An attorney may need to utilize the services of an accident reconstruction expert when collecting evidence for Houma car accident litigation. This expert is hired in order to review evidence that can be important if there is a dispute about how the crash occurred. An accident reconstruction expert may ask if there was any debris present and if there were any skid marks. This expert can reconstruct the crash to determine what actually happened.
If the vehicle has not been utilized after the crash the accident reconstruction expert can often obtain black box evidence from the vehicle determining the speed at the time of the crash and the direction of movement of the vehicle at the time of the crash. Consequently, the vehicles need to be preserved so that the accident reconstruction expert can download this information. This may involve a court order to preserve evidence. Other evidence that must be obtained could be medical records.