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Car Accident Photos: An Accident Picture is Worth
a Thousand Words...
It's almost automatic these days for people to
take car accident photos. No matter what other evidence you collect,
nothing is
more dramatic than a car accident picture.
Especially in serious
car collisions, the drama
of a few photos can greatly aid you in collecting punitive damages.
Also, taking good auto
accident photos is one of the easiest ways to show an
insurance adjuster what
actually happened.
Photos are helpful in all
forms of accidents, not just car collisions.
If you slipped or
tripped on something, and can preserve
the dangerous setting in a
photograph, it'll help you later on.
It's one thing to say
there was a huge spill on the floor, but to show how drastic it was
with a picture is another, much better thing.
If a spill is
subtle a picture can also help. It will show how hard it
was for you to see it and avoid it. Therefore, clearing you of
negligence.
But the more common situation where pictures come into play
are car accident
photos. These can sometimes be an essential part of your case. A good
photo can show how the accident actually
happened and in that way help prove the other driver was at
fault.
This is important even if you don’t plan on making a claim. Your
accident
pictures could clear you of fault if the other person
decides to file a claim against you at a later time.
Photos can also
reveal
details you didn’t notice at the scene. This will
help you recreate things in words for your demand letter.
It's easy to argue against
a written statement, it's much harder to argue against a photograph. At
the very least, photos will impress the insurance claim adjuster by
showing
that you're organized and prepared.
Getting car
accident photos isn't always easy. Accident
scenes are usually cleaned up pretty
quickly. If you don’t have a camera with you you may be out of luck.
One thing to remember is that nowadays almost all cell phones come with
a built-in camera. So, if a camera
phone is all you have, use it.
When processing your claim without the aid of photographs, you
can still use pictures to help. There's no rule that says
you can’t draw a car
accident picture.
In fact, a good
accident report form will actually ask you to draw a picture
of what happened. This is another great way to express what you
might have difficulty putting into words.
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