If a police officer was not witness to the accident I was in, can his testimony and accident report be inadmissible?
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If a police officer was not witness to the accident I was in, can his testimony and accident report be inadmissible?
If so, how do I go about having the judge not allow it?
Asked on September 5, 2012 under Accident Law, New Jersey
Answers:
Leigh Anne Timiney / Timiney Law Firm
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Generally, police officer testimony and accident reports are considered admissable forms of evidence. The police officer is not testifying as a witness to the accident. He or she will be testifying in regard to his or her investigation of the accident scene, interviews with witnesses and the parties involved and any citations issued. The accident report reflects this information. As such, this is relevant and admissable evidence.
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