Accident Evidence Checklist & Organizer
After a crash, evidence that may help show what happened can start disappearing right away — photos get deleted, footage overwrites, witnesses move on, memories blur. This free tool helps you take stock of what you already have, see what’s still worth gathering, and learn how to protect it. Check what applies; it builds your personal evidence list.
Private by design
This tool does not upload, store, send, or preserve your evidence. It runs in your browser and shows a checklist for you to save or use yourself. Andrade Law does not receive anything you enter unless you separately choose to contact the firm through a case-review form. This is a checklist, not legal advice.
Why it matters
Evidence Has a Short Shelf Life
The strength of an injury claim usually comes down to what you can prove — and the proof fades fast. Nearby security cameras overwrite in a day or two. A vehicle’s “black box” data can be lost if the vehicle is repaired, moved to salvage, sold, parted out, or scrapped. Witnesses you didn’t get contact info for vanish. Bruises and scrapes heal before anyone photographs them. Getting organized early — and preserving what’s perishable — is one of the highest-value things you can do for your own case.
Your Checklist
Check What You Already Have
Tick everything you’ve got. The tool will build a clean list of what you have, what’s still worth gathering, and how to protect it — for you to keep.
Please don’t enter sensitive information. Do not enter Social Security numbers, account numbers, full medical details, private passwords, or highly sensitive information into this checklist.
This list stays with you. Nothing was uploaded, sent, stored, or preserved by Andrade Law — it was built in your browser. General information, not legal advice.
Your evidence list
What this does and doesn’t do
Honest Limitations
- This is an organizer — it helps you take stock of and protect evidence. It does not store, secure, or hold anything, and Andrade Law does not keep or preserve your evidence.
- Gather evidence lawfully. Do not trespass, access someone else’s account or device, alter or delete evidence, secretly record where prohibited, or contact represented parties to obtain evidence.
- Some evidence is perishable (camera footage, vehicle data). Preserving it may need a written request sent fast — see the notes the tool generates.
- A complete record helps, but how a claim is built and presented matters too — that’s where a lawyer adds the most.
- This is general information, not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
If you were seriously hurt, the most important evidence is often the most perishable. Call Andrade Law at (651) 800-1313 — the sooner we’re involved, the more options we may have to identify and pursue time-sensitive evidence.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this upload or store my evidence? +
No. This tool never uploads, transmits, stores, or preserves anything. The checklist is built entirely in your browser, and the list it produces is yours to keep. Andrade Law does not collect or hold your evidence here — you keep control of it.
What evidence disappears the fastest? +
Footage from nearby cameras (often overwritten in 24–72 hours) and a vehicle’s electronic “black box” data (which can be lost if the vehicle is repaired, moved to salvage, sold, parted out, or scrapped). Both may be preservable with prompt action or appropriate requests, depending on who controls the evidence and whether the data still exists — Andrade Law has free guides that walk you through the camera-footage and vehicle-data preservation steps.
How do I get the police report? +
Ask the responding agency for the report number at the scene if you can. Minnesota crash reports are generally available from the agency that responded or through the state — a lawyer can also pull it for you.
Talk to us
Worried about losing evidence that may help support your case? Request a free case review
The most important evidence is often the most perishable. Tell me briefly what happened and I will take a look — the sooner we are involved, the more options we may have to identify and pursue time-sensitive evidence. You can also call me directly at (651) 800-1313.
Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send highly sensitive or confidential details through this website. We may need to check conflicts and agree in writing before we can represent you or take action on your behalf.