Car crashes tend to be incredibly expensive. The property damage to the vehicles alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars to address. The people involved in the crash may also incur significant injuries that produce medical expenses and affect their income.
Typically, the party at fault for the crash is responsible for the financial impact the collision causes. They provide insurance coverage for the other parties affected by the incident. If they don’t have insurance or carry mediocre coverage, then the other people involved might file a lawsuit against them.
Unfortunately, those who cause crashes often try to avoid taking personal responsibility. How can one party involved in a crash prove that the other driver was at fault?
Documents the crash scene
Most people need to move their vehicles from the location of the crash to allow traffic to move around the disabled vehicles. Before they move their vehicles, they may want to first take a few minutes to record video footage or take pictures of the scene of the wreck.
The information that they capture immediately after the crash can provide insight into what happened before and during the collision. Professionals can use those details to recreate the collision and more effectively establish who was at fault.
Locate video footage or identify witnesses
Sometimes, there are outside parties who can provide testimony about what happened before or during a crash. Witness testimony can be helpful when one driver tries to significantly misrepresent what happens prior to and during a collision.
Video footage can be even more authoritative than witness statements. Some vehicles have dashboard cameras attached. There could also be traffic cameras nearby or even security cameras at local businesses that capture footage of the crash. There are other forms of evidence that can be helpful as well, including phone records in cases where someone texted and caused a crash through their digital distraction.
Obtaining appropriate evidence can help establish who caused a motor vehicle collision. Drivers who can show that another motorist was at fault for a wreck may be able to file an insurance claim or possibly even a lawsuit to obtain compensation for their losses.