Long Beach Hit and Run Accident Attorney
Representing Hit and Run Accident Victims in and Around Long Beach, Lakewood, Bellflower, and Compton
Hit and run car accidents, often involving a drunk driver or unlicensed driver who is trying to flee the scene, are all too common in and around Long Beach. Hit and run drivers can cause terrible injuries to not only motorists but also bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. Hit and run collisions involving bike riders have surged by 42% over the last ten years in Los Angeles County.
If you have been injured in a hit and run accident, you should seek the advice of a Long Beach personal injury lawyer to find out about your right to compensation.
Hit and run accidents are among the most difficult crimes to solve. Police often have little to go on, especially if there is little or no evidence at the scene of the accident. Sometimes a video surveillance camera near the accident site captures images of the fleeing motorist's license plate. It is important to canvas the area to find out if a security camera could have captured the accident. Any such surveillance footage needs to be copied before it is recorded over.
Struck by a Hit & Run Driver? Check to see if you have Uninsured
Motorist Coverage
One of the first questions we will ask you when you call our firm about a hit and run accident is: do you have uninsured motorist coverage? This is an optional coverage which you may or may not have purchased under your auto insurance policy. Having "full coverage" does not necessarily mean that you have uninsured motorist coverage. If you do have the coverage, it will cover your injury claim if the hit and run driver is never identified, or if the fleeing driver is identified, but it turns out that he or she was uninsured. Read more about uninsured motorist claims here.
Results That Speak for Themselves
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$122,500,000 Global Settlement Sexual Abuse
Represented 14 of 124 childhood sexual abuse victims against the City of Santa Monica.
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$18,000,000 Auto v. Truck
Client rear-ended by trucking company.
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$10,000,000 Auto v. Big Rig
Family struck by a big rig.
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$4,090,000 Auto v. Auto
Family struck by a County of Los Angeles employee.
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$3,500,000 Negligence, Personal Injury
Client who was injured when a piece of machinery fell off a plumbing truck onto his foot.
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$3,500,000 Warehouse Accident
Client whose foot was run over by a forklift driver.