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When you have been involved in an accident, you are in a state of shock and have experienced loss and possibly injury. You or someone on your behalf needs to take a comprehensive number of photos and capture some video to fully show the events and their aftermath. This will help you navigate through insurance claims as well as possible involvement with a law firm representing your interests in court.
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1. You Need Your Own Documentation
The police may or may not file a report, depending upon the severity of the accident. In what are considered minor fender-benders, the police may only file a report that documents there was an accident. You cannot count upon them to take any photographic evidence unless they suspect intentional ramming, alcohol or drug involvement, or some criminal intent on the part of the other driver. Your pictures and videos are what you will have to rely upon to provide irrefutable proof of what occurred at the scene.
2. You May Not Know the Whole Story
When you have survived the accident and are shakily at the scene assessing the damage, you may not know the whole story behind the accident. The other driver may not know either. Is a stop sign obstructed by a bush? Also, you may be the victim of an insurance scammer and don’t know it yet. One big tip at an accident scene is to take a video of your first encounter with the other driver and any subsequent encounters before you leave the scene. Taking a comprehensive amount of photos and videos at the scene can help you, the police, insurance adjusters, judges, juries and lawyers determine what really happened, so you are fully compensated for your losses.
3. You May Not Be Aware of All of the Damage
If you have just been in an automobile accident, you may not know the full amount of damage to your vehicle. You may not even know the full extent of your own physical injuries. Extensive photographs and videos of your vehicle and the full accident scene can help you piece things together. As you walk the site and photograph, you may find parts of your vehicle that you did not realize were damaged lying on the ground at the scene. You may also find damaged parts hanging from your vehicle’s undercarriage. For this reason, it is important to focus on the external and internal possible damage your vehicle has suffered.
4. Preserves Memories and Details
When you fully document your accident scene with photos and videos, you are also helping yourself preserve the memory of the event and its full details. All of this will be recorded with a time stamp to prove it was there at the accident scene. This is especially helpful in a legal case. You may be called to testify on your own behalf. You can review the photos and the video before you go to court, so you can accurately present the details of what occurred. If you can get videos of witnesses, your videos can help them recall the details as well when they view them in court.
You, as the injured party in an automobile accident, need evidence to prove that the other driver was at fault. You need to provide extensive documentation through photographs and videos that show what occurred. Since you cannot count on others, such as law enforcement, to provide you with this evidence, you must use images and videos to provide that proof, so you will prevail in an insurance claim or legal case.
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