After an auto accident, people sometimes feel they have suffered only minor injuries. Symptoms often do not appear for days, weeks, or months after an accident. Injuries which seem minor at first can become progressively more serious over time. Those injuries can cause lifelong pain and disability. Some of the most common types of injuries related to a motor vehicle accident are:

• Head Trauma
• Whiplash
• Emotional Trauma
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Broken Bones

After an auto accident, people are thrown into a complex, confusing adversarial legal system. While an injured person is receiving initial treatment in an emergency room, the insurance carrier for the person who caused the accident is beginning their investigation. If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, you should seek legal counsel from a personal injury attorney who is experienced in the handling of automobile accident cases.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3 million people are injured each year in automobile accidents. Motor vehicle accidents sometime involve people who are drinking and driving, speeding, and texting while driving.