When accidents happen, there is confusion and chaos all around. People are shocked, bewildered and afraid. They may also have suffered injuries or seen injuries happen to their loved ones. The primary focus at this time is to get competent medical help and ensure that the injured are protected.

However, accidents can also result in serious injuries that cause huge physical, financial and emotional problems as time passes. The injured person may be unable to work for a long time, perhaps even permanently. There may be enormous medical costs, pain and suffering to be endured.

Accidents aren’t always accidental – they’re most often caused by someone’s fault or negligence. The injured are entitled to receive compensation from statutory benefits in Ontario and also by filing a personal injury claim against the at-fault party whose actions or omissions caused the accident.

An experienced Belleville personal injury lawyer who has worked extensively in the area of MVA (motor-vehicle accidents) can provide the right information, advice and guidance.

Proving Fault or Negligence

Accidents resulting from fault/negligence cause disruptions in the injured person’s life, livelihood and quality of living. Under personal injury laws, they are entitled to seek monetary compensation that would restore their lives to the pre-accident conditions as much as possible.

The keystones of personal injury law are proving negligence, providing evidence of injuries and the impact of these injuries on the life of the claimant.

Accident situations occur within a split second and it’s not possible to truly evaluate the exact cause unless there are very clear and unmistakable signs of negligence or fault, such as impaired or distracted driving, speeding, flouting of traffic signals etc.

Insurance companies which make the settlement payouts may dispute the injured victim’s claims in order to protect their own business interests.

Hence, providing robust proof of your claim is a vital part of getting the compensation you deserve.

Belleville personal injury lawyers who have handled such cases before are able to help you assemble a strong and compelling claim. We can conduct independent investigations into the collision, get expert testimony and evidence from eye-witnesses if any and ensure that your claim is backed by solid proof.

Collision Reconstruction

Known as vehicle accident reconstruction, this is the scientific, objective and analytical process of investigating and concluding how an accident occurred.

Independent investigators can use the latest technology and techniques to examine the vehicles, accident location and vehicle behavior. This helps them arrive at a conclusion that details exactly how the crash occurred.

They may use:

• computer simulation/animation models
• software to analyze event data
• probability studies
• paint analysis/matching
• photography analysis
• crash testing for low-speed collisions
• visibility studies for poor lighting conditions
• weather and climate analysis
• tire and skid marks analysis
• speed and movement of vehicles
• sight-lines
• sequence of events
• reaction time
• seat-belts/airbag deployment
• vehicle control and bio-mechanical analysis
• auto part failure/defect analysis

and more.

Information from police and traffic records, photographs, CCTV or video footage, eye-witness reports, medical reports, etc are other valuable sources of information.

Such information provides crucial data in fixing liability so that you can get the compensation you deserve.