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Is Pennsylvania a fault or no-fault state? Pennsylvania is a ?choice no-fault" state for car accidents. In most cases, you will file a claim with your own insurance provider no matter who was at fault in the crash. The policy will have ?full? or ?limited? tort insurance, depending on what you chose to purchase.

A crash is reportable if it involves: ? Injury to or death of any person; and/or. ? Damage to any vehicle to the extent that it cannot be driven under its own power in its customary manner without further damage or hazard to the vehicle, other traffic elements, or the roadway, and therefore requires towing.

However, Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that is called a ?no-fault? state. In Pennsylvania, each party, regardless of who is at fault, collects compensation such as lost wages and medical bills from their own, respective insurers.

§ 3322. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is so close as to constitute a hazard.

Call the Police. Immediately inform the police after the accident, even if it is minor, and file a report. If possible, wait until the police arrive at the scene or, talk to the police via phone about the accident as soon as possible. Call for an ambulance.

Under Pennsylvania's modified comparative fault rule, you're entitled to 60% of the $100,000 total damages, or $60,000. Had the jury found you were 50% to blame for the wreck, you'd collect $50,000 of your total damages. But if the jury found you to be 51% (or more) at fault, you'd collect nothing.