Drivers who cause car accidents will often lie about what happened in an attempt to avoid liability. If you are dealing with this situation, you are not alone. But, even if the other driver lies about how the accident happened, there may still be various forms of evidence that you (or your lawyer) can use to prove that you are entitled to just compensation.
You were injured in a car accident, and you have no doubt that the accident was the other driver’s fault. Yet, the driver who hit you is telling a completely different story.
What can (and should) you do?
If the driver who hit you lies about the accident, this should not prevent you from seeking the compensation you deserve. In this scenario, seeking just compensation will involve gathering evidence that confirms your version of the events. Various forms of evidence may be available—and, once you hire a Madison car accident lawyer to represent you, your lawyer will be able to get to work gathering the evidence needed to pursue a liability claim on your behalf.
When you need to seek financial compensation for a car accident and the other driver is lying about what happened, it is important to have as much evidence as possible. If you can prove that the other driver is lying, his or her lies should not stand in the way of recovering the financial compensation you deserve.
Some examples of the types of evidence that may be available to establish liability in this scenario include:
Your lawyer can also hire an expert to examine each of the vehicles involved in the accident, and the location and extent of the damage to each vehicle can also assist with proving what actually happened. In many cases, hiring an accident reconstructionist who can use the available data to produce a computer simulation of the accident will be a highly effective way of proving liability as well.
If you have the evidence you need to prove liability, this shouldn’t be an issue. But, if the insurance companies believe the other driver and accuse you of lying instead, seeking the compensation you deserve will involve using the available evidence to establish the validity of your claim.
Ultimately, the evidence should speak for itself. If the evidence shows that the accident was the other driver’s fault, the insurance companies should not be able to accuse you of lying—at least not in good faith. Your lawyer should be able to use the evidence to prove that your version of the events is accurate, and then the insurance companies should be left with little choice other than to accept liability.
Of course, this doesn’t always happen, and seeking just compensation for a car accident can be challenging under any circumstances. An experienced lawyer will be prepared to fight for just compensation on your behalf, including taking the insurance companies to court if necessary.
With all of this in mind, if you were injured in a car accident and the other driver lies about how the accident happened, you need to be prepared to fight for the financial compensation you deserve. To help maximize your chances of recovering just compensation, you should:
If the other driver lies about how your accident happened, you do not have to simply accept their version of events. Evidence from the crash scene, witnesses, vehicle data, camera footage, and other sources may help establish what actually happened and who was responsible.
The sooner you speak with a lawyer, the sooner an investigation can begin. Our Madison car accident lawyers can gather and preserve evidence, deal with the insurance companies on your behalf, and fight back if the other driver’s false statements are being used to deny or reduce the compensation you deserve.
If you were injured in a Wisconsin car accident and the other driver is not telling the truth about what happened, contact Boller & Vaughan today online or at (608) 268-0268 for a FREE case evaluation. We proudly serve clients in Madison and throughout Wisconsin.
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