Montgomery County Rideshare Accident Attorneys

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Rideshare companies have changed the way people travel throughout Montgomery County. Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies allow anyone to quickly find transportation to their destination. Rideshare crashes can involve passengers, drivers, other motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists, and the insurance questions can be complex.

If an Uber or Lyft driver caused your accident, you may have a right to compensation for your injuries, medical bills, and related losses. Rideshare claims can require reviewing the driver’s app status, available insurance coverage, and the evidence from the crash. Our team at Mayerson Injury Law, P.C. investigates rideshare accidents, preserves key evidence, and develops claims for injured people.

More rideshare trips can create complex accidents involving multiple parties. Police reports, photographs, medical records, witness information, and rideshare trip information may all matter when evaluating what happened and which coverage applies.

How Rideshare Claims Are Handled in Montgomery County

After a rideshare accident, reporting the crash and obtaining medical care can affect how your claim moves forward. Law enforcement reports may contain details that insurance carriers and attorneys later review when evaluating claims. Pennsylvania’s first-party medical benefits can pay covered medical expenses regardless of fault, while bodily injury liability claims depend on fault, available coverage, and applicable tort rules.

Pennsylvania law sets strict deadlines, known as statutes of limitation, limiting the time you have to take legal action after a wreck. Personal injury actions generally must be filed within two years, although exceptions and claim-specific rules can affect that deadline. Claims can become more complex if they involve drivers from other states, multiple insurers, or national rideshare companies.

Our team guides accident victims at every stage, from reviewing police reports and claim documents to identifying insurers, documenting losses, and preserving available app or trip information. At Mayerson Injury Law, P.C., we provide clear guidance about insurance communications and the legal process.

What Is the Cause of Most Rideshare Accidents?

Rideshare accidents can happen for many of the same reasons as other motor vehicle crashes. Determining the cause requires reviewing the specific facts and available evidence.

Potential causes of rideshare accidents can include:

• Distracted driving, including attention directed to an Uber or Lyft app
• Speeding or unsafe lane changes
• Failure to yield or follow traffic signals
• Impaired or fatigued driving
• Unsafe vehicle maintenance

Police reports, vehicle damage, photographs, witness accounts, and app information can help connect the suspected conduct to the collision and resulting injuries.

Liability in Uber & Lyft Accidents

In Pennsylvania, the driver’s status at the time of the crash can affect the insurance analysis for a rideshare accident. Here’s how coverage may work depending on what the driver was doing when the collision happened:

Driver Is Logged Off

When a driver is off duty and not logged into the Uber or Lyft app, the driver’s personal auto policy and any applicable coverage determine the initial insurance analysis.

Pennsylvania law requires all drivers to carry minimum coverage:

• $15,000 in bodily injury coverage per person
• $30,000 in total bodily injury coverage per accident (for multiple people)
• $5,000 in property damage coverage

A personal auto policy may contain exclusions or limitations for driving connected with a rideshare company. If the driver bought additional rideshare coverage, that policy may also be relevant.

Because state minimums, policy exclusions, and additional coverage can overlap, people often find it hard to know which insurer is responsible. Our attorneys review the available policies and claim documents to help identify the relevant coverage.

Driver Is Logged On but Hasn’t Accepted a Ride

When a driver is logged into the app but hasn’t yet accepted a ride, Pennsylvania requires at least:

• $50,000 per person for bodily injury
• $100,000 total for bodily injury per accident
• $25,000 for property damage per accident

This transportation network company insurance can be supplied by the driver, the rideshare company, or a combination of policies. The driver’s precise Uber app status or Lyft app status, along with the coverage documents, can affect which insurer must respond.

Driver Has Accepted a Ride or Is Taking a Passenger to Their Destination

When the driver has accepted a fare and is traveling to pick up a passenger or transporting a passenger, Pennsylvania requires at least $500,000 in primary liability coverage during the prearranged ride.

The statute also requires first-party medical benefits for passengers and pedestrians, with separate medical-benefit treatment for the driver during a prearranged ride. Disputes over blame can still arise when multiple parties or insurers are involved.

Rideshare App Records & Claim Evidence

A rideshare claim investigation can involve more than the crash report. We review police reports and rideshare app data, including available trip receipts, timestamps, pickup and drop-off information, driver status, in-app communications, photographs, witness accounts, and vehicle damage.

Pennsylvania law requires a transportation network company driver to provide proof of required coverage and disclose whether the driver was logged into the network or engaged in a prearranged ride after a crash. Those records can help clarify the applicable insurance layer and the parties involved in the claim.

Legal Support from Our Rideshare Accident Attorneys

At Mayerson Injury Law, P.C., we represent people injured in rideshare accidents involving Uber, Lyft, and other transportation network companies.

That is where we come in.

We bring decades of experience and resources to every rideshare accident claim. Our goal is to pursue the maximum compensation allowed for your injuries, lost wages, pain, suffering, and related losses.

Our rideshare accident lawyers in Montgomery County investigate accident details and work to identify potentially responsible parties. When crashes involve a pedestrian, another car, a vehicle owner, or another party whose conduct contributed to the collision, we help clarify where responsibility may fall.

We focus entirely on personal injury law, and our attorneys bring more than 75 years of collective experience to our clients’ claims.

Types of Rideshare Accidents We Handle

We handle all kinds of rideshare accident cases, including those involving: