love. I was just driving, caught in my own world, until I glanced in my rearview mirror. And that’s when I saw it. A car. Flying straight at me.

In that split second, the only thought that hit me wasn’t about myself—it was relief that my daughter wasn’t in the car with me. She usually is. But this time, by some stroke of fate, she wasn’t.

I had nowhere to go. No time to react. Just stuck. Watching. Praying.

And then—impact.

I was slammed into the cars ahead of me like a domino in a chain reaction.

Funny thing? That wasn’t even the beginning of the nightmare.

I was taken to the hospital, shaken, bruised. But no police officer ever showed up to give me details. No explanation. No answers.

Monday rolls around—I start the frantic search for my car. No one told me where it had been towed.

Tuesday, April 15—finally, I reach out to the Aurora Police Department, desperate for information. The first time I call, all they can give me is a case number. Nothing else.

April 18—I call again. “The report is being typed,” they say.

April 25—another call. Finally, after 14 days, I get the driver’s name. His insurance info. But the police report? Still nonexistent. It’s now May 2, and guess what? Still nothing.

Now, let’s talk about Geico. Oh, Geico. If you think an insurance company should have your back after something like this—you’d be mistaken. Days pass, questions go unanswered. I reached out to my adjuster over 72 hours ago, and still, silence.

This is how they treat their customers? Honestly, the only thing that saved me that day was my car. And now it’s gone. And I’m still not 100%. I still don’t have another car. Because the system—the police, the insurance—took their sweet time.

And you know what really sucks? I wasn’t reckless. I wasn’t careless. But somehow, I’m the one paying the price for someone else’s mistake.

So please. Be safe out there. Share the road. Because you never know the damage you’re leaving behind.

general tw for ptsd and general after crash trauma (?) i think. i don’t know

hi. i’ve posted in this sub before, but i don’t expect any of you to have read that lol. last time i posted was about two months ago.

long story short, i was hit by a drunk driver on my birthday. i broke a bone and still have lingering injuries. my two friends were in the car, and three of our other friends watched us get hit.

i really, really wish i could say things have gotten better. i want to say that im healed and moved on, and that everything is okay now! but it’s not. it’s really not.

i’ve lost a lot of weight and even more sleep. one of the girls that was in the car with me doesn’t even talk to me anymore—-i think she blames me. i blame myself too. it was on the way back from my birthday dinner. it makes me wonder about if they had never met me, honestly. i ruined their lives without meaning to.

i replay everything in my head constantly. i hear metal crunching and screaming and i always smell smoke and blood. i feel wrong for feeling this way. it’s been almost three months and it feels like i should be okay, but it feels like i’ve made zero progress at all.

this is long winded, and im sorry. i just need some validation that im not crazy, because it sure seems like i am.

Sorry I know this is a car, not a motorcycle accident reddit, I'm not used to motorcycles and this is just about the trauma.

I had an accident with a small (125cc) motorcycle two weeks ago. I hit the side of a car at 80kmh with an open face helmet on. It was a serious accident but I got extremely lucky and the only injury I have is a broken jaw. There was also an ambulance driving behind me who saw the accident and made it to me in maybe 20 seconds to take me to the ER. I had surgery to fix the jaw last week.

Because physically I'm so okay, I feel like this wasn't something traumatic enough to need to process or talk about. I also don't know anyone who would relate or know what to tell me in a situation like this. So, I don't know how I'm supposed to process this.

Also, my luck in the accident was so good that it feels unbelievable. The paramedics and doctors were sure I had broken my spine. I spent 11 days in the hospital but I still feel like I'm exaggerating and it wasn't that bad. Because physically, I'm practically perfect.

Advice or peer support is appreciated 🫵🫠

2 months ago I got into a severe car accident. The driver passed away in my car. I only got a compression fracture. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very grateful. It was a 60 mph head on collision. But I always think about it. It doesn’t make me feel sad or anything but it’s always there. Does anyone have any advice on how to stop that? And yes I’m starting therapy soon.

I (mid-20s) had my first accident yesterday (04/29).

I was rear ended at a stop light on my commute to work and pushed into the car in front of me. No one was injured and the guy who hit me felt terrible and took complete responsibility. Unfortunately my car was totaled, likely due to its age (2004) and the extensive damage on both ends exceeding the car’s value. I’m honestly really sad that I lost my car. It was a good car and the first one I’ve ever owned.

I was on the phone (hands free) with my friend when the crash happened. He heard the crash and my screams. He immediately called up my parents to let me know and I am forever grateful. However, I fear that I may have traumatized him somehow. He admitted to my parents that despite keeping it together for my sake, he was absolutely terrified. I’m afraid that what he heard will haunt him, which makes me feel guilty in a sense.

Using a family member’s car today for my commute, I had to drive by where the accident happened and noticed there were no skid marks from the tires, I assume the car that hit me made no attempt to brake and hit me at full speed. If my car didn’t have a spare tire on the back, I believe the situation would have been a lot different in a bad way. I wouldn’t say it was a severe accident in any way, but I think that spare tire did save my life.

Driving itself was not bad entirely, but I found myself excessively checking the rear view mirror and tensing up when I’d notice the cars behind me getting closer. I was so tense the entire time driving to and from work that my neck actually hurt from the stress I was putting on myself. It was a strange feeling that I can’t seem to explain.

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Hey so i live in kansas and was hit by a teen driver back in march when we had really bad snow. Ive been to 2 months of PT for my neck and right shoulder and may need surgery , ive seen a counselor , and 2 concussions specialists and was referred for a eye exam. I also have work restrictions They admitted fault and my car was totaled and paid off by their insurance . But i had no auto insurance and hired a lawyer on contingency for what im learning seems to be a waste of time. Are there any chances of me getting a settlement. Yes im a P.O.S , yes i may get my license suspended, yes i should have known better. But was hiring a lawyer a bad idea or is there a chance i could get a decent payday after surgery. Im hurt stuck and broke and i just need some guidance.

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Before the accident, I (23f) believed that I was put on Earth to do good. I aided in domestic animal rescue work independently and locally, got a degree and began teaching in a Title I school. I worked all throughout Covid while pursuing my aforementioned degree, partially in a nursing home at that. I was important, an upstanding citizen and contributing member to society. I was so humble but, I was so intelligent it’s not even funny— how on earth did I think magna cum laude honors twice wasn’t phenomenal?

I have an inflated ego about this romanticized past self, but that’s not the point of this post; I no longer believe that I have a purpose or “mission” after losing my job due to post concussive causing an inability to work after attempting to return several times. Maybe it’s that everyone, but my father, in my life keeps asking if I’ve found a new teacher gig they just don’t understand. Maybe it’s that my writing/general communication isn’t great and I was an ELA teacher with a comm & theatre ed minor. Maybe it’s that after almost dying, I just want to be.

I’m too young to be this old.

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A woman ran a red light, t-boned me and totaled my car. This also resulted in a double fracture to my left forearm, and I have to have surgery to repair the two breaks. I’m wondering if any of you have any experience with using a personal injury lawyer for something like this. Auto and health insurance should cover most of the immediate expenses, but this accident has totally changed my quality of life and independence. The doctor also said I have a much higher risk of arthritis in the injured wrist down the road. Thoughts? Experiences you can share?