{"id":376698,"date":"2017-08-02T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/texas-law\/your-el-paso-car-accident-the-basics.html"},"modified":"2017-08-02T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T04:00:00","slug":"your-el-paso-car-accident-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/texas-law\/your-el-paso-car-accident-the-basics.html","title":{"rendered":"Your El Paso Car Accident: The Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Your El Paso Car Accident: The Basics<\/h1>\n
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You’re driving down Gateway Boulevard in El Paso on your way to one of the nation’s best kept secrets: the National Border Patrol Museum. As you approach the intersection near Starbucks, some crazy driver barrels out of the driveway and right into your passenger side door. Great. There goes your Saturday. What’s next? Do you have to stop? Should you call the El Paso Police<\/a>? Do you need to exchange insurance information? Most importantly, will you make it to the Border Patrol exhibit before sundown? While we don’t know museum operating hours, here’s some general information about the law surrounding car accidents in El Paso.<\/p>\r\n

S-T-O-P<\/h2>\r\n

Don’t leave the accident site. It’s the law. A driver who does not stop after an accident in Texas can be charged with a criminal offense<\/a>. Depending on whether death or bodily injury occurs from the accident, an individual can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense if they fail to stop their vehicle after an accident.<\/p>\r\n

Also, you should do your best to provide immediate assistance to other motorists, passengers or pedestrians that may have been injured in the accident.<\/p>\r\n

Call for Assistance<\/p>\r\n

Call 911 in any but the most minor of accidents. It’s better to be safe than sorry. The police will be able to control the accident site and make an official report which may prevent later disputes about what occurred and who caused the accident.<\/p>\r\n

Exchange Information<\/h2>\r\n

Be prepared to exchange information with the other driver. This includes:<\/p>\r\n