If you look at your car owner’s manual, you can find whether or not your car has an event data recorder installed within it. Otherwise known as a black box, this recorder may capture many or all of the information regarding your car’s circumstances and status in the moments leading up to your collision. Ultimately, you may be able to bring this information forward in your pursued car accident claim. Read on to discover how to use black box data effectively and how a seasoned St. Mary’s County car accident lawyer at The Dorsey Law Firm can help you gather all other necessary evidence.
How can I use black box data in my car accident claim?
The external factors surrounding your car accident event may make black box data quite useful in your upcoming legal claim. For instance, say that your car accident happened seemingly out of nowhere, and you were in such a state of shock that you forget the particulars of the event. Well, your event data recorder may have caught your steering angle and the vehicle’s tilt. This may, at the very least, establish the direction of movement and point of impact between your and someone else’s vehicle. It may even indicate whether you attempted to avoid the potential collision safely.
This data may be especially helpful if the defendant wrongfully accuses you of negligence in your claim proceedings. For example, the defendant may claim that you were negligently driving well-above the speed limit before the ultimate crash. However, your recorder may show how you were driving at a safe speed, and even how you applied the brakes drastically before impact.
Or, the defendant may argue that you are exaggerating the extent of your injuries. Here, your black box may indicate the exact force of the impact and how this lines up with the serious injuries you incurred. This may be in addition to confirming that airbags were deployed and you were wearing a seatbelt at the time.
What other evidence can be helpful for my claim?
Neither you nor the defendant may have a black box installed in your vehicles. Fear not, other pieces of evidence may help you establish fault in your car accident claim. For one, if you were traveling in a busy area, there may have been traffic intersection cameras or surveillance camera footage from neighboring buildings and homes that caught the moments leading up to your collision.
Better yet, there may have been eyewitnesses who saw the whole event transpire, and they may relay their experience to the law enforcement officer who responds to the scene. Speaking of, the officer may analyze the scene and use their expertise to deduce that the other driver was likely driving negligently.
To conclude, if you require additional consulting, look no further than a competent St. Mary’s County auto accident lawyer from The Dorsey Law Firm. Schedule your initial consultation with us today.
