{"id":34210,"date":"2020-12-29T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=34210"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:48:30","slug":"houston-motorcycle-accident-attorney-help-after-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"faq-article","link":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/faq\/houston-motorcycle-accident-attorney-help-after-hit-and-run\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can a Houston Motorcycle Accident Attorney Help if You&#8217;re the Victim of a Hit and Run?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some of the most difficult cases a <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"\/houston\/motorcycle-accident-lawyer\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Houston motorcycle accident attorney<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> handles are hit-and-run accidents. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean they can&#8217;t work hard to help solve yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Do People Flee the Scene of a Motorcycle Accident?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most of us can&#8217;t imagine leaving the scene of an accident. However, not everybody does the right thing. There are all sorts of reasons why someone would flee the scene. Some of these include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They don&#8217;t have insurance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They have an active warrant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They know they&#8217;re at fault and don&#8217;t want a ticket<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They&#8217;re under the influence of drugs or alcohol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They have no valid license<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They&#8217;re driving a stolen car<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The scary thing is that the kind of person who would flee the scene of a motorcycle wreck isn&#8217;t the kind of person who cares about your injuries. And if they have no insurance, you&#8217;ll be in the same boat anyway. Even if you had their name and filed suit, you&#8217;ll probably never see a dime.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your Houston Motorcycle Accident Attorney Will Review the Evidence<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You may have a good bit of evidence already that can help track down the hit-and-run perpetrator. For example, the police report will have a lot of useful information in it. Your Houston motorcycle accident attorney can review this report to see if it&#8217;s any help. They can also review any information you may have recorded on your phone at the scene. Maybe you or your passenger took a picture of the car as they drove off. You never know what may be useful until to talk to your attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your Attorney Will Do an Investigation to Help Find the Other Driver<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The police should be able to track down the person who hit you. However, they aren&#8217;t going to make a national case out of a simple hit and run. It may mean the world to you, but it&#8217;s just another accident to the cops. Your Houston motorcycle accident attorney will take all the information at their disposal and try to find the other driver. They&#8217;ll review the accident report so they can contact any witnesses who saw the crash. They&#8217;ll also look to see if there are any <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.houstontranstar.org\/cctv\/transtar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">intersection cameras<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that caught the crash on video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are other things your attorney can do, as well. Some of these include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Talk to local mechanics to see if they fixed any vehicles that match the description of the other car<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reach out to private businesses and homeowners to see if they had a security camera near the accident<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check social media to see if anyone posted about getting into an accident around the time of your crash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If your injuries are severe, your attorney can always hire a private investigator to track down the defendant. Just keep in mind this can be quite expensive. Your lawyer won&#8217;t pay that kind of money if your case is only worth a couple of thousands of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who Do You Sue in This Sort of Case?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The hardest part about a hit-and-run accident is figuring out who to name in your lawsuit. Hopefully, between the police and your Houston motorcycle accident attorney, they can figure out who hit you. But if they can&#8217;t, you&#8217;ll be left with little choice. You can always file a claim against your <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/car-insurance\/uninsured-motorist-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">uninsured motorists&#8217; policy<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The problem is that the coverage on these policies is often low. It probably won&#8217;t cover all of your out-of-pocket expenses. The good news is that your attorney will continue to try to find the culprit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Talk to a Skilled Motorcycle Accident Attorney as Soon as Possible<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you or your loved one are involved in a hit-and-run accident, you&#8217;re probably frustrated. You must be angry, as well. How somebody could hit another motorist and take off without saying a word is mind-boggling. It takes a certain kind of person to do that. It also takes a certain kind of person to help you track this person down. An experienced Houston motorcycle accident lawyer can do that. They&#8217;ll use all the tools at their disposal to help find the person who hit you. They&#8217;ll also help you file a claim against your insurance policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All you have to do is call and schedule an initial consultation, free of charge. Sit down with someone who has handled cases like yours before. Your\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Houston motorcycle accident lawyer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will work hard to get you and your family the compensation you deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"practice-area":[664],"class_list":["post-34210","faq-article","type-faq-article","status-publish","hentry","practice-area-motorcycle-accident"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-article\/34210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq-article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practice-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcdonaldworley.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice-area?post=34210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}