If you are involved in an auto accident be sure to take photographs with your cell phone August 10, 2009

I am a personal injury attorney in Daytona Beach Florida.  I represent people involved in car accidents throughout the Central Florida area.  I’m going to talk to you today about how technology can help you in you car accident case.  

It seems that everyone in Florida has a cell phone.  A vast majority of those cell phones have built in cameras.  A lot of the phones even have video cameras.  If you are involved in an accident and you are well enough to use these cameras, you should do so.  If you are involved in a car accident and someone in the car is severely injured please use these cameras for them.  

Having photographic evidence of the aftermath of a car accident greatly reduces the chances that the event will later be misconstrued. 

Take photographs of the damage to the vehicles.  This prevents insurance companies from later diminishing the severity of the impact.

Take photographs of the other vehicles license plate and VIN number.  Look for the VIN number on the frame of the driver’s door and on the dash near the windshield.   This information will help locate the driver later if he or she is trying to evade you.   You should also take pictures of the at fault driver’s  drivers license card for identification purposes. 

Take pictures of the skid marks on the road and any parts of the vehicles that became dislodged in the accident. 

Take photographs of the entire scene including things that you think are not important.  You do not know what an accident constructionist may later need to analyze the crash.

Take photographs of the people involved in the accidents and any injuries that they may have sustained.

Take videos of any statements made by the other people involved in the crash. 

The more photographic evidence you can collect at the scene of the accident the better. 

For more information about what to do after a car accident go to zqlawyers.com