In an auto accident lawsuit, the value of a credible witness statement can mean the difference between winning and losing your case. A credible witness is considered an unbiased, third party individual who witnessed the accident firsthand and can report facts based on their observational evidence.
Your first priority after an accident is to take care of any injuries you or another person may have sustained. After you know that help is on the way, find witnesses. If the witness is unable to provide a written statement at that time, ask for their contact information so you can follow up with them later to obtain the information needed to possibly help you win your case.
As InjuryCoach.com states in the video below, a witness can be a variety of individuals – including people who stopped to help, another driver who avoided the accident, passersby, road and utility workers, adjacent business owners, customers and employees, etc.
Learn more about auto accident cases and the power of a credible witness by reading this article.