Sources of Evidence to Gather After a Pedestrian Accident

If you were a pedestrian outdoors and were involved in an accident that resulted in injury, you have the right to pursue legal action against those responsible to cover your medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses. There are rules of the road for both pedestrians and those they share the world with to ensure pedestrian accidents are kept to a minimum, but when accidents do happen, the case is not always to straight forward. To ensure you win you claim, you need strong evidence. Don’t wait until months after the accident, either. Start gathering your evidence as soon as possible, even if you choose not to seek legal action later.

Photographs

Photographs of an accident are often taken for insurance purposes, but they can also help your legal case. Be sure to get copies so you can easily counter a motorist’s defense if they try to change what happened in the accident.

Medical Records

Medical records are important for any personal injury case. They don’t prove how the accident went down, but they do prove your injuries.

Your Clothing

Many people forget that clothing can be valuable evidence. Car paint and other debris can be lodged on your clothing that prove the force of impact was enough to damage the car and therefore damage you. It is important to ask emergency room personnel to keep your clothing if your accident was bad enough to merit them disposing of it.

Evidence is crucial in a solid personal injury case. If you were injured in the Los Angeles area as a pedestrian, contact us. We can help you gather evidence and build the strongest possible case to get the settlement you deserve.