This form is a sample complaint for use in claim involving an automobile accident.
Rhode Island Complaint regarding Auto Accident (Driver vs Driver)
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Multi-State
Control #:
US-PI-0035
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How Can You Prove that the Other Driver Lied? Eyewitness statements: If there were witnesses to the scene, their testimony could confirm your side of the story. Surveillance: Local business cameras, residential area cameras, or traffic cameras could have captured your crash on video.
Report dangerous, erratic, or impaired drivers by calling 911 from your mobile phone, as this is an emergency and is placing other motorists on the road in danger. Give the dispatcher your location, direction of travel, a description of the vehicle, and the license plate number.
Rhode Island is an ?at-fault,? ?fault,? or ?tort? state for car accidents. That means that the one who caused the crash is the one who pays for damages. To collect injury compensation, accident victims typically file claims with the at-fault driver's insurance provider.
You are legally required under Rhode Island law to report a car accident or other motor vehicle crash when there is at minimum of USD 1,000 property damage, someone is injured as a result of the collision, or a fatality resulting from the car, truck or vehicular accident.
Insurance companies determine fault, through direct or indirection action of its insured persons, using the fault rules. Fault is determined without caring about the circumstances, including the weather conditions, the road conditions, visibility, or actions of pedestrians.
Determining fault for a collision relies on gathering and examining accident scene evidence. This could be photographs of vehicle damage, eyewitness accounts, records of auto repairs, witness testimony or law enforcement reports.
If the worst happens and you're in a motor vehicle accident, here's what you need to do. Take note of traffic violations. The best time to decide who is at fault is at the scene of the accident. ... Start collecting evidence. ... Talk to witnesses. ... Consider if the other driver was negligent. ... Get a compensation lawyer on board.
The degree of accident fault in a personal injury claim is an individual's percentage of responsibility for an accident and the losses or damages that occur as a result of the accident.
