What to Do After a Car Accident That Wasn't Your Fault: Protecting Your Rights From the First Hour

If a car accident wasn't your fault, take these steps immediately: call police and get a report on file, photograph the scene before any vehicle moves, seek medical attention within 24 hours even without visible injury, and decline a recorded statement to the at-fault driver's insurance until you have legal representation. Do not say you feel fine at the scene. In five US states, even 1% of assigned fault eliminates your entire right to compensation.