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o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1xwtr9 | h1yyz4i | 1,623,825,725 | 1,623,853,458 | 112 | 147 | I suggest having a land survey done as soon as possible. Find out exactly where the property line is. Would widening the driveway on your side make your garage accessible? | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | 0 | 27,733 | 1.3125 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yfno8 | h1yyz4i | 1,623,842,559 | 1,623,853,458 | 103 | 147 | Chances are local zoning may require a permit for the fence, I would be give your municipality a call and go from there. | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | 0 | 10,899 | 1.427184 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yyz4i | h1yecpa | 1,623,853,458 | 1,623,841,556 | 147 | 96 | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | Search for an easement made by the previous owners, and see if they got a permit for installation of the fence. | 1 | 11,902 | 1.53125 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yvcvp | h1yyz4i | 1,623,851,763 | 1,623,853,458 | 70 | 147 | At this point you almost certainly are going to need a lawyer. **Do not wait.** Best case, you complain to city code and they work with you - point out to the homeowner he doesn't have a permit, and rule he has to take the fence down since you are being denied access to your property. Again, do not wait, because they may mess up and retroactively take a permit. You have a right to sue on the basis of detrimental reliance. You relied on your neighbor to not put up an object that would deny you access to your property, without proper notice or warning. The neighbor acted both negligently and with malice, knowing (or should have known) you would be denied access to your vehicles. Then you would sue for an easement in court as part of the lawsuit. Finally, not exactly legal advice, but an offshoot - consider moving. This homeowner sounds nuts, if it is as you describe, and your safety may be at risk. Hopefully with a new homeowner in the house, he will calm down. But you have to protect your family. Someone that does this is usually not stable. Move. | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | 0 | 1,695 | 2.1 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yyz4i | h1yn7o5 | 1,623,853,458 | 1,623,847,531 | 147 | 61 | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | Notify the fire dept! Not having access to your house via the driveway during an emergency is a huge problem. | 1 | 5,927 | 2.409836 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yyz4i | h1yykrg | 1,623,853,458 | 1,623,853,274 | 147 | 27 | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | OP, I'm Not a lawyer but had a neighbor who did this to me. If the "shared" driveway is actually an easement (check your survey), this has become a title issue. If that is the case, your title insurance company can handle the issue, including any litigation that arises. | 1 | 184 | 5.444444 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1ymfeo | h1yyz4i | 1,623,847,078 | 1,623,853,458 | 24 | 147 | Do you have a title report? If so, check it for easements. You should almost certainly have an easement for access. If that is so, it cannot be blocked and you can take legal action against them | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | 0 | 6,380 | 6.125 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yyz4i | h1yqvcj | 1,623,853,458 | 1,623,849,525 | 147 | 18 | Urban planner of 17 years here: go talk to a planner in city hall. They will know how to quickly look up your property with the local assessors office and determine if you have an access easement. They can also easily determine if the fence was installed without a permit and file a complaint with building and code enforcement departments with you or for you. They will also know land use laws to determine what your rights are and how to best resolve the issue. People don’t take advantage of the awesome resource planners are, many don’t even know we exist or what we do. | Can you be more specific on location? Land Use consultant here, and a lot of times the city's zoning ordinances will restrict what can be constructed along a property line and in certain portions of a lot. A diagram would also help. This post is just way too vague as is. | 1 | 3,933 | 8.166667 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yecpa | h1yfno8 | 1,623,841,556 | 1,623,842,559 | 96 | 103 | Search for an easement made by the previous owners, and see if they got a permit for installation of the fence. | Chances are local zoning may require a permit for the fence, I would be give your municipality a call and go from there. | 0 | 1,003 | 1.072917 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yn7o5 | h1yvcvp | 1,623,847,531 | 1,623,851,763 | 61 | 70 | Notify the fire dept! Not having access to your house via the driveway during an emergency is a huge problem. | At this point you almost certainly are going to need a lawyer. **Do not wait.** Best case, you complain to city code and they work with you - point out to the homeowner he doesn't have a permit, and rule he has to take the fence down since you are being denied access to your property. Again, do not wait, because they may mess up and retroactively take a permit. You have a right to sue on the basis of detrimental reliance. You relied on your neighbor to not put up an object that would deny you access to your property, without proper notice or warning. The neighbor acted both negligently and with malice, knowing (or should have known) you would be denied access to your vehicles. Then you would sue for an easement in court as part of the lawsuit. Finally, not exactly legal advice, but an offshoot - consider moving. This homeowner sounds nuts, if it is as you describe, and your safety may be at risk. Hopefully with a new homeowner in the house, he will calm down. But you have to protect your family. Someone that does this is usually not stable. Move. | 0 | 4,232 | 1.147541 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yvcvp | h1ymfeo | 1,623,851,763 | 1,623,847,078 | 70 | 24 | At this point you almost certainly are going to need a lawyer. **Do not wait.** Best case, you complain to city code and they work with you - point out to the homeowner he doesn't have a permit, and rule he has to take the fence down since you are being denied access to your property. Again, do not wait, because they may mess up and retroactively take a permit. You have a right to sue on the basis of detrimental reliance. You relied on your neighbor to not put up an object that would deny you access to your property, without proper notice or warning. The neighbor acted both negligently and with malice, knowing (or should have known) you would be denied access to your vehicles. Then you would sue for an easement in court as part of the lawsuit. Finally, not exactly legal advice, but an offshoot - consider moving. This homeowner sounds nuts, if it is as you describe, and your safety may be at risk. Hopefully with a new homeowner in the house, he will calm down. But you have to protect your family. Someone that does this is usually not stable. Move. | Do you have a title report? If so, check it for easements. You should almost certainly have an easement for access. If that is so, it cannot be blocked and you can take legal action against them | 1 | 4,685 | 2.916667 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yqvcj | h1yvcvp | 1,623,849,525 | 1,623,851,763 | 18 | 70 | Can you be more specific on location? Land Use consultant here, and a lot of times the city's zoning ordinances will restrict what can be constructed along a property line and in certain portions of a lot. A diagram would also help. This post is just way too vague as is. | At this point you almost certainly are going to need a lawyer. **Do not wait.** Best case, you complain to city code and they work with you - point out to the homeowner he doesn't have a permit, and rule he has to take the fence down since you are being denied access to your property. Again, do not wait, because they may mess up and retroactively take a permit. You have a right to sue on the basis of detrimental reliance. You relied on your neighbor to not put up an object that would deny you access to your property, without proper notice or warning. The neighbor acted both negligently and with malice, knowing (or should have known) you would be denied access to your vehicles. Then you would sue for an easement in court as part of the lawsuit. Finally, not exactly legal advice, but an offshoot - consider moving. This homeowner sounds nuts, if it is as you describe, and your safety may be at risk. Hopefully with a new homeowner in the house, he will calm down. But you have to protect your family. Someone that does this is usually not stable. Move. | 0 | 2,238 | 3.888889 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yn7o5 | h1ymfeo | 1,623,847,531 | 1,623,847,078 | 61 | 24 | Notify the fire dept! Not having access to your house via the driveway during an emergency is a huge problem. | Do you have a title report? If so, check it for easements. You should almost certainly have an easement for access. If that is so, it cannot be blocked and you can take legal action against them | 1 | 453 | 2.541667 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yykrg | h1ymfeo | 1,623,853,274 | 1,623,847,078 | 27 | 24 | OP, I'm Not a lawyer but had a neighbor who did this to me. If the "shared" driveway is actually an easement (check your survey), this has become a title issue. If that is the case, your title insurance company can handle the issue, including any litigation that arises. | Do you have a title report? If so, check it for easements. You should almost certainly have an easement for access. If that is so, it cannot be blocked and you can take legal action against them | 1 | 6,196 | 1.125 |
o0yehx | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage. | h1yykrg | h1yqvcj | 1,623,853,274 | 1,623,849,525 | 27 | 18 | OP, I'm Not a lawyer but had a neighbor who did this to me. If the "shared" driveway is actually an easement (check your survey), this has become a title issue. If that is the case, your title insurance company can handle the issue, including any litigation that arises. | Can you be more specific on location? Land Use consultant here, and a lot of times the city's zoning ordinances will restrict what can be constructed along a property line and in certain portions of a lot. A diagram would also help. This post is just way too vague as is. | 1 | 3,749 | 1.5 |
ehun01 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit?? | fclmsc9 | fclmj2a | 1,577,751,463 | 1,577,751,287 | 33 | 13 | Start by reporting the incident to Animal Control. Depending on where you are, the previous history of the dog may be relevant and you will want follow up about vaccinations. In many cases, once your health insurance sees the bills, they will request information about the dog owner and their homeowners or renters insurance for reimbursement. You could request that information now and file a claim without using an attorney, or use an attorney if there are complications or a lasting scar. | Was a report filed with the police? I assume since your son has stitches that you sought medical care, so the first thing you want to do is talk to the neighbor- she hopefully has homeowners or renters insurance. | 1 | 176 | 2.538462 |
ehun01 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit?? | fclmsc9 | fclm670 | 1,577,751,463 | 1,577,751,040 | 33 | 2 | Start by reporting the incident to Animal Control. Depending on where you are, the previous history of the dog may be relevant and you will want follow up about vaccinations. In many cases, once your health insurance sees the bills, they will request information about the dog owner and their homeowners or renters insurance for reimbursement. You could request that information now and file a claim without using an attorney, or use an attorney if there are complications or a lasting scar. | ---
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Title: **Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property**
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> Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. > At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit??
