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When pedestrians are injured in Gary, they have the right to seek compensatory damages for money owed to them by the negligent party that harmed them.
In order to recover the damages that you deserve as a pedestrian victim, you must present a case built on evidence. Incident reports can contain information that leads our attorneys to important evidence. For example, incident reports can contain eyewitnesses’ names and phone numbers. Our attorneys can then contact eyewitnesses about providing statements in support of your claim. Medical records are often crucial evidence, as they can help prove that you were injured. Photographs and surveillance footage can provide greater insight into an accident and a negligent party’s actions. Victims can also provide their own statements, further strengthening their claims with personal accounts that corroborate the evidence they have presented.
To discuss your case for free with our Gary, IN pedestrian accident lawyers, call Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166.
Victims must support their cases with evidence when pursuing compensation following a pedestrian accident. Our pedestrian accident lawyers can begin investigating your incident right away so that we can uncover any available evidence that strengthens your claim and improves your chances of recovery in Gary. Common evidence used in these types of cases includes incident reports, witness statements, photographs, medical records, surveillance footage, and victim statements. The availability of certain pieces of evidence might differ depending on the specific circumstances of each case.
Having documentation of a pedestrian accident is necessary in any compensation claim. Victims can most easily document an incident by calling the police. This is typically necessary for pedestrian accidents, as motor vehicles are often involved. The incident report that police officers in Gary complete can be used to show that an event occurred involving the negligent party and the victim. Officers might include other useful information in an incident report that our attorneys can use to reinforce your claim or further educate themselves about the circumstances of your accident. If you reported your accident in another way, inform our attorneys.
When witnesses can corroborate a victim’s account of a pedestrian accident, the victim might be more likely to recover compensation, especially if there is little additional evidence of the other party’s negligence. Because of this, it is important to get eyewitnesses’ names and phone numbers at the scene of your accident. Pedestrian accidents often result in serious injuries, leaving some victims unable to speak to eyewitnesses. In these situations, our attorneys will refer to the incident report made by the police to get the necessary contact information for eyewitnesses. Other witnesses, such as medical experts, therapists, and close friends and family, might provide useful statements that can increase your recovery, depending on how your case progresses in Gary. These individuals can round out a claim and illustrate an accident’s impact on a pedestrian victim’s life.
When seeking recovery for your injuries, it is important for you to provide images that give additional context to the circumstances of an accident and solidify your argument. This is why victims must take photos at the accident scene. If you were struck by a falling object or tripped over a hazard left at a construction site, take pictures of the area. If you were hit by a car, it might be more challenging for you to photograph the scene because of the injuries you sustained. Eyewitnesses might have taken pictures. In that case, our attorneys can contact them to retrieve possible photographs. Police officers might also have taken photos to include in an accident report in Gary.
Some of the most crucial pieces of evidence in pedestrian accident claims include a victim’s medical records. This will demonstrate the extent of your physical damages and your need for compensatory damages. Because medical records are so important, victims must go to the hospital immediately after being injured in a pedestrian accident. To ensure you have sufficient medical records, continue to seek attention from medical professionals in the days and weeks following the incident. If doctors advise that you see specific specialists, like physical therapists or neurologists, do so. Not having extensive medical records that carefully detail your injuries and anticipated physical recovery might undermine your claim for compensation in Gary.
Similar to eyewitness statements, security camera footage can allow pedestrian victims to more easily show that another party acted negligently in causing their injuries. Our attorneys will contact nearby business owners or homeowners to inquire about possible surveillance footage. Other devices that might have filmed your incident include doorbell or dashboard cameras. Eyewitnesses have also been known to film pedestrian accidents using their smartphones. The sooner you act, the better, as camera owners might delete surveillance footage over time.
Your personal statement about an accident and how it has impacted your life can be helpful when attempting to recover compensation. Regarding your statement as a victim, our attorneys will help you prepare so that you do not misspeak and mistakenly accept fault for the accident. Although it is understandable to assume that pedestrians can never share fault for an incident involving a car or another party, that is not always the case. In fact, when providing statements or information about an accident, you might be baited by insurance companies or the other party’s counsel into unknowingly accepting some level of fault. To prevent this from happening, our attorneys will carefully go over the events of the accident with you so that you are prepared when giving statements while seeking compensation.
To set up a free case assessment from the pedestrian accident lawyers at Wruck Paupore, call us now at (219) 322-1166.
Don is a founding partner and one of the nation’s top-ranked personal injury litigators. He is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, which includes less than 1% of the nation’s trial lawyers, and awarded the highest ranking given by Martindale Hubbel and AVVO.
More importantly, Don understands representing personal injury victims is about more than recovering the best settlement: it’s about helping clients get back on their feet and supporting them in every aspect of their recovery.
In nearly all cases, our clients seek compensation from the wrongdoer’s insurance company. Before forming Wruck Paupore, Jason worked for a prominent law firm representing some of the world’s largest insurers. This experience gives Jason a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the strategies it uses to pay injury victims as little as possible.
Jason -- and our entire team -- put this inside knowledge to work to force insurance companies to pay what is actually owed. Often, we use the insurance company’s own tactics against them as we fight for the full compensation our client deserves.
For more than four decades, Keith has been fighting for injury victims. During that time, he’s watched the insurance industry change, with insurers now more interested in protecting their stock price than treating injury victims fairly.
Since the beginning, Keith has put people first. From his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 1960’s and working his way through law school, Keith has risen to become one of the Midwest’s most respected trial lawyers. He has never forgotten that being a lawyer is about helping people -- and seeing injury victims through struggles in a way that could change their lives forever.
Over the decades, Keith, Don and Jason have fought relentlessly for clients, even when other lawyers have said the case was impossible to win.
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