The penalties for a hit and run accident are severe in the state of Louisiana.
Proving Negligence in Your Case
In a hit and run accident, your legal team will need to establish four elements in your claim. They include:
- Duty of care. Every motorist who gets behind the wheel undertakes an obligation not to cause harm to others.
- Breach of duty of care. When a motorist partakes in actions or behaviors that could injure another person, they have breached their duty of care.
- Causation. Your legal team will need to collect evidence that shows that because the liable party breached their duty of care, they caused the accident in which you were injured.
- Damages. Using your medical bills, pay stubs, and other pieces of evidence, your legal team will need to show that because the other party caused an accident, you have incurred financial losses.

