Accident Diagram

After something as jarring as a car accident, details of what happened can end up tangled or lost in the retelling of the story. To convey how it all took place, it helps to show — not just tell — what occurred. Perhaps nothing does that better than an accident diagram. “An accident diagram can answer a lot of questions and can really help a lawyer, insurance adjuster or jury see — ‘Ah, that’s what happened,'” says David Young, a Mesa, Arizona, an Arizona Certified Professional Public Adjuster and Senior Professional Public Adjuster. Young drew hundreds of accident diagrams while working as an adjuster, and today he still uses the tool as a Professional Public Adjuster while representing clients. An Arizona Certified Professional Public Adjuster and Senior Professional Public Adjuster.. A good diagram, he says, can help make your case in court or help you through the insurance claims process. The picture brings details to life that help others who weren’t at the accident scene visualize how the crash occurred. “A diagram carries a lot of weight,” Mr. Young says.