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Getting into a nasty fender bender can leave you fuming. But some common antics by angry drivers after an accident can make the situation even worse.

Here are five things you should avoid doing after an accident, or else risk digging yourself deeper into trouble:

If you have been injured following a New York car accident, there are many possible damages that you may claim.

While you will probably want to speak with a New York car accident attorney to learn more about the specific claims you may make in your case, here's a look at the basic types of damages that you can potentially collect:

If you're in a car accident, what do you need to do?

For starters, when getting into a vehicle accident, you have to stop your car. This is even more important and even imperative when your accident results in personal injury to someone, whether minor or serious.

But that's not all.

What is the statute of limitations for a motor vehicle accident in the state of New York?

That depends.

First, for the uninitiated, let's go back to what the word "statute of limitations" even means. The statute of limitations is the time limit within which a lawsuit can be started. The rule is thi s-- a lawsuit must be started within a certain amount of time from the incident or from the discovery of the injury, otherwise the party loses his right to bring a lawsuit.

After a car accident, on thing you will likely do is to file a claim with your auto insurance company.

If you've never filed an insurance claim before, you might find yourself in unfamiliar territory.

The process might seem daunting at times. But here are a few pointers on filing an insurance claim:

Clear thought under stress is something most folks aren't capable of. When the feces hits the fan, most brains turn off. It's understandable. Fight or flight, right? You don't need your brain to run away or to throw a punch. Adrenaline turns the mental processes off.

If you've ever been T-boned by an inattentive driver that plowed through a stop sign on a sunny Saturday morning, you've felt that rush of shock, followed by a burst of anger, followed by exhaustion. Most people know that after a car accident, they should get the other driver's insurance information. That's only the start, however.

A sleepy driver allegedly led to unimaginable carnage, reports The Associated Press. Thirteen people died at the scene when a bus, driven by Ophadell Williams, slid off the side of the road, tipped onto its side, and had its roof sheared off. Two died at the hospital. One passenger used his arms to protect his head and had those arms torn off. Another man lost an ear. Others suffered broken bones.

Williams is currently on trial for multiple counts of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Both charges require proof of negligence, or even worse, recklessness. In order to convict, the allegations of speeding and fatigued driving will have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. This means the judge or jury will have to be nearly certain that Williams' conduct caused the accident and that such conduct fell below what is expected of the reasonable bus driver.

Was it Beamer Benz or Bentley? Two out of three, apparently. And the question remains: when two alleged drunk drivers collide into each other, who picks up the check?

The casualties from the luxury car collision were severe, reports the New York Post. Besides the cost of the cars, which we'd guess is significant, there were eight people injured. Two were critically injured, two were seriously hurt, and four suffered only minor injuries.

There's finally enough information to follow-up on the tragic story of Roxanna Sorina-Buta, 21, of Queens. In late May, the young lady was returning home from her job. While she was crossing the street, with the light, she was run over by a dump truck. The truck did not stop or alert police. It simply disappeared.

At the time, there was no information on who the driver was and where the truck was from. However, after an extensive investigation, the police finally identified the driver and identified the truck as a New York City Department of Transportation truck, reports the Gothamist.

Anthony Webb did not have a license. He also was allegedly drunk. He was the driver that struck Clara Heyworth as she crossed the street to meet her husband. Jacob Stevens, the husband, remembers her stepping off the curb. He remembers being by her side as she lay bleeding. He doesn't remember the impact, reports the Gothamist.

Anthony Webb is still a free man, and will continue to be one, barring another DUI death. The officer that showed up brought a Breathalyzer that hadn't been calibrated in about four years. Needless to say, the reading, which was almost at the legal limit an hour after the accident, was thrown out.

There was also no accident investigation.