A car accident injury is one sustained during some sort of vehicle crash or accident. There is a wide array of injuries that an individual may sustain as a result of a car accident. Therefore there are a variety of ways by which an individual may collect on any injuries that may be sustained due to a car accident. The best way to determine how much your injury claim is worth when you are injured in a car accident is to look at how an insurance company would value your claim. An insurance carrier will first look at the types and amounts of damages suffered and then apply a percentage based on fault and circumstances that contributed to the accident itself. There are a variety of different damages and extents to which an individual may suffer due to a car accident and therefore collecting on certain medical expenses and even lost wages is quite possible and even probable depending on the accident and damage caused by the injury.