Getting into a car accident can be an extremely frightening and stressful experience, but it is important to keep a level head in order to make sure that everyone is safe and to make sure that you do not undermine your case. Listed below are two things to do immediately following a car accident that can help a personal injury attorney win your case.
Take Pictures Of All The Damage
One of the most important things that you can do immediately after being involved in a car accident is taking pictures of the damage. However, you will not want to simply take pictures of the damage to your vehicle, you will want to take pictures of the damage sustained by the other vehicles involved in the accident. The purpose of this is to provide visual evidence to counter any attempts by the other people involved to inflate or exaggerate the amount of damage that their vehicles sustained in order to get more money out of your and your insurance company in a counter-suit.
In addition, the placement of the damage on both your vehicle and the vehicle that struck you can often help prove your version of the accident and disprove the responsible party's version. For example, if the person who struck you claims that you ran into him or her but your pictures show that the damage to his or her vehicle was on the front of the car, then his or her version of events will be cast in doubt.
Take Down Witness Information
Another way to help your attorney strengthen your case is to make sure that you take down the contact information for any and all witnesses to the accident. This is vital as your attorney will use the witness testimony to attempt to prove that you were not at fault for the accident. For example, if any eyewitnesses claim that the person who struck your vehicle was speeding, ran a red light, or was simply driving erratically, then your attorney can use that to make your case stronger and pin the blame securely on the responsible party.
Contact a personal injury attorney today in order to discuss your recent auto accident and the strength of your case. In order to help your personal injury attorney strengthen your case, you will want to take pictures of all the damage to all of the vehicles involved and take down the contact information of any potential witnesses so that your attorney can interview them later.
Share17 October 2016
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