Car accident lawyer for Bethlehem, PA

What to do first after a crash in Bethlehem

Pennsylvania drivers choose between full tort and limited tort when they buy a policy, and that choice shapes what you can pursue after a crash, so find your declarations page early. See a doctor promptly; your own policy's medical benefits pay first regardless of fault. Get the report number from Bethlehem police or the State Police. Photograph the vehicles, the road, the bridges or hills involved and any signals. Collect witness details, especially during Musikfest or college move-in when visitors leave quickly. Track missed work. A statement to the other driver's side can wait until you have had advice.

Crash situations typical of Bethlehem

US 22 runs along the north side of Bethlehem as the Lehigh Valley's main east-west freeway, with short ramps, heavy congestion and frequent crashes at the Route 378 and Airport Road interchanges. I-78 passes to the south and carries truck traffic between Harrisburg and New Jersey, feeding the valley's many distribution warehouses. Route 378 crosses the river into the south side and the former steel plant grounds, now an arts and casino district. Route 412 and Stefko Boulevard are busy local corridors. Two universities add student traffic, Musikfest and the Christmas season bring crowds, and winter snow and ice on the hills and bridges cause pileups.

What the free case review covers

Call (470) 600-0106 whenever you are ready; a person answers in English, Spanish or Arabic, which matters in a city with a large Spanish-speaking south side. In a free consultation we ask where the crash happened, what the report says, your injuries and your care. We ask whether your policy is full tort or limited tort, since limited tort restricts pain and suffering claims unless an injury is serious or an exception applies. Lost work and expenses are covered. We then describe the usual course of a Northampton or Lehigh County case, since Bethlehem spans both. No signature, no fee.

Connecting you with a Pennsylvania attorney

Car Accident Lawyers Agency connects you and steps aside. We put Bethlehem residents and students in touch with an independent car accident attorney licensed in Pennsylvania who handles Lehigh Valley crashes like theirs, whether a Route 22 pileup, a warehouse truck collision near I-78 or a pedestrian struck on the south side. Attorneys here know how to work within limited tort and when its exceptions apply. We are also honest when a case is not one to pursue, for example when a limited tort policy and a minor injury leave little to pursue, and we explain that plainly instead of referring you anyway.

After an attorney takes your case

Your personal injury lawyer confirms your own policy's medical benefits are paying and notifies the other side that you are represented. They gather the police report, medical records and any video from businesses, the casino district or traffic cameras. If you have limited tort, they document whether your injury is serious or an exception applies. Pennsylvania reduces recovery by your share of fault and bars it above fifty percent, so they also build the record of how the crash happened. Then comes a written demand and negotiation. Many Bethlehem cases resolve by agreement; others are filed in county court. You decide on any offer.