RIDESHARE ACCIDENTS
Rideshare Accident Lawyer Serving Atlantic City, NJ
Injured In An Uber, Lyft, Or Other Rideshare Service?
It can be hard enough navigating through how to go about help with personal injuries stemming from a car accident, and it gets even tougher if you are in an auto accident involving an Uber, Lyft or other service.
Complexities arise in this type of accident as it is not clear cut as to who pays what when a ridesharing accident occurs. The ridesharing company has a set of guidelines and the insurance company has a set of guidelines; however, there is still a significant portion of such an accident that has yet to be ironed out and clear cut despite the apps and services out in the marketplace for several years now.
Why is this type of claim and accident more complex? Well, typically, if you are in an accident the negligent party would have the claim taken care of by their insurance carrier like most other car accident claims. Nevertheless, because the driver was at work and driving for money with a stranger as a passenger, it becomes much more difficult. Unless there is a commercial policy in place (typically a taxi cab company would have such but not the rideshare apps), or the driver purchased a ride-sharing supplement to their coverage which is not even available in all states the driver’s personal policy will not cover the claim. The claim will likely be denied as the personal insurance contract typically specifies that the driver will use the vehicle only for personal use and the ridesharing that was taking place at the time of the accident of course would not be deemed personal use and the insurance company will deny the claim.
Consequently, if you are in an accident involving a rideshare service we strongly suggest calling our dedicated and knowledgeable staff of experienced personal injury attorneys at Radano & Lide. With the growing usage of these services there are more and more Uber and Lyft accidents occurring just by the sheer volume of more and more of these vehicles/drivers on the road. As states and municipalities continue to navigate how to deal with the growing number of the independent contractor drivers on the road and the ramifications to their customers when involved in an accident, the corresponding laws are continually changing. Accordingly, you need a professional attorney up to date with the laws in New Jersey for such an event – whether you are the passenger or the driver – as we can help navigate how to go about your potential claim.
What to Do After an Uber/Lyft Accident
After you have been in an accident your safety is of the utmost importance and be sure to stay out of harms way to ingoing traffic until help arrives. Once everyone is safe and you are able to begin to gather information most certainly call the police from the scene as it is always good to have a police report of the accident to support any and all claims. For your efforts at the scene, you want to try and obtain the name, contact information, and insurance information of all parties involved. If there are any witnesses to the accident try to obtain their name and contact information as well. And lastly, take as many pictures as possible of the vehicle(s) and relevant specifics to the accident and try to take from various angles as well.
Finally, call our firm in Vineland,
New Jersey at
(856-691-2500), we specialize in personal injury auto accidents. We offer Free Consultations
and there is no fee unless we recover for you
so we are always working hard to get you the maximum recovery you deserve for your injuries.