What to Do if Your Child is Injured While Riding With Someone Else

What do you do if your child is injured in a carpool
when someone else is driving? Well, if your child is injured and you have a claim, you ought to make that claim. The
person who is driving, you obviously are going to know them. They may be even a friend of yours, and I have three
children, and if I was there — where I never have been, thank God — but if I was there in a wreck driving kids around in
a carpool, I would want the parents of the kids in my car to make a claim against my insurance company. That’s why I
have it. That’s why I paid a car insurance for like for 30+ years. It’s so that I can take care of the people in my
vehicle, not me. I’m really not worried about me. Maybe I should be, but I’m worried about the people in my car, my
family and my friends.

We’re always in vehicles with family and friends. I get this question all the time: Why should I make a claim against my
friends? And, it’s not that you want to. First of all, it’s against your friend’s insurance company. It’s not against
them personally. That’s why they have insurance, but we’re always around our friends. If we’re at someone’s house, it’s
our friend’s house. If we’re in someone’s car, it’s our friend’s or family’s car. That’s just the way things work.
That’s who we hang out with.

So, if there’s an injury in a carpool, make the claim. Get the insurance information from your friend. Don’t make the
claim against them. Get their insurance information and claim rep. Call them. Give them the bills. Give them the medical
records. Give them the authorizations. Tell them what’s wrong with your kid.

If you have serious injuries and a lawyer like me can add value to it, call me, Gary Burger, www.burgerlaw.com, 314-542-2222, 618-272-2222. You can email me at [email protected]. I’ll answer any questions for you for free and meet with
you. If I can add value to your case, your child’s or family member’s case, I will. If you have any questions, call me.
Thank you.

Gary Burger

Founder | Injury Attorney
Gary Burger has dedicated his career to standing up against bullies. The founder and principal attorney of Burger Law | St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyer has helped hundreds of Missouri and Illinois individuals and families recover th …
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