PIP coverage. 30-day filing deadline. Pain and suffering requires meeting the serious injury threshold.
Call 911. Photograph the scene. Get the police report. Get medical care. File the PIP application within 30 days. Don’t give a recorded statement. Call us.
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Traffic on the Belt Parkway, the Gowanus Expressway and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approach includes drivers from across the region, and not all of them are insured. If the driver who hit you had no insurance or drove away, you may still recover. New York’s no-fault (PIP) benefits pay medical bills and lost wages up to policy limits no matter who was at fault, and most New York auto policies include uninsured motorist coverage. If you have no auto policy of your own, a claim may be possible through MVAIC, the state fund for people hurt by uninsured or unidentified drivers.
Report a hit-and-run to the police within 24 hours, and know that MVAIC generally requires written notice within 90 days. We can help you meet those deadlines. Read more about hit-and-run claims.
3rd Avenue and 86th Street are among the busiest walking streets in southwest Brooklyn, and double-parked cars and turning vehicles make crossings harder to see. If a vehicle struck you while you were on foot, no-fault benefits usually cover your medical bills and lost wages, often through the insurance of the vehicle that hit you if you have no auto policy of your own. If your injury meets New York’s serious injury threshold, you may also claim pain and suffering against the driver.
Get medical care right away, ask for the police report number, and photograph the crossing and any signals. File the no-fault application within 30 days. Read more about pedestrian accident claims.
The law is citywide, but the setting guides our investigation — high-speed parkway approaches, the bridge toll corridors, and dense local streets each involve different roadways, agencies, and camera coverage. We tailor the evidence-gathering to where it happened.
Yes. Under New York No-Fault, your PIP coverage pays initial medical bills and lost wages up to $50,000 regardless of fault. Suing for pain and suffering requires meeting the serious-injury threshold.
§5102(d) lists the categories — fractures, significant or permanent limitations, and a 90/180-day disability among them. Meeting the threshold turns on consistent medical care and records.
Your own UM/UIM coverage may apply to hit-and-run and uninsured-driver crashes. These claims have their own deadlines, so don’t wait.
Generally three years; 90 days for a notice of claim if a public vehicle (MTA bus, city vehicle) was involved.
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