Save photos, video, witness names, the police report information, and any truck-identifying details immediately. In Mississippi, evidence from a delivery-truck crash can disappear fast, especially camera footage, truck inspection records, and phone data.

At the scene, photograph all vehicles, license plates, USDOT numbers, UPS logos, damage, skid marks, broken glass, road conditions, traffic lights, and any nearby business cameras. If there are injuries, photograph them again over the next several days as bruising or swelling changes.

Get the driver's full name, employer listed on the insurance card, plate number, and the exact truck number if it is marked on the vehicle. Write down the time, location, weather, and what the driver said right after the crash.

If law enforcement responds, ask which agency handled it - often the Mississippi Highway Patrol or a city police department - and get the report number. Mississippi drivers usually must report a crash to police if it involves injury, death, or apparent property damage of $500 or more.

Try to gather and preserve:

• Witness names and phone numbers
• Dashcam footage from your car or nearby vehicles
• Nearby store, gas station, or doorbell camera footage
• Tow-yard and repair-shop photos
• Medical records, discharge papers, prescriptions, and work-miss notes
• Receipts for towing, rental cars, medication, and travel to treatment

Do not repair your vehicle until it has been thoroughly photographed. Keep damaged personal items like phones, child seats, helmets, or clothing.

If you used your phone right before or after the crash, save screenshots showing calls, texts, maps, or delivery-app activity, but do not delete anything. Phone records, truck GPS data, onboard camera footage, driver logs, and vehicle maintenance records may later matter in proving how the wreck happened.

In Mississippi, the general deadline to file most injury claims is 3 years, but key evidence may be gone within days or weeks.