Hi. I’m the friend that got hit. I was on a loop exit. And I was driving the inner loop and since I was doing that the cop decided to drive the outer loop (if that makes any sense as all.) and so that’s how his right side clashed with my left side.
Hi. I’m that friend that got hit. No the officer didn’t shoot the dogs. He didn’t know they were in there until we asked for animal control to come get them. And they did. Both of the dogs are good. Unharmed.
Hi. I’m that friend that got hit. I haven’t seen anything yet. True enough. But I am getting a lawyer and they will have to do a settlement. It was his fault. He even admitted to it. To me and to the other officers.
I won’t comment on the bodily injury side as that’s not my specialty (and your attorney will handle that but usually NOT the car as they don’t get paid to handle the car damages. It’s against the bar regulations), but I’ll say sadly that I’m certain the car is a total loss. They don’t pay to fix that damage on that year and model. They won’t replace it of course either, but they’ll pay a cash settlement for the pre-loss condition of the Taurus. So I know you said you don’t care about the money, but all claims are about is the money. They pay for the loss in cash, not with another used Taurus.
Start looking around Craigslist and AutoTrader for 2006 Taurus and getting an idea of what they are going for. Consider the differences in mileage and condition. Keep that in mind once they finally get around to handling the claim. Sometimes they’ll throw out a crazy good settlement so take it and run. But if it looks low compared to what you saw available in the classifieds, be ready to talk to them about what you’re seeing the cars listed for.
Despite what others say, the City will usually make good in the accidents that are their fault. I’m not so pessimistic. Especially since being a rear end accident liability is pretty clear. My company collects from municipalities routinely. Problem is they’re slow and a paperwork mess to deal with. Just like you’d expect from the government.
No no- city has insurance. Garbage trucks hit parked cars weekly. PM me and I can help. I’m wannadem lawyers. Fairly painless process.
If you were discussing legal strategies (in ongoing legal cases) that may tip-off the other side's defense, then sure - it wouldn't be 'prudent'.
Or if you were divulging additional information that would be counter to your case.
But she's just asking for advise on how to progress forward in the best manner available.
The damage has already been done. Nothing being discussed is 'questionable' in any way.
Even if they do give me the money to replace it myself, that’s fine. As long as my car gets fixed or replaced with a ‘new’ car. I’m not expecting them to just give me a new Taurus. But even a settlement large enough to get a car or fix this one is fine.
As I see it, she was hit by an uninsured driver. Now, does she carry Uninsured Driver Accident Coverage in her Insurance Policy?
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