Why You Must Act Quickly After an Accident

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Many times people want to wait too long before hiring an attorney. Evidence can quickly disappear! Many times one of the first things an attorney does when they are representing someone is to preserve the evidence. When there is an accident or wreck, the accident scene can quickly change or be altered. Changes in the weather, clean up or repair crews can destroy evidence. One case within the past year or so was one where a person was killed in the crash. It was the spouse of a former client. I hated to get the call that he had been killed. I personally had known him for a number of years. However, I had to do everything I could for her and for him (to take care of her and the children) so that the evidence was preserved. Pictures were taken before any grass, or tress grew that might change how the accident scene looked. We had the vehicle preserved. There was going to be a question of if there was a defect in it as a possible defense to his death. If the crash had been caused by a defect, we would have preserved the vehicle in the condition that it was so that a defect could be proven. In short order our accident reconstruction expert was there. Why, I didn’t want anyone saying something had changed so that he really didn’t know the actual conditions and his opinon was not valid. He confirmed the accident was not the spouse’s fault. We also quickly found witnesses who were not listed on the police report. There were people in that neighborhood who had seen what had occurred right before the accident. They did not know anyone who was in the wreck. They were not taking anyone’s side, just telling exactly what they saw. You don’t want someone who has not handled a serious injury case getting experience on your case. They need to know what they are doing and have the financial resources to get the investigation done quickly and professionally. Otherwise, important evidence can quickly disappear. Many times people don’t need a lawyer to resolve their claim. That’s normally when there is not a serious injury or death. Don’t make the mistake of not acting quickly when there has been a serious accident. Important evidence could be disappearing while you do not act!
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