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Very sad to hear that type of news Chris. In large engineering projects like I work in, it is inevitable to end up in court at some stage (Magistrates, IR or an arbitrator etc) so the following has worked for many of my colleagues and myself :
1. Evidence evidence and evidence. Write a log of the events in chronological order no matter how minor. Demonstrate that you have followed your duty of care to the incident no matter how you feel about the other party. It looks like you have done this well by stopping, asking him to pull into a safer location, handing over your details etc.
2. Stay objective.
3. Stay black and white with the facts and keep it simple.
You'll find that provided there is nothing to hide, judgements come swift and quickly catch out those with a bad intention or those whose story is grey and inconsistent. Duty of care is becoming more prominent nowadays.
Good luck!
Darrin...
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