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ehun01 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit?? | fclmj2a | fcm0mwv | 1,577,751,287 | 1,577,761,144 | 13 | 14 | Was a report filed with the police? I assume since your son has stitches that you sought medical care, so the first thing you want to do is talk to the neighbor- she hopefully has homeowners or renters insurance. | If they lost control of their dog, they were negligent and are liable under common law in all 50 states, although as has been stated, reimbursement can likely be handled more easily through their homeowners or renters insurance. More importantly, you can talk to police or animal control or animal welfare about the neglect of the dog and they can likely be cited for failing to control their dog and could lose the dog or have the dog labeled vicious for the injuries it caused to a 6 yo. | 0 | 9,857 | 1.076923 |
ehun01 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit?? | fclm670 | fcm0mwv | 1,577,751,040 | 1,577,761,144 | 2 | 14 | ---
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> Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. > At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit??
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LocationBot 4.97 23/269ths | Report Issues | If they lost control of their dog, they were negligent and are liable under common law in all 50 states, although as has been stated, reimbursement can likely be handled more easily through their homeowners or renters insurance. More importantly, you can talk to police or animal control or animal welfare about the neglect of the dog and they can likely be cited for failing to control their dog and could lose the dog or have the dog labeled vicious for the injuries it caused to a 6 yo. | 0 | 10,104 | 7 |
ehun01 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit?? | fclm670 | fclmj2a | 1,577,751,040 | 1,577,751,287 | 2 | 13 | ---
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Title: **Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property**
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> Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. > At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit??
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LocationBot 4.97 23/269ths | Report Issues | Was a report filed with the police? I assume since your son has stitches that you sought medical care, so the first thing you want to do is talk to the neighbor- she hopefully has homeowners or renters insurance. | 0 | 247 | 6.5 |
vg3ewc | legaladvice_train | 0.8 | Girlfriend bit by customer’s neighbor’s dog while door dashing My girlfriend was door dashing earlier today and had to deliver food to a customer living at an apartment. As she approached the customers door, she noticed a dog on a leash laying on the front porch (the porch is shared by the four apartments). She slowly proceeded and then the dog jumped up and attacked her and bit her leg which also broke the skin. The dog’s owner came out and took the dog inside. Apologized and said “yeah she gets that way sometimes”. We went to urgent care to get the bite taken care of and they are filing the health department and police report. What should the next steps be for us? Should we reach out to a personal injury lawyer and proceed from there or just move on from the incident? She is pretty shaken up from the whole incident and although we’re not people to just sue to sue, this is one of those situations that I feel like warrants that kind of action. If your dog “gets that way sometimes” then it should at the very least be on a much shorter leash or at least have a beware of dog sign on the premises. The leash that it was on allowed it to come off the porch into the yard to attack her. Thank you for any advice and I can provide more information if needed. | iczex9g | iczdbuf | 1,655,670,804 | 1,655,670,068 | 51 | 4 | She can sue the dog owner for her actual damages -- the out of pocket cost of going to the urgent care and followup care, or any other money she had to spend or lost out on as a direct result of the injury. Possibly lost earnings if she can make a good argument that she would have made more money if she didn't have to go to the ER (it's a bit of a weak argument, but asking is free). "It was a busy night and I missed out on prime time business. On other similar days I have made $X in the past" -- with evidence of prior earnings on similar nights. If she has medical insurance that covered the cost of the urgent care visit, though, then her "out of pocket" would probably be limited to the co-pay. | Call the police or animal control | 1 | 736 | 12.75 |
wy2qu4 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Can my roommate call the cops to force my boyfriend to leave when I’ve invited him over? [CA] I currently live in a two bedroom apartment with a roommate. My roommate does not pay rent or any utilities. I pay all the bills and rent due to my roommate being disabled and struggling to find work. I recently started a new relationship and I invite them over on a regular basis. My roommate doesn’t like it and feels like they have to hide in their room the whole time my partner of over, despite my partner and I only spending time in my room and me doing the odd bit of cooking for us (we get fast food most of the time to not hog the kitchen). Recently my roommate got upset that my partner was over, and specifically that I had forgotten to tell them ahead of time because it was a last minute decision for my partner to come over. They told me that I had to make my partner leave and that if I didn’t they were going to go to management and call the cops to forcefully remove my partner. Is this legal? There’s no stipulation that I can find in my lease that says that all members of the household have to mutually agree to any guests, so can my roommate forcefully remove my partner? | ilwisxi | ilw2b77 | 1,661,538,833 | 1,661,532,376 | 23 | 12 | You need to talk to your landlord about roommate not paying their share. If you are on the lease together paying only your half could hurt your credit score so discuss with landlord about your options. If you are on separate leases stop paying their share and let the landlord evict them | You and your roommate have equal rights to the common areas (unless the lease says differently). These include the living room and the kitchen. Your roommate can't stop you and your boyfriend from using the kitchen or living room, but neither can you stop the roommate from using them, even if that means the three you are all in the kitchen or the living room at the same time. This, obviously, could lead to conflicts. You said that your roommate stays in his room the whole time your boyfriend is over, but obviously there is still some tension here. So while you have the right to have the boyfriend over, there's really no law or set of rules that's going to intervene if heads butt up against one another in minor ways during his visit. So the best advice would be to try to accommodate your roommate's objections, within the bounds of reason. Letting the roommate know ahead of time about the visits would probably be a good place to start. You could make sure that the roommate has a chance to cook and eat meals on a set schedule, if that's an issue. You could agree to turn the TV down after, say, 10:00 p.m., if the noise bothers him. And so forth. There's no law that says you have to cooperate with your roommate on such issues. But it may be the only thing that's going to prevent the conflict from escalating to the point where the law DOES intervene. | 1 | 6,457 | 1.916667 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2fdwvp | f2g5xds | 1,570,215,887 | 1,570,226,887 | 253 | 669 | Why does the bank think they are owed money on the car ? | I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck! | 0 | 11,000 | 2.644269 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2g5xds | f2fpscd | 1,570,226,887 | 1,570,221,044 | 669 | 54 | I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck! | Is it possible someone forged the title and refinanced the car and took the money? Anything look off on your credit report? I’d assume the bank made a clerical error on the vin and did a vin search and got ahold of your info/ tag number etc. Humans make errors, I once got a toll violation because they mistyped my tag number and the vehicle in the photo was a VW and not a Mercedes. Your title is clear proof there’s no lien. The lien holder is listed on the title (at least in MD). | 1 | 5,843 | 12.388889 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2g5xds | f2flzvm | 1,570,226,887 | 1,570,219,620 | 669 | 36 | I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck! | A good place to find the types of lawyers who handle these cases is: https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney | 1 | 7,267 | 18.583333 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2fka6e | f2g5xds | 1,570,218,983 | 1,570,226,887 | 24 | 669 | > some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car **legally** Are you sure about that? They should have proof of buying the loan, did they provide anything to you? | I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck! | 0 | 7,904 | 27.875 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2hjka7 | f2fpscd | 1,570,244,391 | 1,570,221,044 | 109 | 54 | Had something similar happen except I had a repossession for a car that I never owned. The bank put the loan through for a different manufacturer. So I had repossession calls and letters and felt like I was getting no where telling them I didn't own a Mazda. After my credit tanked to under 200 from a "repossession" I lost my mind. I went