got hit today this sucks

sarge · 02-23-2009, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmballou

i was going maybe 35 mph coming to a stop sign...

good news we found the guy and he doesnt have insurance.......

you did file a report with the police .. right !

he will now loose his license for F.R.A. , not that it will help you or keep him from driving but it will cost him in the long run. The court can also sentence him to pay you restitution for the damage, given it may only be a little bit a week but it's better then nothing.

rmballou · 02-23-2009, 06:07 PM

yes we filed a report minutes after he hit us. talking to a lawyer wednessday....

anybody know a good one (lawyer) lol

SixFtUnd · 02-23-2009, 06:09 PM

glad no one was hurt and hope you get some justice
I got hit by an uninsured driver and the cops couldn't do anything even though we had all her info because I failed to pic her out of a picture line up

rmballou · 02-23-2009, 09:24 PM

i dont even know what this guy looks like

sarge · 02-23-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SixFtUnd

glad no one was hurt and hope you get some justice
I got hit by an uninsured driver and the cops couldn't do anything even though we had all her info because I failed to pic her out of a picture line up

Did you fail to pick the damaged vehicles out of a line up ? being able to ID a driver should have not been an issue . I love hit skips , when I find the vehicle I impound it ! it doesn't get released until I have a driver. It's amazing how that $15.00 a day storage bill starts to weigh on people and after a few days they seem to come in and want to talk

9 times out of 10 they were drunk .

KargoMaster · 02-24-2009, 12:12 AM

It always makes me just smile a little to read your responses Sarge... I believe that you truly enjoy your work...

blazerbrad · 02-24-2009, 09:38 AM

Several years ago my dad got hit by an uninsured driver (they were parked along the street and pulled out, side-swiping my dad's truck).

The driver was not the owner of the car, but neither her or the owner had insurance. Besides the fines, the judge suspended both of their licenses until they paid back the repair costs.

If you were fully insured then generally your insurance company will take care of all of the legal issues. For my dad his insurance company paid for the repairs on his truck (minus the normal deductible my dad paid) until the legal side was taken care of. They (the insurance company) then refunded the deductible and the uninsured driver made payments directly to the insurance company.

Of course all of the above may be a moot point if you just had liability, but I'm not an insurance expert.

In any case you are lucky to have a police report directly stating the at-fault vehicle. My wife got side-swiped a few years back while parked at a gas station pump. The police didn't want to do a report because it was private property so we got all of his driver's license info, insurance car, plate number, etc...but he then disappeared and were (our insurance company) never able to collect anything. Our insurance company paid for repairs minus the deductible (our of our pocket) and tried a couple of collection agencies (our agent was my wife's brother, so they tried really hard)...apparently the guy passed false insurance and license info to us.

A year or so later my wife's car also got hit by a golf ball and left a nice dent on the roof. We stopped and talked to the lady who did it. She gave us all of her insurance info, then her friends starting getting really *****y...still remember that one stating "I can't believe you want to fix that dent, I just would of kept driving......". The car was literally 3 months off the dealer lot when this happened, I so wanted to take a golf ball and throw it against her new Denali leaving a nice dent and say "okay, we're even now"......

GPER · 02-24-2009, 12:27 PM

I love stuff that fall from the sky, the CJ has been hit a few times driving by the golf course. My favorite was going in to work across from AK at the reclamation yard. One of the slag haulers were dumping and it blew up and a chunk landed on the hood. I was glad it didn't go threw the soft top.

KargoMaster · 02-23-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rmballou

anybody know a good one (lawyer) lol

I don't believe that's possible.

(at least not one that handles "plaintiffs' tort cases" which excludes our friend Wilson)

02-23-2009, 06:09 PM	#3
SixFtUnd Danny Beach Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati OH ( Price Hill) Posts: 481	glad no one was hurt and hope you get some justice I got hit by an uninsured driver and the cops couldn't do anything even though we had all her info because I failed to pic her out of a picture line up __________________ 86 Ford Bronco

02-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#6
KargoMaster Cleaning off the rust... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,009	It always makes me just smile a little to read your responses Sarge... I believe that you truly enjoy your work... __________________ brad 5.0L \| 435 \| 203 \| 300 \| 4.10 \| 39.5 Buildup BACK underway...

02-23-2009, 06:07 PM	#2
rmballou rich Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clermont Posts: 45	yes we filed a report minutes after he hit us. talking to a lawyer wednessday.... anybody know a good one (lawyer) lol

02-23-2009, 09:24 PM	#4
rmballou rich Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clermont Posts: 45	i dont even know what this guy looks like

02-24-2009, 09:38 AM	#7
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Several years ago my dad got hit by an uninsured driver (they were parked along the street and pulled out, side-swiping my dad's truck). The driver was not the owner of the car, but neither her or the owner had insurance. Besides the fines, the judge suspended both of their licenses until they paid back the repair costs. If you were fully insured then generally your insurance company will take care of all of the legal issues. For my dad his insurance company paid for the repairs on his truck (minus the normal deductible my dad paid) until the legal side was taken care of. They (the insurance company) then refunded the deductible and the uninsured driver made payments directly to the insurance company. Of course all of the above may be a moot point if you just had liability, but I'm not an insurance expert. In any case you are lucky to have a police report directly stating the at-fault vehicle. My wife got side-swiped a few years back while parked at a gas station pump. The police didn't want to do a report because it was private property so we got all of his driver's license info, insurance car, plate number, etc...but he then disappeared and were (our insurance company) never able to collect anything. Our insurance company paid for repairs minus the deductible (our of our pocket) and tried a couple of collection agencies (our agent was my wife's brother, so they tried really hard)...apparently the guy passed false insurance and license info to us. A year or so later my wife's car also got hit by a golf ball and left a nice dent on the roof. We stopped and talked to the lady who did it. She gave us all of her insurance info, then her friends starting getting really *****y...still remember that one stating "I can't believe you want to fix that dent, I just would of kept driving......". The car was literally 3 months off the dealer lot when this happened, I so wanted to take a golf ball and throw it against her new Denali leaving a nice dent and say "okay, we're even now"......

02-24-2009, 12:27 PM	#8
GPER Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 811	I love stuff that fall from the sky, the CJ has been hit a few times driving by the golf course. My favorite was going in to work across from AK at the reclamation yard. One of the slag haulers were dumping and it blew up and a chunk landed on the hood. I was glad it didn't go threw the soft top.