Car accident lawyer in St. Cloud, Florida

The first days after a crash in St. Cloud

Florida gives you a short window to begin medical treatment after a crash if you want certain benefits under your own policy, so see a doctor within days rather than weeks. Ask the St. Cloud police or the Osceola County sheriff for the crash report number. Take pictures of the cars, the road, the signals and any injuries you can see. Get the names of witnesses before they pull away. Put every bill, receipt and discharge sheet in one envelope and write a line each day about how you feel. Hold off on a recorded statement to the other driver's side. A car accident attorney can review all of it and take over that contact.

Why St. Cloud sees so many crashes

St. Cloud grew up along US 192 on the south shore of East Lake Tohopekaliga, and that highway now carries commuters toward Kissimmee, the theme park corridor and Orlando every morning. Narcoossee Road to the north and the roads toward Florida's Turnpike have filled with new subdivisions faster than they have been widened, so left turns from neighborhood entrances onto fast two lane roads are a daily danger. Tourists in rental cars pass through on their way to the attractions. Afternoon storms in the summer flood the flat roads and cut visibility to almost nothing. Rear end collisions at new signals and head on crashes on the rural stretches are the patterns that come up most.

What happens on the free case review call

The phone is staffed around the clock by people who speak English, Spanish and Arabic. You describe the crash, your injuries, your medical care and the report, and in return you get a plain explanation of how a Florida crash case normally proceeds, including how the no fault rules fit. The reviewer is trying to answer one question: is this a case an attorney would take, and if so, what kind of attorney? If the answer is no, you are told so clearly, with the reason. The free consultation does not cost anything and you can hang up without agreeing to a thing.

Being matched with a Florida licensed attorney

Car Accident Lawyers Agency, which is a Legal Gridlock service and not a law firm, connects you with an independent personal injury lawyer licensed in Florida who regularly handles the type of crash you had, whether a US 192 rear end collision, a neighborhood entrance left turn crash or a collision with a tourist in a rental. The attorney goes over the facts with you and the two of you decide whether to move ahead. Because the service is paid nothing for referring cases that will not succeed, it has no reason to push one; when a case is not one to pursue, it says so. Accepting the referral is up to you.

What comes next once an attorney is involved

The attorney requests the crash report and your medical records, tracks down camera footage from businesses along 192 and collects witness statements. The other driver's side is told in writing that you are represented, so their calls go to the attorney from then on. Your job is to keep treating and to tell the attorney when something changes. When your injuries are fully understood, the attorney explains the possible paths in plain language, which may include negotiation or a lawsuit in Osceola County, and you choose. Nothing is agreed without you. How long it takes depends on your recovery and the facts, and no honest attorney promises a result.