Legal Question in Personal Injury in Virginia
Is it legal for a first responder of a fatal accident to take pictures and then send them to a media outlet? Even before the police had been on the scene.
Asked on 3/23/10, 7:41 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Yes, of course, the highways are public venues, and "highway papparazzi" are
free to take whatever pictures they want, even if some of them are
clothed as EMS personnel (in my opinion).
It may be, of course, that the first responders of the particular agency involved may have rules against such picture taking but that would be another and separate issue.
Answered on 3/28/10, 8:24 am
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