Mesa Car Accident Lawyers - Mesa Arizona Personal Injury Lawyers, 3707 E. Southern Avenue, Mesa Arizona 85206
Mesa car accidents and truck accidents require very different follow up when you have been an injured victim. One of the differences between a car accident and a truck accident, is that it is absolutely necessary for the victim or their attorney to submit to the trucking company a spoliation letter. A spoliation letter tells the trucking company that they have to hold onto the evidence and are unable to destroy anything. In many cases, trucking companies destroy the actual truck involved in the accident, or any other pertinent evidence, to get rid of any proof that they know would show that they were at fault for causing the accident. Therefore, sending the trucking company a spoliation letter would thereafter hold the trucking company accountable for keeping the evidence. A spoliation letter also requires the representatives for the trucking company to hold all necessary documents that prove that the truck driver was responsible for the accident. We have had many cases where spoliation letters made the entire different in the case. Many times when we send spoliation letters the trucking company will still destroy the evidence however when we are able to show that the trucking company received the spoliation letter we are then able to get evidence into the courtroom that we may have otherwise not been able to.
The question becomes why do trucking companies want to go as far as destroying evidence from a car crash when they know that it will come back to haunt them. Many times, the trucking companies will get away with destroying the evidence because they do not receive a spoliation letter or because the spoliation letter is not effective and complete. Many times trucking companies destroy the evidence because they bank on the fact that juries often times will not believe or be persuaded that the trucking company deliberately destroyed the evidence. Having the spoliation letter though signed by a trucking representative that they received it further helps to show that the trucking company on purpose destroyed the evidence.
After a car crash, especially when someone is seriously injured, it is important to have a complete and legally valid spoliation letter sent to the trucking company. Every case is different and typically each spoliation letter will be different as well.
Do you have an experienced Mesa Arizona car accident lawyer on your side? It is vital if you are seriously injured in a trucking accident to make sure you at least speak to an experienced injury lawyer in Arizona. If you do hire an attorney, make sure to ask the lawyer for a copy of the spoliation letter so you can review it to make sure that all the details are accurate. Some attorneys who take trucking accident cases are unfamiliar with the important or legalities for spoliation letters. If you have been seriously injured it is important to make sure you are hiring someone with the experience necessary to handle your serious injury claim.