to a different branch and the loan officer was so apologetic and gave me the best advice. To call the banks customer service like not local branch. And ask for the chairman complaint line. It was like I uttered Voldemort. The people on the other line we're now stuttering and stammering. Next thing I knew I was talking to the CEO(or some 3 initialshigher up)s assistant. And she took my info. I got a call back from the CEO himself apologizing and personally having people fix this issue immediately. It was wiped off my credit and the loan was fixed with correct make and model. So I'm sure your credit is taking a major hit as well you need to get that fixed as well. Good luck. | Is it possible someone forged the title and refinanced the car and took the money? Anything look off on your credit report? I’d assume the bank made a clerical error on the vin and did a vin search and got ahold of your info/ tag number etc. Humans make errors, I once got a toll violation because they mistyped my tag number and the vehicle in the photo was a VW and not a Mercedes. Your title is clear proof there’s no lien. The lien holder is listed on the title (at least in MD). | 1 | 23,347 | 2.018519 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2flzvm | f2hjka7 | 1,570,219,620 | 1,570,244,391 | 36 | 109 | A good place to find the types of lawyers who handle these cases is: https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney | Had something similar happen except I had a repossession for a car that I never owned. The bank put the loan through for a different manufacturer. So I had repossession calls and letters and felt like I was getting no where telling them I didn't own a Mazda. After my credit tanked to under 200 from a "repossession" I lost my mind. I went to a different branch and the loan officer was so apologetic and gave me the best advice. To call the banks customer service like not local branch. And ask for the chairman complaint line. It was like I uttered Voldemort. The people on the other line we're now stuttering and stammering. Next thing I knew I was talking to the CEO(or some 3 initialshigher up)s assistant. And she took my info. I got a call back from the CEO himself apologizing and personally having people fix this issue immediately. It was wiped off my credit and the loan was fixed with correct make and model. So I'm sure your credit is taking a major hit as well you need to get that fixed as well. Good luck. | 0 | 24,771 | 3.027778 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2fka6e | f2hjka7 | 1,570,218,983 | 1,570,244,391 | 24 | 109 | > some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car **legally** Are you sure about that? They should have proof of buying the loan, did they provide anything to you? | Had something similar happen except I had a repossession for a car that I never owned. The bank put the loan through for a different manufacturer. So I had repossession calls and letters and felt like I was getting no where telling them I didn't own a Mazda. After my credit tanked to under 200 from a "repossession" I lost my mind. I went to a different branch and the loan officer was so apologetic and gave me the best advice. To call the banks customer service like not local branch. And ask for the chairman complaint line. It was like I uttered Voldemort. The people on the other line we're now stuttering and stammering. Next thing I knew I was talking to the CEO(or some 3 initialshigher up)s assistant. And she took my info. I got a call back from the CEO himself apologizing and personally having people fix this issue immediately. It was wiped off my credit and the loan was fixed with correct make and model. So I'm sure your credit is taking a major hit as well you need to get that fixed as well. Good luck. | 0 | 25,408 | 4.541667 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2hd64r | f2hjka7 | 1,570,242,236 | 1,570,244,391 | 19 | 109 | https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm Theft is a criminal offense, not civil. | Had something similar happen except I had a repossession for a car that I never owned. The bank put the loan through for a different manufacturer. So I had repossession calls and letters and felt like I was getting no where telling them I didn't own a Mazda. After my credit tanked to under 200 from a "repossession" I lost my mind. I went to a different branch and the loan officer was so apologetic and gave me the best advice. To call the banks customer service like not local branch. And ask for the chairman complaint line. It was like I uttered Voldemort. The people on the other line we're now stuttering and stammering. Next thing I knew I was talking to the CEO(or some 3 initialshigher up)s assistant. And she took my info. I got a call back from the CEO himself apologizing and personally having people fix this issue immediately. It was wiped off my credit and the loan was fixed with correct make and model. So I'm sure your credit is taking a major hit as well you need to get that fixed as well. Good luck. | 0 | 2,155 | 5.736842 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2fpscd | f2flzvm | 1,570,221,044 | 1,570,219,620 | 54 | 36 | Is it possible someone forged the title and refinanced the car and took the money? Anything look off on your credit report? I’d assume the bank made a clerical error on the vin and did a vin search and got ahold of your info/ tag number etc. Humans make errors, I once got a toll violation because they mistyped my tag number and the vehicle in the photo was a VW and not a Mercedes. Your title is clear proof there’s no lien. The lien holder is listed on the title (at least in MD). | A good place to find the types of lawyers who handle these cases is: https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney | 1 | 1,424 | 1.5 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2fka6e | f2fpscd | 1,570,218,983 | 1,570,221,044 | 24 | 54 | > some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car **legally** Are you sure about that? They should have proof of buying the loan, did they provide anything to you? | Is it possible someone forged the title and refinanced the car and took the money? Anything look off on your credit report? I’d assume the bank made a clerical error on the vin and did a vin search and got ahold of your info/ tag number etc. Humans make errors, I once got a toll violation because they mistyped my tag number and the vehicle in the photo was a VW and not a Mercedes. Your title is clear proof there’s no lien. The lien holder is listed on the title (at least in MD). | 0 | 2,061 | 2.25 |
ddaea5 | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | I paid off my car 6 months ago, have full title but my car was "repossessed"/stolen last week. I apologize for the wrong flair probably, no idea what to put. So 4 years ago I bought a new car, originally financed through Ford Financial Services. I came into some cash 6 months ago and decided to use it to pay off the car and a few other debts I had to lower my monthly money out. I received the title, all was good until last week. Woke up to my car being gone, first I called my father who has a spare key to the car to see if for some reason he took the car without telling me and he didn't. I called the cops who came out and they informed me they were notified of a repossession on the car and told me which tow/recovery company called in the car. I called them up and they tell me sorry, not their problem they have all the paperwork from the finance company (Different bank, not even Ford Financial). So I start calling the bank who was never involved with my car or the loan and they tell me I'm outstanding by over 5 months non-payment. I send them a copy of the title and tell them I paid the car off 6 months ago. They dont care. The police won't let me file a stolen vehicle report because the tow company sent them all the repossession paperwork (paperwork that they won't provide to me). I called Ford and they tell me they closed out the loan upon receiving my payment and sent me the title. I asked them to send me some sort of paperwork to show I paid off the loan and they said they can mail it to me. This helps me possibly but a couple days ago I received a 10 day letter notice that my car is going to auction and where to retrieve property that was left in the car. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car legally and is going to auction it. What do I do here? I can't file a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car | f2flzvm | f2fka6e | 1,570,219,620 | 1,570,218,983 | 36 | 24 | A good place to find the types of lawyers who handle these cases is: https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney | > some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car **legally** Are you sure about that? They should have proof of buying the loan, did they provide anything to you? | 1 | 637 | 1.5 |
4ytz7w | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | [ID] Got citation for speeding but cop stated he didn't actually get my speed and pulled me over cause I passed the car he was going to pull over. I am from out of state but was driving through Idaho. I was pulled over by a state police and he claimed he pulled me over because I was going faster than another car he clocked. He actually didn't know my actual speed and on the ticket he put that I was going 1 mph over the other car since he said I passed them. So with that, the ticket says I was going 106 in an 80, bumping my ticket to inattentive/careless driving. He put on the ticket that the speed was "observed" and not detected by a radar. I am wondering if I can claim not guilty to this because there is no hard evidence that I passed the car except a possible dash cam video and even if I did, the car could have slowed down after seeing the cop which allowed me to pass it. When he asked why I was going so fast, I told him I didn't know I was going that fast. In all honesty, I really wasn't. | d6qnxz1 | d6qhe9m | 1,471,793,992 | 1,471,778,912 | 20 | 9 | I'm not sure why you think the officer shouldn't be able to ticket you in this circumstance. Logic and the laws of physics both support him here. | There's evidence that shows you were going faster than the speed he clocked the other driver going. Will that be enough to get a guilty verdict? I don't know. | 1 | 15,080 | 2.222222 |
