If a family member was killed in a car accident, contact an attorney as soon as possible. You may be entitled to a wrongful death settlement or judgment. The car accident attorney will be able to file a lawsuit against the person at fault. You may be able to recover burial expenses, medical expenses, legal fees, mental anguish and loss of income, among other expenses.

Punitive damages such as pain and suffering and loss of future income, among other things may be available if the driver at fault committed a heinous act. A heinous act includes, but is not limited to driving under the influence or running from the police after or during the commission of a crime. If you are an immediate family member, you are entitled to bring a wrongful death action on a driver that caused a car accident death.