Car Accidents matters in Quincy
Quincy sits where State Route 70 meets the dramatic Feather River Canyon, one of the most scenic and most demanding drives in northern California. Drivers leaving town toward Oroville follow the Feather River along narrow shelf road carved into the canyon wall, with tight curves, falling rock, and few guardrails between the pavement and a long drop to the water below. Heading the other direction, SR-70 climbs toward the high country and connects with SR-89 near the Greenville and Lake Almanor area. These are not forgiving roads. A momentary lapse, a tailgating logging truck, or a patch of ice can turn an ordinary commute into a serious collision.
Why Quincy car crashes are different
Mountain driving conditions create dangers that flatland highways do not. The canyon and the SR-89 corridor wind through dense Plumas National Forest, where shade keeps the road wet and frozen long after open stretches have dried. Deer cross at dawn and dusk, especially in fall, and swerving to miss one can send a vehicle into oncoming traffic or off the shoulder. Winter brings heavy snow at Quincy's 3,400-foot elevation, chain controls, and plow traffic. Summer adds recreational drivers towing boats and trailers toward Lake Almanor who are unfamiliar with the curves. When a crash happens out here, help can be far away, and the nearest emergency room is Plumas District Hospital in Quincy.
What to do after a Quincy collision
If you can, move to a safe spot off the roadway, call 911, and let the California Highway Patrol document the scene; CHP handles most SR-70 and SR-89 crashes in the county. Photograph the vehicles, the road conditions, skid marks, and any ice, gravel, or wildlife involved. Get checked at Plumas District Hospital even if you feel only sore, because adrenaline masks injuries and mountain crashes often involve significant forces. Keep a copy of every medical record and bill.
How MMG Law Firm builds your case
We investigate how the crash actually happened, not just what the other driver claims. That can mean obtaining the CHP traffic collision report, reviewing canyon sightlines and posted advisory speeds, and identifying whether a commercial or logging truck, a defective guardrail, or poor road maintenance contributed. Plumas County personal injury cases are filed in the Plumas County Superior Court in Quincy, and we prepare every case as if it will be tried there. From Glendale we coordinate with Plumas County medical providers and handle the insurance company so you can focus on healing. You pay nothing up front and no fee unless we recover for you.
Out-of-area care and full documentation
A serious Quincy crash rarely ends at Plumas District Hospital. Major injuries often require transfer to a trauma center in Reno or the Sacramento region, hours from home, and the ambulance or air-transport bills, repeat trips for follow-up care, and time away from work all belong in your claim. An out-of-area insurance adjuster will not volunteer these costs, so we document them in full. When a driver flees the scene, which happens on the dark, isolated stretches of SR-70 and SR-89, we act quickly to identify them through witnesses and any video and evaluate your uninsured motorist coverage so a hit-and-run does not leave you paying for someone else's mistake.
Our attorney
How Mihran M. Ghazaryan helps with car accidents
When you hire MMG Law Firm, attorney Mihran M. Ghazaryan handles your case personally — not a case manager you never meet. He reviews the police report and your medical records himself, takes over every call with the adjuster, and looks for coverage others miss, including your own uninsured/underinsured-motorist policy. He also manages the medical liens that can quietly eat into a recovery, so more of any settlement stays with you.
Types of car accidents we handle
Rear-end and stop-light collisions
Often clearer on liability, but insurers still routinely dispute injury causation in low-speed impacts. We pair the medical record with biomechanical context to defeat that argument.
Intersection and left-turn crashes
Disputed-fault claims where the right-of-way analysis matters. Reconstruction, signal timing, and witness statements drive the result.
Hit-and-run and uninsured-motorist
We work directly with your own UM/UIM coverage when the at-fault driver flees or has no insurance, and we make sure your insurer treats you as the customer, not the adversary.
Damages
What compensation can cover
Every car accident claim is different, but California law allows injured plaintiffs to seek several categories of damages. We build each one with documentation — medical records, wage statements, expert opinions — so nothing is left on the table.
Medical expenses
Emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, and the future treatment your providers say you'll need.
Lost wages
Income you lost while recovering — and, where the injury affects your ability to work, diminished future earning capacity.
Pain and suffering
Compensation for physical pain, emotional distress, and the ways the injury has changed how you live day to day.
Property damage
Repair or replacement of your vehicle and other property damaged in the incident.
Out-of-pocket costs
Transportation to appointments, medical equipment, household help, and the other expenses an injury forces on you.
How we work
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Free, no-pressure consultation
We listen first. We answer your questions. There is no fee for the initial conversation — and you decide whether to engage us at the end of it.
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Investigation and evidence preservation
Police reports, scene photos, witness statements, vehicle data, surveillance video, medical records. The earlier we collect, the harder it is for the other side to reshape the story later.
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Treatment, demand, and negotiation
We coordinate with your providers, document the full extent of damages — medical, lost income, pain — and present a demand backed by evidence. We push back firmly when an insurer lowballs.
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Litigation when necessary
Most matters settle. When an insurer refuses to be reasonable, we file. Preparing every case as if it will be tried is what makes the settlement number move.
What to do right away
- Get medical attention even if you feel okay — adrenaline masks injury for hours.
- Document the scene with photos before anyone moves the vehicles, if it is safe.
- Get the other driver's name, license, plate, and insurance info.
- Write down what witnesses saw and how to reach them.
- File a report with the responding agency (or, for minor crashes, with DMV via SR-1 within 10 days).
- Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance before talking to a lawyer.
The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.
Deadlines that matter
Most California personal-injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury (Code of Civil Procedure §335.1). Miss the window and the court will almost always dismiss the case, no matter how strong it is.
Claims against government entities are much shorter — generally a written claim within six months (Government Code §911.2). Crashes involving city vehicles, public buses, or dangerous public-road conditions can fall under this rule.
Exceptions exist in both directions — discovery rules, minors, continuing violations, out-of-state defendants — so don't assume your deadline has passed or that you have time to spare. Call (818) 539-7969 and we'll tell you exactly where you stand.