4ytz7w | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | [ID] Got citation for speeding but cop stated he didn't actually get my speed and pulled me over cause I passed the car he was going to pull over. I am from out of state but was driving through Idaho. I was pulled over by a state police and he claimed he pulled me over because I was going faster than another car he clocked. He actually didn't know my actual speed and on the ticket he put that I was going 1 mph over the other car since he said I passed them. So with that, the ticket says I was going 106 in an 80, bumping my ticket to inattentive/careless driving. He put on the ticket that the speed was "observed" and not detected by a radar. I am wondering if I can claim not guilty to this because there is no hard evidence that I passed the car except a possible dash cam video and even if I did, the car could have slowed down after seeing the cop which allowed me to pass it. When he asked why I was going so fast, I told him I didn't know I was going that fast. In all honesty, I really wasn't. | d6r2kc0 | d6qstxi | 1,471,816,362 | 1,471,801,692 | 4 | 3 | There's no hard evidence? He got a radar reading on the other car then observed your car going faster. If everything were required to be on video to be proven, our entire lives would be recorded. It doesn't work like that. | Your choices are you can plead guilty and pay the fine, or plead not guilty and request a trial. If you choose to plead not guilty, you will need to have a defense, and you will have to appear in court for your case. The officer will testify what they observed and if it fits the elements of the violation, you must be able to answer with a valid legal defense. "No I wasn't" or "Couldn't have" isn't much of a defense, as the officer's testimony is likely to carry much more weight than your own with the court. Your admission you weren't aware of your own speed is admissible in court, so your denial you were traveling that fast already has a serious strike against it. A careless driving conviction could have serious impact on your insurance rates. I'd suggest its worth the money to hire an attorney who handles traffic cases and practices in the court that has jurisdiction over your case. They will advise you on your best course of action after reviewing all of the facts in your case. Even if they cannot get you completely off the hook, they may be able to negotiate with the prosecutor to reducing the severity of your citation to a less serious violation. An attorney can also handle your court appearances, so you may not be required to appear in person, since you are out of state. Good luck. | 1 | 14,670 | 1.333333 |
b2c2e1 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [KY] My mother (48F) got pulled over with marijuana purchased recreationally in a different state. Cop is telling her they’ll reduce the charges if she doesn’t hire a lawyer. Hey LA! I’m posting this for my mother, who recently made a trip to Colorado and brought about 3.5 ounces of marijuana flower back home. She was nearly home when a cop pulled her over, searched the car, and arrested her. Side note, police in her town are notorious for harassing people. They will line up on the main highway and pull anyone over for no reason, presumably for an excuse to search the car for drugs. There is a large heroin problem there and tons of people have overdosed within the past 5 years so it’s the number one priority to the police force at the moment. When she was pulled over, the cop said she was swerving heavily (untrue but she doesn’t have a dash cam to prove she wasn’t) She was going right below the speed limit, and was sober at the time (confirmed by a roadside oral swab). The officer asked her several times if she had “drugs, spoons, needles, pipes, anything” and she stated no, then they brought a dog to search the car anyway. They opened the trunk and found the goods. She was arrested at this point, charged with 2 felonies, and taken to prison. This was Sunday night. She was charged with having over 8 ounces, when she had less than half than that so the charge became a felony vs. misdemeanor. Fast forward to Thursday, she went to pre trial, was released, and has an upcoming court date in two weeks. She went to the police station to retrieve her belongings and the cop who pulled her over was there, and inquired about her obtaining a lawyer. He stated he was at the arraignment and heard she was hiring her own, and proceeded to say he originally weighed wrong and she actually only had 3.5 ounces. and encouraged her not to hire one because they’re going to reduce charges to a misdemeanor While this seems good, I’m wondering if my mom should follow this advice or if the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her. I know getting a lawyer is always good advice, and I encouraged her to still seek one out. But maybe she’d be okay with a public defender or hiring a lawyer with a smaller fee, to save money. Is this a common thing that occurs or are the police trying to cover something up? I appreciate any responses in advance! | eirz55k | eiry6ud | 1,552,876,858 | 1,552,876,021 | 179 | 89 | Get a lawyer, and tell her to stop talking to the police (not even casual chats). The police are not her ally in these circumstances. No matter how friendly they may seem outwardly, they're simply gathering evidence for prosecution. The police telling her not to get a lawyer is on par with "Mam, just sign this written confession and we'll drop all the charges." Police are allowed to use quite a few shady tactics to obtain evidence, up to and including lying to you. | As others have pointed out, the cops can and will lie to you. Some common advice given on this subreddit is applicable here: Never, EVER take legal advice from the opposition. >the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her That's my gut feeling here. Not legal advice, and I'm a stranger on the Internet, but yeah. Two felonies is bad news and not worth taking a chance on. ​ | 1 | 837 | 2.011236 |
b2c2e1 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [KY] My mother (48F) got pulled over with marijuana purchased recreationally in a different state. Cop is telling her they’ll reduce the charges if she doesn’t hire a lawyer. Hey LA! I’m posting this for my mother, who recently made a trip to Colorado and brought about 3.5 ounces of marijuana flower back home. She was nearly home when a cop pulled her over, searched the car, and arrested her. Side note, police in her town are notorious for harassing people. They will line up on the main highway and pull anyone over for no reason, presumably for an excuse to search the car for drugs. There is a large heroin problem there and tons of people have overdosed within the past 5 years so it’s the number one priority to the police force at the moment. When she was pulled over, the cop said she was swerving heavily (untrue but she doesn’t have a dash cam to prove she wasn’t) She was going right below the speed limit, and was sober at the time (confirmed by a roadside oral swab). The officer asked her several times if she had “drugs, spoons, needles, pipes, anything” and she stated no, then they brought a dog to search the car anyway. They opened the trunk and found the goods. She was arrested at this point, charged with 2 felonies, and taken to prison. This was Sunday night. She was charged with having over 8 ounces, when she had less than half than that so the charge became a felony vs. misdemeanor. Fast forward to Thursday, she went to pre trial, was released, and has an upcoming court date in two weeks. She went to the police station to retrieve her belongings and the cop who pulled her over was there, and inquired about her obtaining a lawyer. He stated he was at the arraignment and heard she was hiring her own, and proceeded to say he originally weighed wrong and she actually only had 3.5 ounces. and encouraged her not to hire one because they’re going to reduce charges to a misdemeanor While this seems good, I’m wondering if my mom should follow this advice or if the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her. I know getting a lawyer is always good advice, and I encouraged her to still seek one out. But maybe she’d be okay with a public defender or hiring a lawyer with a smaller fee, to save money. Is this a common thing that occurs or are the police trying to cover something up? I appreciate any responses in advance! | eis3rhp | eis25sy | 1,552,881,100 | 1,552,879,571 | 71 | 37 | Get a lawyer. Don’t talk to police. They have to prove every element of their case including—and most importantly—that they had reasonable suspicion to stop her vehicle and that they had probable cause to detain her and search her vehicle. If they weren’t justified in detaining her and searching her vehicle, anything they found in the search is inadmissible. Don’t skimp on a lawyer. You can probably get someone to take this for about $500. Seriously a way better option than taking a crappy deal. | Cops can legally lie to you, especially if there is an error in their records. They are trying to cover up. Consult a criminal attorney. | 1 | 1,529 | 1.918919 |
