Car Accident Reports

If you are ever involved in a car crash, and especially if you are injured as a result of that car crash, you should be sure to file a traffic accident report with your local law enforcement agency.  Filing accident reports speeds up the insurance claim process, and consolidates all of the necessary information about your car crash in a uniform and convenient format. 

Liability Determination in Car Accident Reports

One major advantage of filing a traffic accident report is that law enforcement officials who respond to the accident scene will immediately perform a detailed investigation into how, where, and why the accident occurred.  Particularly when injuries are involved, law enforcement officials are likely to document the accident scene by drawing diagrams of the vehicles and any other objects involved, taking statements of drivers, passengers, and any witnesses, and photographing skid marks or other observable evidence related to the accident scene.  All of this information can be essential in terms of determining liability for personal injuries that may have occurred due to involvement in the accident. 

What a Car Accident Traffic Report Contains:

A traffic accident report contain some of the following information about the accident and the parties involved that is essential to your insurance company, and/or the insurance company of the other driver(s), resolving your claim for any injuries that you have suffered. 

Accident reports contain:

• name and contact information for all parties involved in the accident,
• names and contact information for their insurance company.
• names and contact information for any witnesses to the accident,
• name and contact information for any law enforcement officials who complete the accident report
• location of the accident
• the specifications of the vehicle(s) involved in the car crash. 

All of this information is necessary for an insurance company to determine liability for the car crash and process any insurance claims. 

Help from a Lawyer for Accident Reports and Claims

If you have suffered injuries due a car crash, and particularly if they are serious and continuing injuries, you should strongly consider contacting a personal injury lawyer to assist you with your claim.  Often, a personal injury lawyer can successfully negotiate the settlement of a claim for damages on your behalf where another party is legally at fault.  Obtaining an experienced personal injury lawyer at the outset of your claim for damages can often quickly resolve the matter.