Last december I installed a dashcam in my RS: the BlackVue DR650S-2CH (https://mk3focusrs.club/forum/topic/can-any1-recommend-a-dash-cam/).
Last friday night I happened to witness a car crash where the car in front of me crossed a red light before hitting another car. Fortunately, nobody was injured due to the low speed. At home I wondered whether my camera had recorded the scene – it had. So I saved the relevant clip since the camera overwrites the micro-SD card every 6 hours.
The next day I called the police to ask whether such a video was of any use in the case. They were indeed very interested.
Today the police officer in charge rang me up and we met. He interrogated me properly as third party key witness with written and signed protocol. Eventually, we looked at the video and I saw a big smile appearing on his face. He said, with my record the case had become as plain as pikestaff.
He also explained that crossing red lights is always a problem because people either lie, don’t remember or keep silent about it. Collecting objective evidence is sometimes hard causing a lot of effort, costs and trials for all involved parties.
This post is now open for discussion.
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