Your health and well-being should always come first. After being injured in a rideshare accident, schedule an appointment for medical attention, even if you do not think your injuries are severe. Many injuries, like whiplash, might not give you trouble until a later date. Any long-term complications can be minimized if you are seen right away. Visiting emergency care also creates medical records, which will be useful pieces of evidence to leverage later on in your case.

Gather Evidence at the Scene

If it’s safe to do so, take the time to document every detail you can of the accident scene. Use your phone to capture photos and videos of both vehicles, how they are positioned on the road, and if there is any visible damage on either vehicle or the road. If there were any witnesses nearby, ask for their contact information. Your attorney will be able to contact them at a later date to collect their observations that can be used as evidence.

Determine Liability

A rideshare accident could involve multiple potentially liable parties. Figuring out who is responsible is one of the most critical steps in your case. One liable party could be the rideshare driver, especially if they were negligent by speeding or running a red light. It could also be another motorist if they were driving erratically and caused the collision. Any specific policies from the rideshare company could also make them liable for what happened.

Understand Insurance Coverage

Another complexity to deal with in these cases is the insurance coverage provided by the rideshare company versus the driver’s personal insurance. The specifics of each coverage will depend on the driver’s status at the time of the accident. Understanding the different coverage levels that exist between your own insurance company and the rideshare service’s insurer is crucial to ensuring you can collect as much compensation as you can from the correct companies.

Document All Expenses

In order to recover compensation for all of the damages that you have suffered, you need to prove the extent of the financial impact you have suffered. This requires you to present documentation for all expenses that can be linked to the accident, including medical bills, prescription medication, lost wages from missing work, and property damage. You also want to consider future costs, like ongoing treatments, as these can apply, too.