b2c2e1 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [KY] My mother (48F) got pulled over with marijuana purchased recreationally in a different state. Cop is telling her they’ll reduce the charges if she doesn’t hire a lawyer. Hey LA! I’m posting this for my mother, who recently made a trip to Colorado and brought about 3.5 ounces of marijuana flower back home. She was nearly home when a cop pulled her over, searched the car, and arrested her. Side note, police in her town are notorious for harassing people. They will line up on the main highway and pull anyone over for no reason, presumably for an excuse to search the car for drugs. There is a large heroin problem there and tons of people have overdosed within the past 5 years so it’s the number one priority to the police force at the moment. When she was pulled over, the cop said she was swerving heavily (untrue but she doesn’t have a dash cam to prove she wasn’t) She was going right below the speed limit, and was sober at the time (confirmed by a roadside oral swab). The officer asked her several times if she had “drugs, spoons, needles, pipes, anything” and she stated no, then they brought a dog to search the car anyway. They opened the trunk and found the goods. She was arrested at this point, charged with 2 felonies, and taken to prison. This was Sunday night. She was charged with having over 8 ounces, when she had less than half than that so the charge became a felony vs. misdemeanor. Fast forward to Thursday, she went to pre trial, was released, and has an upcoming court date in two weeks. She went to the police station to retrieve her belongings and the cop who pulled her over was there, and inquired about her obtaining a lawyer. He stated he was at the arraignment and heard she was hiring her own, and proceeded to say he originally weighed wrong and she actually only had 3.5 ounces. and encouraged her not to hire one because they’re going to reduce charges to a misdemeanor While this seems good, I’m wondering if my mom should follow this advice or if the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her. I know getting a lawyer is always good advice, and I encouraged her to still seek one out. But maybe she’d be okay with a public defender or hiring a lawyer with a smaller fee, to save money. Is this a common thing that occurs or are the police trying to cover something up? I appreciate any responses in advance! | eismw8q | eis4rtq | 1,552,908,771 | 1,552,882,123 | 21 | 15 | Police can and will lie. They do not get in trouble for lying. Do not do this without a lawyer. | Never take advice from a cop. Always get legal representation. | 1 | 26,648 | 1.4 |
jcii9x | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | my boyfriend hit someone in the head with a golf ball So my boyfriend (22) went golfing a couple of weeks ago and was the last to go in his group. from the tee box he hit the ball at it hit an older gentleman in the head with the ball which was over 400 ft away. he had no idea he could hit it that far at all. the people there said the guy was hit from the initial ball and not a bounce, however the ball hit the side of his head and didn’t land too much further afterwards. they said it was still on the green which makes me think it hit him off of a bounce. anyways he is an emt and assessed the guys pain and checked him for a concussion which he said he didn’t have. the guy was taken on an ambulance and the lady who he was with got his information because she wants to sue him. he got the letter today from an injury law firm asking for his homeowners insurance, but my boyfriend still lives with his parents. he doesn’t have homeowners insurance. I just don’t even know what all of this means. I will take any advice you guys could give me. | g91mus1 | g91mqus | 1,602,884,488 | 1,602,884,426 | 95 | 39 | Not a lawyer but generally this is considered as an acceptable risk in being on a golf course. He can ask the course if they have anything posted there indicating that play is at their own risk, which includes accidentally being hit by another golfers ball. He should talk with a lawyer but doesn't have an obligation to answer anything from a letter asking for information. Unless he is served with a lawsuit, he doesn't need to do anything. Also, tell us where this happened as different States have different laws and rulings. | So was the man on the green/golf course? According to a slew of other cases, this person won’t have a leg to stand on because they assume the risk of being there and being hit by a golf ball, especially since you’re boyfriend wasn’t negligent in hitting the ball. If he was, different story. If she does go through with things, and the lawyer who picks up the case is a crock because that would be a ridiculous lawsuit, I’d check if the golf course has any type of liability waiver that’s in the hidden print that is assumed when the players set a fee time or something...check whether id they’re not responsible for anything that happens or those playing. If you’re boyfriend still lives with his parents he should be covered under their homeowners. He needs to contact them before giving the other lawyer anything. See what they have to say. This lady sounds like a nut job and is looking for an easy money grab. Sorry your boyfriend got hit with this, OP. Edit: also, not a lawyer here, but I was hit with a petty lawsuit for something very similar when I was in college and it went nowhere so I’m crossing paths here in my thinking and past cases similar to this. | 1 | 62 | 2.435897 |
jcii9x | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | my boyfriend hit someone in the head with a golf ball So my boyfriend (22) went golfing a couple of weeks ago and was the last to go in his group. from the tee box he hit the ball at it hit an older gentleman in the head with the ball which was over 400 ft away. he had no idea he could hit it that far at all. the people there said the guy was hit from the initial ball and not a bounce, however the ball hit the side of his head and didn’t land too much further afterwards. they said it was still on the green which makes me think it hit him off of a bounce. anyways he is an emt and assessed the guys pain and checked him for a concussion which he said he didn’t have. the guy was taken on an ambulance and the lady who he was with got his information because she wants to sue him. he got the letter today from an injury law firm asking for his homeowners insurance, but my boyfriend still lives with his parents. he doesn’t have homeowners insurance. I just don’t even know what all of this means. I will take any advice you guys could give me. | g91mqus | g91rp24 | 1,602,884,426 | 1,602,887,295 | 39 | 48 | So was the man on the green/golf course? According to a slew of other cases, this person won’t have a leg to stand on because they assume the risk of being there and being hit by a golf ball, especially since you’re boyfriend wasn’t negligent in hitting the ball. If he was, different story. If she does go through with things, and the lawyer who picks up the case is a crock because that would be a ridiculous lawsuit, I’d check if the golf course has any type of liability waiver that’s in the hidden print that is assumed when the players set a fee time or something...check whether id they’re not responsible for anything that happens or those playing. If you’re boyfriend still lives with his parents he should be covered under their homeowners. He needs to contact them before giving the other lawyer anything. See what they have to say. This lady sounds like a nut job and is looking for an easy money grab. Sorry your boyfriend got hit with this, OP. Edit: also, not a lawyer here, but I was hit with a petty lawsuit for something very similar when I was in college and it went nowhere so I’m crossing paths here in my thinking and past cases similar to this. | Just wanted to verify one piece of information here, you say the distance was 400 feet but golf measures most things in yards. If it comes down to facts--400 feet is a lot different than 400 yards. But a 400 yard drive may be impossible, it certainly is for me, so feet is probably right. | 0 | 2,869 | 1.230769 |
jcii9x | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | my boyfriend hit someone in the head with a golf ball So my boyfriend (22) went golfing a couple of weeks ago and was the last to go in his group. from the tee box he hit the ball at it hit an older gentleman in the head with the ball which was over 400 ft away. he had no idea he could hit it that far at all. the people there said the guy was hit from the initial ball and not a bounce, however the ball hit the side of his head and didn’t land too much further afterwards. they said it was still on the green which makes me think it hit him off of a bounce. anyways he is an emt and assessed the guys pain and checked him for a concussion which he said he didn’t have. the guy was taken on an ambulance and the lady who he was with got his information because she wants to sue him. he got the letter today from an injury law firm asking for his homeowners insurance, but my boyfriend still lives with his parents. he doesn’t have homeowners insurance. I just don’t even know what all of this means. I will take any advice you guys could give me. | g91o78j | g91rp24 | 1,602,885,269 | 1,602,887,295 | 9 | 48 | While not completely on point, this may help. https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/1985/83ca0009-0.html. | Just wanted to verify one piece of information here, you say the distance was 400 feet but golf measures most things in yards. If it comes down to facts--400 feet is a lot different than 400 yards. But a 400 yard drive may be impossible, it certainly is for me, so feet is probably right. | 0 | 2,026 | 5.333333 |
