A Raleigh hit and run accident lawyer at Paul Robinson Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers can help you recover compensation even when that driver is never found. A hit-and-run leaves you injured, shaken, and unsure who will pay for the damage someone else caused. You are not out of options. North Carolina law gives you paths to recovery, including a claim through your own uninsured motorist coverage, and our team knows how to pursue every one of them. Call us now at 919-438-0065 for a free case evaluation.
Hit-and-run claims demand a fast, aggressive investigation, and that is exactly where we start. Our attorneys work to identify the driver who fled while building a parallel claim through your own coverage, so your recovery never depends on a single outcome.
We represent injured people across the Triangle from our Raleigh office. As members of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice trained through the Keenan Trial Institute, we prepare each case for trial and press insurers hard for the full value of your claim.
A hit-and-run happens when a driver involved in a crash fails to stop and meet their legal duties. Under N.C.G.S. § 20-166, a driver must stop at the scene, remain there, share identifying information, and render reasonable aid to anyone injured.
Leaving the scene is a crime, and the severity depends on the harm caused. Hit-and-run accidents involving severe injuries or fatalities are treated as a Class F felony under state law. A crash causing lesser injury elevates to a Class H felony, while a property-damage-only departure is typically charged as a misdemeanor.
Those criminal penalties punish the fleeing driver, but they do not pay your medical bills. Your compensation comes through a separate civil claim, and that is where our team focuses its work.
Yes. Even when the driver who hit you is never identified, you can often recover through your own uninsured motorist coverage. Under N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21, every auto policy in North Carolina must include this protection.
North Carolina treats a hit-and-run driver as an uninsured motorist. That means your own policy steps into the shoes of the driver who fled, covering your injuries up to your coverage limits. The state sets minimum uninsured motorist limits at $50,000 in medical and injury coverage for one person, up to a maximum of $100,000 for the entire accident.
One rule catches many people off guard. To pursue a hit-and-run claim under uninsured motorist coverage, North Carolina generally requires physical contact between your vehicle and the fleeing vehicle. When another driver forces you off the road without touching your car, a disinterested witness who is not a passenger usually must corroborate what happened.
These claims are not as simple as calling your insurer. Your own insurance company may still question the facts, dispute your injuries, or look for reasons to reduce what it pays. We handle that fight for you.
If a hit-and-run has left you injured and unsure where to turn, do not face your insurer alone. Call Paul Robinson Law at 919-438-0065 and let our Raleigh hit and run accident attorneys protect your claim.
The steps you take in the hours after a hit-and-run can shape your entire claim. Moving quickly helps you heal faster and ensures you do not lose your right to claim money for your injuries.
Following these steps preserves the evidence your case depends on. Our team can take it from there, handling the investigation and the insurance company while you focus on recovery.
A fleeing driver is not always gone for good. Our attorneys move fast to track down the person responsible because identifying that driver can open up their liability insurance as a source of compensation.
We pull nearby surveillance and traffic camera footage before it is erased. Our team canvasses the area for witnesses, reviews the police investigation, and examines paint transfers, vehicle debris, and other physical evidence left at the scene.
When that work identifies the driver, we pursue a claim directly against them. When it does not, your uninsured motorist coverage remains ready as your path to recovery.
North Carolina follows pure contributory negligence, a rule that raises the stakes in every crash claim. If the insurance company shows that you were even 1% at fault, you may be denied any recovery at all.
Unlike most states, North Carolina does not reduce your award based on your share of blame. A single percentage point can stand between you and full compensation.
This rule matters even in hit-and-run cases, where your own insurer may raise it against you. Expect the company to suggest you could have avoided the crash or that you contributed to it somehow.
Our attorneys anticipate those arguments and build your claim to defeat them. We assemble the evidence that shows the fleeing driver caused your injuries and keep the focus where it belongs.
Hit-and-run crashes cause the same serious harm as any other collision, often made worse by the delay in getting help. We pursue full compensation for the injuries you have suffered, including:
North Carolina law allows you to recover two categories of damages, and we fight to document and maximize both.
Economic damages cover your measurable financial losses:
Non-economic damages cover the losses that carry no price tag:
When a hit-and-run takes a life, surviving family members may pursue a wrongful death claim. Our team handles these cases with the care and determination your family deserves.
Under N.C.G.S. § 1-52, you generally have three years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit in North Carolina. If a hit-and-run results in death, a wrongful death claim usually must be filed within two years.
Your uninsured motorist claim carries its own urgency. Insurers expect prompt notice, and evidence like surveillance footage disappears quickly. The faster we get to work, the better we can guard your legal rights and protect your compensation claim.
Yes. Your uninsured motorist coverage, required in every North Carolina policy, treats the fleeing driver as uninsured and can compensate you for your injuries.
Usually, through uninsured motorist coverage. North Carolina generally requires physical contact between your car and the fleeing vehicle for these claims to apply.
Rate concerns should not stop you. You paid for uninsured motorist coverage, and our team can help you pursue the compensation you are owed.
Push back. Under North Carolina's contributory negligence rule, even 1% of fault can bar recovery, so we work to defeat that argument.
We work on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing upfront, and no fee unless we recover compensation for your injuries.
Generally, three years from the crash date for injury claims, and two years for wrongful death claims, under North Carolina law.
Being hit by a driver who fled is infuriating, and being left to cover the cost is worse. You do not have to accept that outcome. At Paul Robinson Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers, we stand with hit-and-run victims in Raleigh and pursue every available source of compensation, from the fleeing driver to your own coverage.
We know how North Carolina's uninsured motorist rules and contributory negligence law work, and we know how to hold insurers to their obligations. Available around the clock and ready for trial, our team fights for the recovery you deserve.
Do not wait while evidence disappears and deadlines close in. Call our firm today at 919-438-0065 to speak with a Raleigh hit and run accident lawyer during your free case evaluation.
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