If you are in a car accident and injuries are involved, the first thing you should do is move the vehicles to a safe spot and then call the police and the paramedics. Once the emergency response people are on their way, if you are able to, you should get the other driver’s insurance information.
The police usually will take pictures of the scene, but it’s always a good idea to take pictures or videos of the scene of the accident yourself, your vehicles, road conditions and anything else you can. Your photos and videos will be very useful should the accident lead to a lawsuit for your injuries.
The police do not come to every car accident automatically, but if you’re in an accident, it’s definitely a good idea to call the police to get them to make a report.
Q: What if the police report mistakenly says I caused the accident?
A negative police report is not necessarily a deal breaker. You can contact an experienced car attorney and let them know what happened. Your attorney can review the police report and, depending on the facts of the case, assess whether or not you have a chance of overcoming the police officer’s findings. It should be remembered that the average police officer is not an accident reconstruction expert so the police report can often be shown to be wrong.