{"id":2603,"date":"2016-06-17T19:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T00:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2019-07-31T23:25:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T23:25:50","slug":"your-smartphone-could-be-your-best-friend-after-a-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/auto-insurance\/your-smartphone-could-be-your-best-friend-after-a-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Smartphone Could Be Your Best Friend After a Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all heard how driving and calling or texting on your Smartphone is dangerous and should be avoided at all times. That\u2019s because distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car crashes resulting in serious injury or death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest, taking pictures of yourself and posting them on social media, such as Instagram, while sitting behind the wheel of a speeding car is a dangerous proposition. But, if you happen to be involved in an automobile accident, your Smartphone could turn out to be your best friend \u2013 as long as it wasn\u2019t the cause of your wreck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the so-called smoke has settled, make sure you aren\u2019t injured before exiting your vehicle. Check on the other driver\u2019s condition as well and call 911, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If everyone is alright, it\u2019s time to start taking photos and video evidence at the scene for auto insurance purposes as even a minor fender-bender can escalate into a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documenting the damage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your Smartphone to take as many photos as possible of the damage resulting from the accident, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your vehicle and the other driver\u2019s vehicle \u2013 get both long shots and close-ups of both vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Any debris on the road in relation to the position of the vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Brake or skid marks, if any.<\/li>\n<li>Interior of both cars for deployed airbags \u2013 look for spilled drinks in the other vehicle, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, if window glass was broken, and other major damage.<\/li>\n<li>Your injuries, if possible. Also, video the other driver to be sure you have a record of his lack of injuries just in case he claims he was seriously injured later on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to take notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While your Smartphone is a valuable tool to document your accident, don\u2019t forget to take notes. However, if you\u2019re too shaken to jot down the other driver\u2019s information, use your phone to take photos of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>License plates<\/li>\n<li>Insurance information<\/li>\n<li>Contact information, including phone numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evidence gathering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your Smartphone can also come in handy should a witness to the accident be willing to make a video statement of what they saw. Have them include their names and contact information on the video.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the best-case scenario is \u2013 you won\u2019t need any of the information or photos you record on your Smartphone but, if you do \u2013 you\u2019ll have it at your fingertips.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The same can be said when shopping for low-cost auto insurance \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/car-insurance\/\">Louisiana and Alabama car insurance quotes<\/a> are just a Smartphone call away. Call USAgencies today at <strong>(800) 420-3712<\/strong>\u00a0just make sure you\u2019re not driving at the time. You can also get a f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/quote-car-insurance\/\">ree car insurance quote<\/a> online.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all heard how driving and calling or texting on your Smartphone is dangerous and should be avoided at all times. That\u2019s because distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car crashes resulting in serious injury or death. &nbsp; Let\u2019s be honest, taking pictures of yourself and posting them on social media, such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-insurance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3324,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603\/revisions\/3324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usagencies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}