Police Reports

Police reports that were taken following an accident are imperative in motor vehicle claim. The party should obtain a copy of any report that was made in relation to the accident. In order to obtain a police report, their needs to be writing sent to the entity that conducted the report. This is usually the police department in which was present at the time of the accident and conducted interviews with the potential witnesses.

Parties may obtain information from prior accidents that occurred at the site of the accident because it may show relevance to the case at hand. The previous police reports may be used to show that a dangerous road condition was a factor as opposed to Negligence. However, privacy limitations may result in the obtainment of previous police reports. The claimants may attempt to verify the information that is present with the accident report. If the information for any reason is contradicting to the claimants' version of the accident, the claimant will need to explain credible descriptions of the discrepancies in the story in order to maintain a claim.

Police reports may be admissible at trial if they satisfy Veh.C. §20013. Police reports provide a credible evidentiary benefit in personal injury claims. In addition, a police report may provide a better opportunity to obtain settlement of a claim. When a police report is available, the facts are more concrete and less likely for argument. A jury is more likely to arrive at similar liability of that found in the police report. A follow up report may also be made to obtain any further relevant information.

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