ptte2j | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | [AZ-US] My father wants to sell the house, but my mom doesn't. Can he force her to do it anyways? As the title says my father wants to sell the house me and my family have lived in for years. His name is on the house, but my mom makes all the mortgage and bill payments. He wants to sell the house so he can move out. It's very possible that they might get separated or divorced and I don't know how that factors into everything. If it matters at all they have two kids- me [16] and my brother [17]. In short- can he force her to sell the house? [ Sorry if the formatting or flairs are wrong I've never made a post on Reddit before ] | hdytlhw | hdyl5pw | 1,632,406,834 | 1,632,403,008 | 15 | 7 | He can ask for 50% of the EQUITY. But, that would be addressed through the courts. Your mom would get an appraisal, and the difference between the appraisal of current value, AS IS (basically, it doesn't matter what other homes are going for if this home has issues and is outdated) less the remaining mortgage or leins/loans attached to the property, divided in half would be the base of what they would work with. So, if it's only worth 100k, and the remaining mortgage is 75k, he would be entitled to 12.5k, and your mother would need to refinance to get his name off the mortgage. Of course, he could sue for anything. My acquaintance, in AZ, filed for legal separation and went through all of this. Now, where the heck to you live that you have a 100k house, Sierra Vista?! | Arizona is a community property state so I believe the default would be for the house to be considered community property. Unless there is something specifically providing for joint ownership, your father probably does not have a right to sell his share of the house or encumber his share of the house. I believe a court would tell him to get a divorce if he wants to divide the value of the house. In case of a divorce, all marital property would be divided equitably and the court could order the sale or transfer of the house. I have not heard of a move to partition real community property during a marriage. It's not necessarily impossible, but I do not believe your father can force the sale of the house without filling for dissolution of marriage. I think a Family Court judge probably wouldn't order the sale of the family home during a divorce, but it could happen depending what other assets the family has and the ability of the parties to come to an agreement. | 1 | 3,826 | 2.142857 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icncmfe | icmy30v | 1,655,425,051 | 1,655,418,100 | 484 | 299 | So you don’t have insurance? | > So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy You can't charge people, only the State of Arizona can. Or the federal government, but that's not applicable here. > I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. You go through your insurance, you don't charge people. If you don't have insurance, you try to go through his. If he doesn't have insurance either, then you sue him in small claims court. | 1 | 6,951 | 1.618729 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icncmfe | icnb6k0 | 1,655,425,051 | 1,655,424,314 | 484 | 92 | So you don’t have insurance? | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | 1 | 737 | 5.26087 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icncmfe | icmzknu | 1,655,425,051 | 1,655,418,761 | 484 | 67 | So you don’t have insurance? | Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault. | 1 | 6,290 | 7.223881 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icn8x9g | icncmfe | 1,655,423,188 | 1,655,425,051 | 57 | 484 | File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse. | So you don’t have insurance? | 0 | 1,863 | 8.491228 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnc4z6 | icncmfe | 1,655,424,800 | 1,655,425,051 | 29 | 484 | Not a lawyer. The easy way is to go through your own insurance, if you have collision coverage. You’ll have to pay your deductible but they will repair/replace your car. If you don’t have insurance, your only option is to go through the other driver’s insurance. The police should have given you an “exchange of information” form with his insurance policy number. You call them and open a claim. If you don’t have his policy information, you go to the police department and get a copy of the police report and it should be there. If it was a work truck with valid insurance coverage, the limits are probably better and they might help you with the full costs of repairs. If he was driving a personal truck for business purposes but with a personal policy, that might be bad for you but his insurance might still be able to help you. Personal policies have lower limits, and with four other cars involved, the company will have to split the limit between everyone. I’m the rare case neither the exchange of info form nor the police report has his insurance information, you take the police report to the DMV and get a coverage report with them which should have the vehicle’s active insurance policy if there’s one. If you already filed a claim with his insurance, you are interested in knowing: 1. If the policy was in force at the time of the accident. If it wasn’t, request a denial letter. 2. If they have determined liability (who’s at fault) for the accident. If they haven’t; give them a copy of the police report which should clearly state their guy was at fault. Even in the case that the policy was valid and they accepted full liability, it might be months before they can pay you for your damages. They have to wait until they have the total of the damages caused in the accident before paying anyone. If the other drivers are going through their own insurance, this means waiting all their vehicles are fully repaired to have the total repair costs for their cars plus any rental costs, etc. I’m summary, if you don’t have collision coverage with your own carrier, the best case scenario is still months before you see any money. Worst case scenario, his insurance wasn’t in force, or they deny the claim, and the only way to recover any money is from the driver directly through small claims. Your own insurance policy might also have a “Uninsured Motorist Property Damage” coverage that applies in this case, but most people only carry like $1,000 in UMPD so don’t expect a lot of money. | So you don’t have insurance? | 0 | 251 | 16.689655 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icncmfe | icnbblb | 1,655,425,051 | 1,655,424,384 | 484 | 14 | So you don’t have insurance? | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | 1 | 667 | 34.571429 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnk9ik | icmy30v | 1,655,428,908 | 1,655,418,100 | 300 | 299 | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | > So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy You can't charge people, only the State of Arizona can. Or the federal government, but that's not applicable here. > I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. You go through your insurance, you don't charge people. If you don't have insurance, you try to go through his. If he doesn't have insurance either, then you sue him in small claims court. | 1 | 10,808 | 1.003344 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnb6k0 | icnk9ik | 1,655,424,314 | 1,655,428,908 | 92 | 300 | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | 0 | 4,594 | 3.26087 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnk9ik | icmzknu | 1,655,428,908 | 1,655,418,761 | 300 | 67 | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault. | 1 | 10,147 | 4.477612 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icn8x9g | icnk9ik | 1,655,423,188 | 1,655,428,908 | 57 | 300 | File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse. | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | 0 | 5,720 | 5.263158 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnk9ik | icnc4z6 | 1,655,428,908 | 1,655,424,800 | 300 | 29 | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | Not a lawyer. The easy way is to go through your own insurance, if you have collision coverage. You’ll have to pay your deductible but they will repair/replace your car. If you don’t have insurance, your only option is to go through the other driver’s insurance. The police should have given you an “exchange of information” form with his insurance policy number. You call them and open a claim. If you don’t have his policy information, you go to the police department and get a copy of the police report and it should be there. If it was a work truck with valid insurance coverage, the limits are probably better and they might help you with the full costs of repairs. If he was driving a personal truck for business purposes but with a personal policy, that might be bad for you but his insurance might still be able to help you. Personal policies have lower limits, and with four other cars involved, the company will have to split the limit between everyone. I’m the rare case neither the exchange of info form nor the police report has his insurance information, you take the police report to the DMV and get a coverage report with them which should have the vehicle’s active insurance policy if there’s one. If you already filed a claim with his insurance, you are interested in knowing: 1. If the policy was in force at the time of the accident. If it wasn’t, request a denial letter. 