Hit and Run Lawyers in Atlanta

Your own uninsured motorist coverage can step in

When the driver who hit you cannot be identified, Georgia's uninsured motorist system is designed for exactly this situation. Under O.C.G.A. Section 33-7-11, uninsured motorist coverage on your own auto policy can pay for injuries caused by a hit-and-run driver, treating the unknown driver as if they were uninsured. This is coverage you already bought, and using it for its intended purpose is not the same as making a claim against a driver who was at fault. We handle that claim so your own insurer treats it fairly.

We work to identify the driver who fled

A hit-and-run is a crime, and the driver is not always gone for good. We move quickly to gather what can lead to them: nearby traffic and business camera footage, debris and paint left at the scene that can identify the vehicle, partial plate or description from witnesses, and the police investigation. Identifying the driver opens their liability coverage on top of your own, which can matter a great deal when injuries are serious.

Report it right, because UM claims have their own rules

A uninsured motorist claim for a hit-and-run comes with conditions that a regular claim does not, including prompt reporting of the crash to law enforcement and to your insurer, and in some unknown-driver situations, corroboration of the contact. Missing those steps can give an insurer a reason to deny coverage you are entitled to. We make sure the claim is documented the way the policy and the law require.

What a hit-and-run victim can recover

Whether the recovery comes from a located driver's insurance, your uninsured motorist coverage, or both, it can include your economic losses, the medical treatment, the future care, and the income you lose, along with your non-economic losses, the pain and the effect on your daily life. The goal is the same as any injury case, to make you whole, and we pursue every source of coverage that applies.

Georgia's filing deadline still applies

The two-year deadline to sue applies to a hit-and-run injury under O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33, and the uninsured motorist side carries its own earlier notice requirements. Acting quickly protects both tracks at once, the effort to find the driver and the claim on your own policy, before deadlines or lost evidence close either one off.

Comparative fault in a hit-and-run claim

Georgia's comparative negligence statute, O.C.G.A. Section 51-12-33, can reduce a recovery by the injured person's share of fault, and bar it entirely at fifty percent, so even against a fleeing driver an insurer may try to assign you blame. We use the scene evidence and any footage to keep responsibility on the driver who caused the crash and then left.

Serving hit-and-run victims across metro Atlanta

Our team works from 34 Peachtree St NW in downtown Atlanta, representing people injured by hit-and-run drivers across Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Clayton, Forsyth, Douglas, and Henry counties, and in the communities from Buckhead and Midtown to Sandy Springs, Decatur, and Marietta.

Talk to an Atlanta hit and run accident lawyer

If a driver hit you and fled, you may have more options than you think, including your own coverage. Call (678) 293-9307 for a free case review, or contact us online. You pay no fee unless we recover for you.

Speak with a Atlanta hit and run attorney

Common questions

The driver who hit me sped off and was never found. Can I still recover?

Often yes. The uninsured motorist coverage on your own auto policy is built for hit-and-run crashes and can pay for your injuries when the at-fault driver cannot be identified. Using that coverage is what you paid premiums for, and we handle the claim so your insurer honors it.

Will using my own insurance for a hit-and-run raise my rates?

You should not be penalized for a crash someone else caused, and an uninsured motorist claim exists precisely for a hit-and-run. Concern about rates keeps many people from using coverage they are entitled to. We can explain how your policy works before you decide anything.

How do you try to identify the driver who fled?

We move fast on the things that can point to them: traffic and business camera footage, debris and paint transfer that identify the vehicle, partial plates or descriptions from witnesses, and the police investigation. If the driver is found, their liability coverage becomes available in addition to your own.