Car accident lawyer in Somerville, MA

First steps after a crash in Somerville

Massachusetts requires a written crash report to the Registry within five days when there is injury or damage over a set amount, so handle that early. See a doctor promptly; Massachusetts no-fault benefits cover early medical bills but depend on documentation. Get the report number from Somerville police or the State Police. Photograph the vehicles, the street, bike lanes, bus stops and any double-parked cars that contributed. Collect witness details. If you were cycling or walking, keep your damaged gear. Track missed work. Recorded statements to the other driver's side can wait until you have spoken with an attorney.

Crash situations common in Somerville

I-93 runs along the eastern edge of Somerville on an elevated stretch where merging traffic from Boston and the northern suburbs is constant. Route 28, McGrath Highway, cuts through the city as an aging elevated road with tight ramps and heavy traffic to Cambridge. Route 38, Mystic Avenue, and Route 16, Alewife Brook Parkway, carry commuters along the city's edges. Inside, Somerville's squares, Davis, Union, Porter and Ball, are dense with pedestrians, cyclists, buses and delivery trucks on narrow streets. Dooring of cyclists, crosswalk strikes and intersection crashes are common. Winter snow narrows streets further, and Green Line Extension construction changed traffic patterns for years.

What the free case review covers

Call (470) 600-0106 at any hour and speak with a person in English, Spanish or Arabic. The free consultation covers where the crash happened, whether you were driving, cycling, walking or riding a bus, what the report says, your injuries and your care so far. Massachusetts is a no-fault state with a threshold for pursuing the other driver, so we ask about your medical bills and the nature of your injuries. Missed work and out-of-pocket costs are part of the conversation. Then we describe the usual course of a Middlesex County case. You are under no obligation, and if a case is too small, we say so.

Connecting you with a Massachusetts attorney

Car Accident Lawyers Agency acts as the introduction only; the attorney is independent. We connect Somerville residents with a personal injury attorney licensed in Massachusetts who handles crashes like theirs, including cyclist and pedestrian cases, bus-related crashes and collisions on the elevated highways. Somerville has many students, immigrants and renters without cars, and we look for attorneys who explain the no-fault system clearly to people who have never dealt with it. We are also honest when a case is not one to pursue, for example when injuries fall below the threshold, and we explain the reason plainly.

What follows once a Massachusetts attorney is involved

Your car accident attorney confirms your no-fault benefits are being paid, whether through your own policy, the driver's or another source if you were a pedestrian or cyclist. They notify the other side that you are represented and gather the police report, medical records and video from businesses, buses or city cameras. Massachusetts requires medical expenses above a set amount or specific serious injuries before you can pursue the other driver for pain and suffering, and the attorney documents which applies. From there they draft a demand and negotiate. Many Somerville cases resolve by agreement; others are filed in Middlesex Superior Court.