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Test competing explanations

Truck cases can turn on conflicting accounts about visibility, lane movement, following distance, turning space, signals, speed, fatigue, distraction, cargo movement, or a mechanical condition. A useful evidence plan tests each account against physical evidence and time-stamped records.

• Compare photographs, measurements, vehicle damage, debris, skid or tire marks, and sight lines with each account.
• Preserve available dash-camera, nearby-camera, phone, and witness material before it is overwritten or lost.
• Record weather and lighting observations without treating them as proof of cause.

Preserve time-stamped sources

Electronic logging, telematics, dispatch communications, inspection materials, cargo documents, maintenance records, and trip data may help establish what vehicle and driver were involved and what occurred before and after the collision. Their availability and meaning depend on the particular records and custodians.

• Request preservation of electronic, dispatch, inspection, cargo, maintenance, and vehicle-location information.
• Keep original files when possible and note when, how, and from whom copies were received.
• Compare time stamps across photographs, messages, logs, invoices, and emergency or investigative records.

Use a dated file and timeline

Begin with a dated incident file. Keep the location, approximate time, parties, photographs, videos, witness details, vehicle identifiers, medical records, bills, employment information, and communications together. Do not alter original images or recordings.

• First: preserve scene media, vehicle identifiers, witness contacts, and any immediate communications.
• Next: obtain available crash-report or incident-record starting points and retain the request or receipt information.
• Then: organize carrier, dispatch, inspection, maintenance, cargo, insurance, and trip records by date and custodian.
• Finally: create a timeline that marks confirmed facts, disputed statements, and unanswered questions.

Distinguish records from conclusions

A record can show that an event was documented without proving why it happened. Label summaries as summaries, keep source documents intact, and avoid filling gaps with assumptions.

Preserve first, analyze second

Preserve evidence promptly, document symptoms and treatment, and keep communications about the collision in one place. Avoid deleting messages, editing media, or relying on memory when a dated note can be made. If an insurer, carrier, broker, or other company requests a statement or records, retain the request and the response.

• Write a short chronology while recollections are fresh.
• Save photographs, videos, vehicle information, bills, treatment records, wage documentation, and correspondence.
• Ask that potentially relevant electronic and business records be preserved.
• Use the Texas location and county only as identifiers; do not assume which agency, entity, or court has authority over the event.

Confirm each record custodian

For official crash-report and crash-data starting points, TxDOT provides a statewide records and data resource. The appropriate record custodian for a particular incident may differ, so confirm the source of each document rather than assuming a statewide resource contains the complete file.