If you get involved in a car accident, you could be facing extensive medical bills, lost wages and other costs. The other driver may have made a mistake, such as running a stop sign, meaning that they are liable, and you may want to start a case to seek financial compensation.
One thing that can help your future case is to take pictures at the crash scene. The police often want people to move their cars out of the road as soon as possible, so taking photographs can help preserve evidence and strengthen your claim, perhaps establishing liability.
The full accident scene
To start with, take pictures of the entire accident scene from various angles. It may help to take a video. This does not have to be a close-up shot of the vehicles themselves, but it can help demonstrate where they are located on the road, such as showing the placement of the stop sign or which lane each vehicle is in.
The damage and injuries
Next, take pictures of damage to your vehicle or injuries that you may have suffered yourself. This helps to directly connect those issues – and their related financial costs – with that specific car accident. It also helps support your claims regarding how much compensation is due and how serious the damage or injuries actually were.
The paperwork and information
Finally, you should exchange insurance information at the scene, and you may want to do so by taking a photo of the other person’s insurance paperwork, their driver’s license and other identifying details of their vehicle, such as the make, model, color and license plate number.
Starting your case
All of this documentation can help if you decide to seek financial compensation. It can also be helpful to work with an experienced attorney, so please get in touch with us today if you have been injured in Illinois or St. Louis, Missouri. We would be happy to meet with you for a consultation.