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Questions the evidence can clarify

Vehicle positions and the impact sequence can be easier to evaluate when the available materials are arranged in time order. Start with photographs taken at the scene, then compare them with dashcam footage, vehicle damage images, tow or repair documents, and statements from drivers, passengers, and witnesses. Avoid altering original files; retain the original image or video and note when and how it was obtained.

• Scene photographs showing vehicle placement, damage, debris, markings, signs, signals, and visibility.
• Dashcam or other recordings, including the complete file rather than only a clipped segment.
• Vehicle identification, ownership, repair, inspection, towing, and storage records when available.
• A written timeline separating what was personally observed from what was later learned.

Event-specific proof: point 2

The evidence may help organize disputed questions such as whether a vehicle moved before impact, whether sight lines were obstructed, and whether the accounts of occupants and witnesses are consistent with the physical scene. Those questions remain fact-dependent and should not be treated as resolved merely because one record appears persuasive.

Create an evidence index

Preservation is most useful when it begins with materials that can disappear or change. Save scene media, identify witnesses, and retain communications before organizing longer-term records. Keep copies of anything submitted to an insurer or received from an agency, and maintain a dated list of requests and responses.

• Save original photographs, videos, messages, emails, and electronic receipts in more than one secure location.
• Write down the date, approximate time, weather or visibility observations, travel direction, and vehicle positions while memory is fresh.
• Collect the crash report or identify the agency from which it may be requested; TxDOT provides statewide crash-report and crash-data starting points.
• Keep medical and work-related records as received, without altering dates or descriptions.
• Preserve insurance policies, claim letters, recorded-statement requests, estimates, and settlement communications.

Use the evidence to frame the questions

Begin by preserving original evidence, listing every person who may have observed the event, and organizing the crash, insurance, vehicle, and medical records. Avoid deleting messages, editing files, or discarding damaged parts before their relevance is evaluated. If an insurer requests a recorded statement or documents, keep the request and your response together in the evidence index.

• Create a dated incident timeline.
• Back up original scene photographs and recordings.
• Identify the investigating agency and seek the applicable crash record through the proper record holder.
• Gather driver, passenger, witness, vehicle, insurance, and trip documentation.
• Review the Texas statutory chapters identified above without assuming that a citation resolves the facts of the individual crash.