Winning a personal injury case requires strong evidence. Many different types of evidence can support your claim, including surveillance footage. Video footage in personal injury cases is powerful because it provides a neutral perspective on the events in question and can shed light on who acted negligently and should be held liable.
The Role of Surveillance Footage in Personal Injury Claims
To prevail in a personal injury case, you must usually show how someone’s careless or dangerous actions (negligence) caused your injuries. You need robust evidence, and surveillance footage can play an essential role because it provides an unbiased record of the incident.
Unlike written statements or personal recollections, video captures the events as they happened. As a result, surveillance footage can settle disputes about how the accident occurred, confirm the timeline, and highlight negligent actions that led to your injuries.
How Surveillance Footage Proves Liability and Negligence
Surveillance footage can support your personal injury case and prove liability or negligence by:
- Showing the exact moment of the accident, clarifying how it occurred and who caused it
- Capturing unsafe behavior by the liable party, such as speeding, failing to follow traffic signals, or ignoring safety rules
- Documenting unsafe conditions at the accident scene, such as poor lighting, broken equipment, or unmarked hazards
- Confirming the sequence of events and eliminating doubts from conflicting accounts
- Strengthening witness testimony by providing a visual record matching their statement
- Demonstrating the extent of the other party’s carelessness in a way that written records or verbal descriptions cannot
How Lawyers Use and Obtain Surveillance Footage
Personal injury attorneys begin hunting for surveillance footage by identifying areas where cameras may have recorded an accident. They may request footage from nearby businesses, traffic cameras, or private property owners. In some cases, they use subpoenas or other formal legal tools to acquire recordings. Because many systems automatically erase video within days or weeks, acting quickly to secure this evidence is crucial.
After obtaining as much footage as possible, lawyers review it to determine how the recording supports your claim. They can use the video to strengthen your version of events, show the other party’s actions, or challenge false statements made by the defense.
What Our Daytona Beach Personal Injury Lawyers Can Do for You
At Zimmet & Zimmet, our Daytona Beach personal injury lawyers understand the importance of surveillance footage and how it can support your case. We’ll act quickly to investigate what happened, gather records, and secure surveillance footage before it disappears. Once our investigation is complete, we’ll analyze the footage alongside other evidence, such as eyewitness statements and your medical records, to build a solid claim demanding maximum compensation.
Our firm also handles settlement negotiations with the liable party and their insurer, files all necessary paperwork on time, and seeks full and fair compensation for your medical expenses, lost income, emotional distress, and other losses. We prepare every case as if it’s headed to trial, and we’re ready to present a persuasive argument to a judge or jury if necessary.
Don’t risk accepting an unfair settlement or losing your case because you don’t have the proper evidence or legal representation. Call Zimmet & Zimmet today or complete our contact form for a free consultation.
