Request the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Crash Report as soon as it's available, usually within 3 to 5 business days, and send written preservation requests for any video or dashcam footage within 24 to 48 hours. The mistake is waiting on insurance while the best proof gets erased, towed away, or buried under repairs.

Start with the scene evidence your brother can't recreate later. Save:

• Photos of all vehicles, plate numbers, damage, skid marks, slush, ice patches, road signs, and the whole roadway from far back
• Photos of injuries the same day and every few days after
• Screenshots of the weather for that hour in Jonesboro
• Names, phone numbers, and short texted statements from witnesses
• The exact location: street, mile marker, nearby business, or intersection

If police responded, get the report from Jonesboro Police Department or Arkansas State Police, depending on who worked the crash. If no officer came and there was injury or serious damage, don't shrug that off - write down the time, location, and every driver's insurance and tag information now.

Move fast on video. Gas stations, hotels, stores, and apartment cameras around places like US 49, I-555, Red Wolf Boulevard, or Stadium Boulevard may overwrite footage in days. Ask in person, then follow up in writing telling them to preserve video for the crash time window.

Save the car before it gets fixed. Photograph the inside and outside, keep the tow receipt, body shop estimate, and any black box/download information if available. If there was a dashcam, copy the full file, not just a clip.

Also save the phone stuff: call log, texts, map history, and photos showing when he left and where he was. If the other driver may claim distraction, your brother's phone records can matter.

Keep every medical paper too: ER discharge, urgent care notes, prescriptions, work excuses, and mileage to appointments.