2. If they have determined liability (who’s at fault) for the accident. If they haven’t; give them a copy of the police report which should clearly state their guy was at fault. Even in the case that the policy was valid and they accepted full liability, it might be months before they can pay you for your damages. They have to wait until they have the total of the damages caused in the accident before paying anyone. If the other drivers are going through their own insurance, this means waiting all their vehicles are fully repaired to have the total repair costs for their cars plus any rental costs, etc. I’m summary, if you don’t have collision coverage with your own carrier, the best case scenario is still months before you see any money. Worst case scenario, his insurance wasn’t in force, or they deny the claim, and the only way to recover any money is from the driver directly through small claims. Your own insurance policy might also have a “Uninsured Motorist Property Damage” coverage that applies in this case, but most people only carry like $1,000 in UMPD so don’t expect a lot of money. | 1 | 4,108 | 10.344828 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnbblb | icnk9ik | 1,655,424,384 | 1,655,428,908 | 14 | 300 | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | INFO: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?? | 0 | 4,524 | 21.428571 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icns0ei | icocz0j | 1,655,432,528 | 1,655,443,775 | 99 | 140 | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | 0 | 11,247 | 1.414141 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnb6k0 | icocz0j | 1,655,424,314 | 1,655,443,775 | 92 | 140 | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | 0 | 19,461 | 1.521739 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icocz0j | icmzknu | 1,655,443,775 | 1,655,418,761 | 140 | 67 | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault. | 1 | 25,014 | 2.089552 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icocz0j | icn8x9g | 1,655,443,775 | 1,655,423,188 | 140 | 57 | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse. | 1 | 20,587 | 2.45614 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnc4z6 | icocz0j | 1,655,424,800 | 1,655,443,775 | 29 | 140 | Not a lawyer. The easy way is to go through your own insurance, if you have collision coverage. You’ll have to pay your deductible but they will repair/replace your car. If you don’t have insurance, your only option is to go through the other driver’s insurance. The police should have given you an “exchange of information” form with his insurance policy number. You call them and open a claim. If you don’t have his policy information, you go to the police department and get a copy of the police report and it should be there. If it was a work truck with valid insurance coverage, the limits are probably better and they might help you with the full costs of repairs. If he was driving a personal truck for business purposes but with a personal policy, that might be bad for you but his insurance might still be able to help you. Personal policies have lower limits, and with four other cars involved, the company will have to split the limit between everyone. I’m the rare case neither the exchange of info form nor the police report has his insurance information, you take the police report to the DMV and get a coverage report with them which should have the vehicle’s active insurance policy if there’s one. If you already filed a claim with his insurance, you are interested in knowing: 1. If the policy was in force at the time of the accident. If it wasn’t, request a denial letter. 2. If they have determined liability (who’s at fault) for the accident. If they haven’t; give them a copy of the police report which should clearly state their guy was at fault. Even in the case that the policy was valid and they accepted full liability, it might be months before they can pay you for your damages. They have to wait until they have the total of the damages caused in the accident before paying anyone. If the other drivers are going through their own insurance, this means waiting all their vehicles are fully repaired to have the total repair costs for their cars plus any rental costs, etc. I’m summary, if you don’t have collision coverage with your own carrier, the best case scenario is still months before you see any money. Worst case scenario, his insurance wasn’t in force, or they deny the claim, and the only way to recover any money is from the driver directly through small claims. Your own insurance policy might also have a “Uninsured Motorist Property Damage” coverage that applies in this case, but most people only carry like $1,000 in UMPD so don’t expect a lot of money. | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | 0 | 18,975 | 4.827586 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icocz0j | icnwj3t | 1,655,443,775 | 1,655,434,661 | 140 | 19 | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | Sounds like you want to recoup the costs of damages to your vehicle that you were illegally driving. You made a bad decision to drive without insurance which now all but completely prevents you from being compensated for damages. You should probably drop the whole thing before you find yourself on the radar of the insurance company for the truck YOU hit, and the cops. | 1 | 9,114 | 7.368421 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnbblb | icocz0j | 1,655,424,384 | 1,655,443,775 | 14 | 140 | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | 0 | 19,391 | 10 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icocz0j | ico2niq | 1,655,443,775 | 1,655,437,642 | 140 | 2 | OP, a little life advice: When seeking advice from others, you'll get the best advice for your situation if you provide pertinent information, especially when asked. Everyone is pretty sure you don't have insurance, but instead of answering the questions about it so people can help you with all the correct information, you end up taking longer to get that helpful information; or worse, get incorrect information for your situation. It's better to have all the facts, even when they're uncomfortable. It also shows a certain level of maturity and integrity to own up to what your mistakes are in a situation. Obviously, the accident wasn't your fault. If you had insurance, they would take care of the legal stuff for you. Maybe any other alternatives are too expensive, so you're out the lost value if you don't pursue it. Please seek assistance so this doesn't happen again in the future. Learn the big lessons. Edit: a word | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | 1 | 6,133 | 70 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icns0ei | icnb6k0 | 1,655,432,528 | 1,655,424,314 | 99 | 92 | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | 1 | 8,214 | 1.076087 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icmzknu | icns0ei | 1,655,418,761 | 1,655,432,528 | 67 | 99 | Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault. | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | 0 | 13,767 | 1.477612 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icns0ei | icn8x9g | 1,655,432,528 | 1,655,423,188 | 99 | 57 | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse. | 1 | 9,340 | 1.736842 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnc4z6 | icns0ei | 1,655,424,800 | 1,655,432,528 | 29 | 99 | Not a lawyer. The easy way is to go through your own insurance, if you have collision coverage. You’ll have to pay your deductible but they will repair/replace your car. If you don’t have insurance, your only option is to go through the other driver’s insurance. The police should have given you an “exchange of information” form with his insurance policy number. You call them and open a claim. If you don’t have his policy information, you go to the police department and get a copy of the police report and it should be there. If it was a work truck with valid insurance coverage, the limits are probably better and they might help you with the full costs of repairs. If he was driving a personal truck for business purposes but with a personal policy, that might be bad for you but his insurance might still be able to help you. Personal policies have lower limits, and with four other cars involved, the company will have to split the limit between everyone. I’m the rare case neither the exchange of info form nor the police report has his insurance information, you take the police report to the DMV and get a coverage report with them which should have the vehicle’s active insurance policy if there’s one. If you already filed a claim with his insurance, you are interested in knowing: 1. If the policy was in force at the time of the accident. If it wasn’t, request a denial letter. 