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Reader’s Question:

I have not been involved in a car accident yet, and have no plans of being involved in the future, but I want to be prepared and know how to properly file a claim to my insurance company here in Berkeley, California. Any tips?

Dan Paulo

Berkeley, CA

It’s a good idea to be proactive and know how to properly file a car insurance claim if, and when, you get involved in a car accident. Car accidents may come as a shock to most that they forget to do some necessary process, or gather important information about the accident and the parties involved. Some may even find their car insurance provider unhelpful if they weren’t able to take all necessary information such as license plates, names, etc., during the accident, making filing a claim a bigger hassle than it should be. Here’s a list of the actions you need to take if you get involved in a car accident:

Get all the necessary information.
If a car accident involves others, make sure you note down names, vehicle information such as license plates, contact numbers and addresses. This will assist your insurance company in contacting all the people involved to process the necessary insurances or claims to be made.

File a Police Report.
Get in touch with the police department there in Berkeley, California and file the necessary report as soon as possible. Your insurance company will be looking for this when you file your claim.

Call your car insurance agent.
Ask what are the steps you need to do and documents you need to give or fill out to file for a claim. Also consult your policy to see what kind of coverages and bring this policy with you when you meet up with your insurance agent.

Reader Question

Living a life here at San Francisco, California comes with a price. Engaging with the top executives of companies and establishments led to a much needed socializing that involves alcoholic beverages, which of course I can’t say no to it. This has taken its toll, and has led to my first DUI conviction.

A lot is at stake here, my career, my family and eventually my social status. It can ruin the life that I had before such conviction. I had heard of expunging a DUI conviction and somebody told me that it can solve my problem and that I can regain the life that I had before. Is there such thing as expungement?

Edward, San Francisco CA

Edward,

You got same questions from most of first offenders of DUI or even those who are convicted of DUI more than once. In the state of California, like other states in the US do allow you to expunge record of DUI conviction.

What expungement does, it seals your DUI conviction. All you need to do is to file a petition in court asking to expunge your DUI conviction record. The court will replace your plea into not guilty and then eventually dismisses your case. The effect of which is that when you are going to apply for another job that you want, there is no need to disclose any information pertaining to your DUI conviction.

To make it easier for you, try to contact an expungement lawyer who will do the hassle of filing a petition in court to expunge your DUI conviction.