Quote Originally Posted by jord0690 View Post
Well long story short they got the charges dropped and are sueing my dad now, and the insurance company and court says police reports are of no use as evidence against them (guy and girl on the sled.) so IMO police reports are useless once they enter the courts. Up here anyways. And im being 100% serious the police report is useless in helping us win the case. Void. So Police reports arent always helpful.
I think that would be right. The police report is just that, a report. The officer can't testify to what happened because he didn't see what happened. This is where as other people suggested, getting a witness statement is very valuable.