Colorado Springs Failure-to-Yield Accident Lawyers

Evidence Checklist What Evidence Proves Fault in a Colorado Springs Failure-to-Yield Accident?

Right-of-way cases depend on proving the vehicles' positions, speeds, and paths before impact—plus what traffic control devices were present and operational. This checklist shows what McCormick & Murphy collect to establish who violated Colorado's right-of-way rules and caused your injury.

• Colorado Springs Police Department or Colorado State Patrol crash report — Documents the scene, injuries, officer observations, and often identifies the at-fault driver's violation—running a red light, stop sign, or failing to yield to traffic or pedestrians.
• Traffic camera and business surveillance video footage — Captures vehicle positions, approach speeds, signal colors, and impact dynamics. Typically retained only 5 to 30 days—must be preserved immediately before deletion or overwriting.
• Traffic signal timing and traffic-control records from the City — Shows signal cycle length, green/yellow/red phases, and pedestrian-crossing intervals at the time of the crash to verify right-of-way.
• Witness statements on right of way — Interviews with people who saw the crash and can describe signal color, direction of travel, speed, angle of approach, and whether either driver signaled or braked.
• Scene photographs of lane markings, sight lines, and road conditions — Documents visibility, obstructions, intersection geometry, crosswalk placement, and signs or signals present at Powers Boulevard, Academy Boulevard, Woodmen Road, or other crash locations.
• Vehicle resting positions and damage photos — Shows points of impact, force and direction of collision, and vehicle paths—critical for accident reconstruction and fault determination.
• Accident reconstruction expert analysis — Engineering analysis of impact physics, driver visibility, reaction time, speed, and braking to demonstrate who had right of way and who violated traffic law.
• UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central or CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital medical records — Links your injury to the crash dynamics, documents treatment, and establishes medical causation and damages.
• Cell phone records and distraction evidence — If available, shows whether the at-fault driver was using a phone, texting, or otherwise distracted at the time they failed to yield.
• Colorado citation or traffic violation issued to the other driver — Strong evidence of fault—police citation for failure to yield, running a red light, or stop-sign violation supports your right-of-way claim.
• Prior crash or violation history of the at-fault driver — May show pattern of reckless or negligent driving behavior at similar intersections or conditions in Colorado Springs or El Paso County.
• Vehicle maintenance and inspection records — If brake failure or other mechanical defect is claimed as defense, maintenance logs help confirm whether the at-fault driver's vehicle was roadworthy.

Do not delay—video footage, signal timing records, and witness memories fade or disappear within days. McCormick & Murphy preserves evidence immediately, conducts independent investigation, and files in El Paso County District Court to maximize your recovery. Free consultation. No fee unless we recover for you. Call (719) 389-0400 or visit the Colorado Springs office at 929 W Colorado Ave.