The phone rings at 9 p.m. It is your college student, and their voice is shaking. They were just in a car accident. You are hundreds of miles away. What do you do?

Most parent guides focus on teaching teens to drive safely. Few explain how to help from far away once a crash has happened. That gap matters. Your student is an adult now, but they still need you. This guide gives you a simple plan for the first call, the first day, and the weeks after.