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The Police Report Says What? How An Attorney Can Help Fight Police Report Findings In Personal Injury Cases

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If you are involved in an automobile accident and injured as a result of the accident, you may be able to file a personal injury claim against the other driver if they caused the accident or had fault in the accident. However, if you obtain the police report and the police find that you are at fault for the accident, you may think that you are unable to file a claim and recoup money for your medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering. Fortunately, this is not always the case. An attorney may be able to fight the findings and show that you were not fully at fault or at fault at all. Here are a few of the ways a personal injury attorney can do this. 

Speaking to Witnesses

One of the ways that a personal injury lawyer may be able to convince an insurance company, judge or jury that you are not at fault for an accident, despite what the police report says, is by speaking to witnesses and getting them to say what happened from their point of view. Witnesses testimony and statements can be compelling, as they actually witnessed what happened and who was at fault. 

Subpoenaing Video Footage

Another way that a personal injury attorney can help you if a police report states you are at fault for the accident is by subpoenaing video footage. The video footage that is captured by business and home security systems may have inadvertently caught the accident and may show exactly what happened. This can be key to proving that you were not at fault. 

Relying on Accident Recreationists

The last way that a personal injury attorney can help to prove that you may not have been at fault for an accident is through the use of accident recreationists. Accident recreationists are experts who recreate accidents. This recreation may help to show that there is no way things could have happened the way the police report stated or can help to show how and why your version of events makes sense. 

If you have been involved in a car accident that has left you injured, you will always want to sit down and discuss your case with a personal injury lawyer before deciding whether or not you have a compensable case. While it may be an uphill challenge if the police report finds you at fault, it certainly isn't the end all be all when it comes to your case. An attorney can let you know how they can help you if they feel you still have a compensable case.


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