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Preserve scene geometry and visibility

Vehicle positions and the impact sequence can provide a clearer timeline than a later summary. Record where each vehicle stopped, whether either vehicle moved after impact, visible damage, debris, skid or tire marks, traffic controls, lighting, weather, sightlines, and obstructions. Take wide scene photographs before close views when it is safe to do so.

• Photograph each vehicle from multiple angles and preserve original image files.
• Save dashcam footage from before and after the collision, including files that may not appear in the camera’s event folder.
• Identify witnesses and record their contact information and what each person observed.
• Keep a written timeline of calls, exchanges of information, medical attention, towing, and vehicle movement.

Preserve vehicle and trip data

If a vehicle, phone, camera, or app may contain location or trip information, avoid deleting or overwriting data. Note the device or account that generated it and the date range involved. Do not assume that a map, photograph, or crash diagram proves the entire sequence without context.

Use a dated evidence log

Keep an event folder with the original photographs and videos, a dated incident timeline, names and contact details, vehicle and insurance information, crash materials, medical records and bills, repair or towing documents, and communications about the collision. Keep copies while preserving originals in their native form.

• 1. Scene: photographs, video, diagram, lighting, visibility, traffic controls, and vehicle positions.
• 2. People: drivers, passengers, witnesses, first responders, and anyone who received an immediate account.
• 3. Records: crash report, insurance communications, repair estimates, towing documents, and relevant trip data.
• 4. Effects: medical records, work-related documents, and a chronological symptom or treatment log.
• 5. Review points: disputed facts, missing records, inconsistent accounts, and questions requiring verification.

Keep legal subjects separate from factual proof

Texas has official chapters addressing civil limitations and proportionate responsibility. Those chapter names identify subjects for review; they do not, without a fact-specific legal analysis, supply a filing date, percentage, threshold, or outcome for an individual collision.

Preserve first, interpret later

First, protect original evidence and obtain copies of records already created. Second, write a factual timeline while memories are fresh. Third, identify every person and organization that may hold relevant material. Fourth, preserve insurance and trip communications without editing them. Finally, compare the accounts with the scene geometry, vehicle data, photographs, and crash materials.

• Do not discard damaged parts, repair estimates, or towing records.
• Do not overwrite dashcam, phone, or account data.
• Use a consistent file name and date for copies, while retaining the original file.
• Record unanswered questions for follow-up rather than guessing at the answer.