Of course, if you were in a Westlake car crash the first thing you want to do is get off the road or off to the side of the road if possible. Sometimes you want to stay where the car crash happened if you are not blocking traffic or putting yourself in further danger. The second thing you want to do is call 911 if you are injured. You can also call the Westlake Fire Department or the Westlake Police Department on their non-emergency numbers. You can reach the Westlake fire department by calling 440-871-3441. You can reach the Westlake police department by calling 440-871-3311. If you require emergency treatment the Westlake fire department will likely take you to Cleveland Clinic St. John’s Hospital on Croker Road in Westlake, Ohio. Even if you don’t require emergency treatment you may want to seek treatment at this hospital to ensure you don’t have a serious injury. There are also a number of urgent care locations for your car crash in Westlake, Ohio. For instance, you can seek urgent care at UH Westlake Health Center urgent care located at 960 Clague Road; Westlake, Ohio 44145. Many people often seek chiropractic care for the car accident injury and there are numerous chiropractors in or near Westlake, Ohio.
If you are not taken for emergency treatment you should wait until the Westlake police department arrives in order to complete a car accident report. The Westlake police will collect the details of the car accident including location, time, date, parties involved, conditions, who is at fault, and they usually take photographs. They will then generate a report. It is always good, however, to take your own photographs if possible. The Westlake police may cite whoever caused the car accident with a violation of the Westlake, Ohio codified ordinariness which can be found here. If the Westlake Police cannot come to the scene of the car accident they have a form you can fill out here to report your Westlake car accident. Because there are so many Westlake car accidents the Westlake Police have an accident investigation unit for which they state the following: “Because the safety of motorists on our city streets is a top priority, Westlake Police Department dedicates a special unit to the thorough investigation of vehicular accidents. The Accident Investigation Unit (AIU) is comprised of 5 police officers trained in motor vehicle accident investigation, 3 of whom are accident reconstructionist.This unit studies vehicle dynamics, pedestrian accidents, articulated vehicle (motorcycle and semi-truck) accidents, occupant kinematics, vehicular homicide and low-speed impact crashes, among others.” The car accident attorneys and personal injury attorneys at ColanLaw also utilized accident reconstructionist if necessary.
