How the Right Pictures Can Help an Injury Claim

If you’re considering filing a personal injury claim, you’re going to need hard evidence to prove you’re deserving of compensation. While police reports, medical records, and eyewitness testimonies will be taken into consideration, the strongest type of evidence often comes in the form of pictures – the right pictures.

Supporting Your Claim with Pictures

As we all know, a picture is worth a thousand words. This is especially true when supporting your personal injury claim. Any photos you take have the potential to:

• Establish how the accident happened
• Provide evidence as to who is at-fault
• Show the accident’s sequence of events
• Convince insurers, judges, or juries that you are entitled to compensation

How to Take the Right Pictures

The pictures you take could end up playing a significant role in the outcome of your injury claim. While you should take a variety of photos, it’s important to recognize that some may be more beneficial than others to support your claim.

• Try to take the pictures as soon as you are out of danger. The longer you wait, the less accurate the photos will be.
• Make sure to capture the scene so that it is clear and focused.
• Check to see that your phone or camera has properly time-stamped the photos with the day, month, and year included.
• Capture both general and specific pictures, so you have evidence of the entire scene and what specifically caused your accident.

How to Take Pictures for Different Accidents

Some of the most common personal injury claims are filed because of a car accident or property injuries. Depending on the accident, you’ll want to consider the best way to take the pictures to support your claim.

Taking Pictures for a Car Accident Claim  

When taking pictures for a car accident claim, you want to be able to clearly show the damage caused to your car by the at-fault party.

• Take photos of the location of the accident from various angles.
• Take pictures of the damages on both cars, using close-up and long-distance angles.
• Take photos of stop signs, traffic lights, and any other road signs in the vicinity of the accident.
• Take pictures of the road and weather conditions.
• Take pictures of any accident debris on the road.
• Take pictures, or have someone else take pictures, of your initial injuries.
• Continue to take photos of your injuries as they heal.

Taking Pictures for a Premises Liability Claim  

When taking pictures for a premises liability claim, you want to capture the hazard that caused your injuries in such a way that even if the hazard is repaired, you can still prove it caused your injuries.

• Take pictured of the entire scene.
• Take photos of the specific hazard that caused your injury.
• Take pictures of that specific hazard from multiple angles.
• Take a photo of any temporary condition like snow and ice.
• Take pictures of your initial injuries and track your healing progress.

You deserve compensation after being injured due to someone else’s negligence. With the proper evidence and support, you’ll be able to focus solely on your recovery. Gathering that evidence starts by taking pictures. If you’re ready to file a personal injury claim in Wisconsin,  contact Urban & Taylor today.