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Were you injured in an Uber or Lyft accident in Savannah, GA?
At Chattahoochee Injury Law, we are rideshare accident lawyers serving clients across Savannah and the surrounding area.
If you were injured in an Uber or Lyft crash, a rideshare accident lawyer can help you identify the right insurance coverage and pursue full compensation for your injuries. A Savannah, GA rideshare accident lawyer at Chattahoochee Injury Law has represented injury victims across Chatham County for 13 years. We identify which policies apply, deal with the rideshare company’s insurer, and pursue the coverage that fits what happened to you. Reach out for a free consultation. You pay nothing unless we recover money for you.
A rideshare accident claim is a personal injury case that arises from a crash involving an Uber, Lyft, or similar vehicle for hire. These claims follow the same negligence rules as any car crash, but the insurance is more complicated because a rideshare company’s policy may sit alongside the driver’s own coverage. Sorting out which policy applies, and getting a large corporate insurer to honor it, is where an attorney makes the difference.
More than 727,000 people were injured in Georgia traffic crashes between 2020 and 2024, according to Georgia crash data from the state transportation department. Savannah’s tourism keeps Uber and Lyft vehicles moving through the Historic District, City Market, and the airport corridor at all hours, which puts passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians in the path of rideshare crashes. St. Patrick’s Day and peak tourist weekends push that volume even higher.
Rideshare crashes involve different people and different insurance depending on how the collision happened. We handle claims across the range of situations. Who was driving, and who was covered, shapes each case.
Rideshare claims often turn on which insurance policy applies, and that answer is rarely simple. Founding attorney Benjamin Clary of Chattahoochee Injury Law has handled Georgia injury and vehicle claims for more than a decade. He knows how to establish what the driver was doing at the moment of the crash, which policy that triggers, and how to press a rideshare company’s insurer that would rather deny the claim. His law degree is from Mercer University, and he completed his undergraduate studies at the College of Charleston. Peer recognition includes selection to Super Lawyers and a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, the top mark for legal ability and ethics. That focus on coverage is part of how we work as a personal injury lawyer in Savannah, GA, and it shapes every rideshare claim we take.
We have recovered millions of dollars for injured clients, including a $5.6 million recovery in a commercial vehicle case. Results like these tell an insurer that we prepare every claim for trial, which is what moves a fair settlement. When a rideshare insurer refuses to pay what a claim is worth, we are ready to take the case to a jury. Our rideshare accident representation runs on contingency, so you pay no fee unless we recover money for you.
What sets a rideshare case apart is the layered insurance behind it. Which policy pays depends on what the driver was doing when the crash happened:
Because the timing controls the coverage, evidence of the trip matters. Save screenshots of the ride, the receipt, and the driver’s information. Report the crash so there is an official record, and request the police accident reports that document it. For coverage questions, the Georgia insurance resources office points consumers to the right information. Our guide on when the app is off walks through the gaps that leave victims fighting two insurers at once. We establish the trip phase from the app data and records, then direct the claim at the policy that actually owes coverage.
Fault in a rideshare crash follows Georgia’s ordinary negligence rules. The driver who caused the collision is responsible for the harm, whether that is the rideshare driver or another motorist. Under Georgia’s modified comparative negligence rule in O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, your recovery is reduced by your share of fault and barred entirely at 50 percent or more.
Recoverable damages in a rideshare claim include:
Serious rideshare crashes can cause lasting harm, including traumatic brain injuries that require years of care. Confirming coverage is part of the work as well. Georgia maintains an insurance verification database that helps establish which policies were in force at the time of the crash. When more than one policy applies, we pursue each of them so no available coverage goes unused.
Most rideshare claims move through the same stages, even if the pace varies. Treatment and documentation come first, followed by an investigation that pins down the trip phase, the drivers, and every policy in play. Once your treatment stabilizes, we send a demand to the responsible insurer, negotiate toward a settlement, and file suit if the offer falls short.
If you have not already, report the crash so the record exists. Georgia’s statute of limitations under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33 gives you two years from the crash to file, and rideshare cases can take longer to untangle, so starting early helps. Early involvement also lets us preserve app data and any traffic-camera or dashcam footage before it is overwritten.
Because coverage drives a rideshare claim, a few documents matter most:
Bringing what you have lets us give you a clearer read on the coverage and the value of your claim. We will walk through the trip details, the police report, and the coverage in play, then tell you plainly what your claim is worth pursuing. The consultation is free and carries no obligation.
Rideshare crashes bring in more than one insurer, and each one wants to point at the others. You need someone who can hold all of them accountable. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with a Savannah rideshare accident attorney. We will review the trip, explain your options, and respond promptly. You pay no fee unless we recover compensation for you.
