AUTO ACCIDENT INJURY ONE CAR INSURANCE ATTORNEY
People injured in a one-car accident in Minnesota still have rights to insurance benefits. In other words, there does not have to be another car involved. If you are the driver of the vehicle, you are entitled to No-Fault insurance coverage. No Fault coverage will pay your medical bills and lost wages. In fact, you get this insurance benefit even if you were at fault in the single vehicle accident. No-Fault insurance benefits are available even if you were speeding, texting, lost control on ice, or just not paying attention. Again, there does not have to be another vehicle involved in the crash.
You can receive No-Fault insurance payments because it is part of the insurance contract you purchased. It is part of every auto policy in Minnesota and is required by law. Our Minnesota car accident lawyers have represented many people injured in a one car accident.
PASSENGER INJURED DRIVER’S FAULT
If you are a passenger in a single car accident, you also have the right to auto No Fault insurance. Again, this will cover your medical bills and lost wages. However, you may also be entitled to additional insurance compensation if the driver was at fault and caused the crash. Your No Fault benefits as a passenger come from your own automobile insurance, or the insurance of a family member you live with. However, if you don’t have your own car insurance, you will still be able to get No-Fault benefits from the insurance of the car you were riding in.
When you call our office after a MN car accident, a car accident lawyer will explain your right to you in more detail. If you were a passenger in a one car accident and the driver of the car you were in was at fault because of driving drunk, speeding, not paying attention, or any other reason, you have a claim against the driver’s insurance for their negligence.
CAR ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPENSATION
For example, you may be entitled to additional medical compensation and additional wage loss. In addition, there is compensation for pain and suffering for what you have gone through. Plus, you may have long term effects requiring compensation. Our car accident lawyers often represent the injured passenger where the driver who had too much to drink. We also represent passengers in a vehicle with an inexperienced teenage driver, and many other situations.
If you have been injured in a single vehicle auto accident in Minnesota, please call us and speak with a top lawyer for a free consultation. Pam Rochlin is a former partner at Meshbesher & Spence. She has over 25 years’ experience representing hundreds of car accident injury victims. She was the 2015 president of Minnesota Women Lawyers, an organization with over 1300 members.
A top car accident attorney will meet with you at our offices in Woodbury, Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, or Edina. We will discuss your injury case and explain your rights to you. An experienced auto accident lawyer can also come to your house for a free consultation in St. Paul, Minneapolis MN, Forest Lake, Chanhassen, and Chaska. Also, Lino Lakes, Mankato, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Anoka, Champlin, and other cities throughout Minnesota.