What Happens When an Uninsured Driver Hits You in a Car Accident?

If an uninsured driver hits you, you still have recourse in New York to obtain compensation for your injuries. Each insurance policy in New York includes protection for uninsured motorist coverage, which allows you to make a claim with your own insurance for the limits of your uninsured motorist coverage. We can obtain compensation for you through this mechanism. Recently, we settled a case for a client under uninsured motorist coverage after he was rear-ended by a vehicle with Georgia plates that had no insurance. The vehicle fled the scene, but a picture of the license plate was taken. After a thorough investigation revealed there was no insurance coverage, we were able to make a claim against our client’s own insurance company and recover significant compensation for him.