Early February brings one of the busiest driving weekends of the year in Georgia. Between Super Bowl parties, packed restaurants, house gatherings, rideshare pickups, and late-night traffic, crash risk goes up fast. A lot of these wrecks look “minor” at first, but they can turn into major injury claims once symptoms set in, bills arrive, and the insurance company starts playing games. If you are hurt in a car accident on Super Bowl weekend, the steps you take in the first 24 to 48 hours can protect your health and your case value.
Super Bowl wrecks happen for predictable reasons. Drivers are distracted checking scores or texts. Some people drive after drinking because they feel fine or only went a few miles. Parking lots and neighborhood streets get chaotic with cars pulling in and out, pedestrians walking through dim areas, and rideshare drivers stopping unexpectedly. Add rain, low visibility, and speeding on the way home, and you get rear-end crashes, lane-change collisions, and intersection impacts that cause real injuries.
Even if you think you are okay, do not treat a crash like it is “nothing.” Concussions, whiplash, back injuries, and shoulder and knee injuries often show up later. Insurance companies love delays because they can argue your injuries were not related or that you did not take them seriously.
Here is what to do if you get hit on Super Bowl weekend in Georgia.
Call 911 and get checked out. If police respond, make sure an official report is created. Medical care matters for your health and for linking injuries to the crash.
Document everything at the scene if it is safe. Take photos of the vehicles, damage, license plates, traffic lights or signs, skid marks, and the overall roadway. If it is dark, capture lighting conditions too.
Get witness info. Partygoers, restaurant staff, and nearby drivers may have seen what happened. Grab names and numbers quickly because people leave.
Look for cameras immediately. Many wrecks near bars, gas stations, and shopping centers are recorded. Ask businesses to preserve footage before it gets overwritten.
Be careful with rideshare situations. If a rideshare is involved, screenshot the trip details, driver name, and time stamps. Rideshare insurance coverage can depend on whether the driver was active on the app.
Do not give a recorded statement right away. Insurance adjusters may sound friendly, but their job is to reduce payouts. Provide basic facts only and avoid guessing about speed, fault, or injuries.
Do not post about it. No jokes, no “I’m fine,” no photos, no check-ins. Social media is one of the easiest ways for insurers to attack your claim.
If alcohol was involved, tell the police what you noticed. You are not accusing anyone, you are documenting facts. Smell of alcohol, slurred speech, open containers, or admissions at the scene can become important later.
Super Bowl weekend cases can also involve more than one responsible party. Sometimes there are layered insurance policies. Sometimes a driver has minimal coverage. Sometimes there are issues with uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. The key is identifying every available path to recovery and building the proof before it disappears.
At Gunn Law Group, we focus on your health first and your case second, because the best settlements come from doing the right things early. If a Super Bowl weekend crash left you hurt, stressed, or getting pushed around by insurance, do not go it alone. Need a home run Call the Big Gunn at 888-BIG-GUNN for a free case review.