2. If they have determined liability (who’s at fault) for the accident. If they haven’t; give them a copy of the police report which should clearly state their guy was at fault. Even in the case that the policy was valid and they accepted full liability, it might be months before they can pay you for your damages. They have to wait until they have the total of the damages caused in the accident before paying anyone. If the other drivers are going through their own insurance, this means waiting all their vehicles are fully repaired to have the total repair costs for their cars plus any rental costs, etc. I’m summary, if you don’t have collision coverage with your own carrier, the best case scenario is still months before you see any money. Worst case scenario, his insurance wasn’t in force, or they deny the claim, and the only way to recover any money is from the driver directly through small claims. Your own insurance policy might also have a “Uninsured Motorist Property Damage” coverage that applies in this case, but most people only carry like $1,000 in UMPD so don’t expect a lot of money. | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | 0 | 7,728 | 3.413793 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnbblb | icns0ei | 1,655,424,384 | 1,655,432,528 | 14 | 99 | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | It sounds like you don't have insurance which is unfortunate because you can be held liable for the people your car hit. You need a lawyer. | 0 | 8,144 | 7.071429 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnb6k0 | icmzknu | 1,655,424,314 | 1,655,418,761 | 92 | 67 | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault. | 1 | 5,553 | 1.373134 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnb6k0 | icn8x9g | 1,655,424,314 | 1,655,423,188 | 92 | 57 | Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you. | File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse. | 1 | 1,126 | 1.614035 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnc4z6 | icnbblb | 1,655,424,800 | 1,655,424,384 | 29 | 14 | Not a lawyer. The easy way is to go through your own insurance, if you have collision coverage. You’ll have to pay your deductible but they will repair/replace your car. If you don’t have insurance, your only option is to go through the other driver’s insurance. The police should have given you an “exchange of information” form with his insurance policy number. You call them and open a claim. If you don’t have his policy information, you go to the police department and get a copy of the police report and it should be there. If it was a work truck with valid insurance coverage, the limits are probably better and they might help you with the full costs of repairs. If he was driving a personal truck for business purposes but with a personal policy, that might be bad for you but his insurance might still be able to help you. Personal policies have lower limits, and with four other cars involved, the company will have to split the limit between everyone. I’m the rare case neither the exchange of info form nor the police report has his insurance information, you take the police report to the DMV and get a coverage report with them which should have the vehicle’s active insurance policy if there’s one. If you already filed a claim with his insurance, you are interested in knowing: 1. If the policy was in force at the time of the accident. If it wasn’t, request a denial letter. 2. If they have determined liability (who’s at fault) for the accident. If they haven’t; give them a copy of the police report which should clearly state their guy was at fault. Even in the case that the policy was valid and they accepted full liability, it might be months before they can pay you for your damages. They have to wait until they have the total of the damages caused in the accident before paying anyone. If the other drivers are going through their own insurance, this means waiting all their vehicles are fully repaired to have the total repair costs for their cars plus any rental costs, etc. I’m summary, if you don’t have collision coverage with your own carrier, the best case scenario is still months before you see any money. Worst case scenario, his insurance wasn’t in force, or they deny the claim, and the only way to recover any money is from the driver directly through small claims. Your own insurance policy might also have a “Uninsured Motorist Property Damage” coverage that applies in this case, but most people only carry like $1,000 in UMPD so don’t expect a lot of money. | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | 1 | 416 | 2.071429 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnbblb | icoztbp | 1,655,424,384 | 1,655,462,374 | 14 | 19 | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | I wonder if Arizona has ‘No pay no play’ legislation. Louisiana’s “No Pay, No Play” law prevents uninsured (and under-insured) drivers that have been involved in an auto accident from recovering bodily injury damages up to the first $15,000, and property damages (vehicle damages) up to the first $25,000. (With one VERY relevant exception: The law does not apply if the other driver is convicted of driving while intoxicated, intentionally causes the wreck, fled the scene, or was furthering the commission of a felony at the time of the accident.) This is why it is vital to know if OP has insurance or not. | 0 | 37,990 | 1.357143 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icoztbp | ico2niq | 1,655,462,374 | 1,655,437,642 | 19 | 2 | I wonder if Arizona has ‘No pay no play’ legislation. Louisiana’s “No Pay, No Play” law prevents uninsured (and under-insured) drivers that have been involved in an auto accident from recovering bodily injury damages up to the first $15,000, and property damages (vehicle damages) up to the first $25,000. (With one VERY relevant exception: The law does not apply if the other driver is convicted of driving while intoxicated, intentionally causes the wreck, fled the scene, or was furthering the commission of a felony at the time of the accident.) This is why it is vital to know if OP has insurance or not. | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | 1 | 24,732 | 9.5 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icnbblb | icnwj3t | 1,655,424,384 | 1,655,434,661 | 14 | 19 | If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court | Sounds like you want to recoup the costs of damages to your vehicle that you were illegally driving. You made a bad decision to drive without insurance which now all but completely prevents you from being compensated for damages. You should probably drop the whole thing before you find yourself on the radar of the insurance company for the truck YOU hit, and the cops. | 0 | 10,277 | 1.357143 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | icp06nu | ico2niq | 1,655,462,655 | 1,655,437,642 | 12 | 2 | Personal injury lawyer here… not your lawyer, not your state… Arizona is a fault-based state. This means that you find a lawyer, probably on contingency, and you sue this guy and the company he was working for. If he is actually working for a company, they will have insurance… or assets, hopefully. If you did not have insurance, well, hopefully lesson learned… there is likely a penalty on what you can collect against this guy. In California, you’re not entitled to pain and suffering damages if you don’t have insurance even if you don’t cause the collision. My advice? Just find a different lawyer… If you’ve only got $10k in damages all told, it may be hard to find someone to help you because of the likely penalties on having no insurance, the cost of suit, and the contingency fee which would come out of whatever settlement you reached. If $10k is the ceiling on your claim, you’d only see $6k of it back, tops, if someone was willing/able to take the time to recover it for you. | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | 1 | 25,013 | 6 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | ico2niq | icp7oa5 | 1,655,437,642 | 1,655,467,678 | 2 | 10 | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | Info: do you have insurance? If you want decent legal advice, I need this answer. It is a yes or no. That simple. | 0 | 30,036 | 5 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | ico2niq | icp8u5q | 1,655,437,642 | 1,655,468,360 | 2 | 4 | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | File through your insurance. | 0 | 30,718 | 2 |
vdxkbo | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help! | ico2niq | icpcnq7 | 1,655,437,642 | 1,655,470,452 | 2 | 3 | If in the USA …. You can file a claim with your insurance and get compensation up to the limit of your policy under the collision portion of your insurance. The company will then go after him for reimbursement. If your damage exceeds the limit of your policy you can hire a personal injury attorney to sue for the balance. Or if you have uninsured/underinsured coverage this will pick up what your collision limit does not, again only up to the policy limit. | There are tons of attorneys that typically settle claims out of court by going after the guilty partys insurance company. Insurance companies often settle in these situations and the attorney simply collects a fee by doing some research on the appropriate settlement and calling them or having a paralegal call them. The other parties insurance company will usually settle because they worry they will lose more if it goes to a jury. If the other party doesnt have insurance then you are trying to get money from the driver himself. If the driver doesnt have money and refuses to settle the attorney who gets a percent of the settlement may see it as 200-300 hours of work for a percent of a wage garnishment. If you have an insurance company they will go after the other party use their own lawyers and work through that because they do enough if these to make it pay at scale. | 0 | 32,810 | 1.5 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | figogwc | fih28lx | 1,582,402,055 | 1,582,405,716 | 44 | 93 | Definitely consult a reputable personal injury attorney ASAP. Don't do anything else regarding the situation (aside from tending to your own health) until you've found an attorney. | Yes, technically it’s a hit and run. Practically, it’s probably not getting charged. File a claim with her insurance. | 0 | 3,661 | 2.113636 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fih28lx | figw8hc | 1,582,405,716 | 1,582,404,033 | 93 | 29 | Yes, technically it’s a hit and run. Practically, it’s probably not getting charged. File a claim with her insurance. | hit and run is a criminal matter, and you can't force the police to do anything about it. you have a civil case against her/her insurance for the ambulance ride/hospital bills and any other out of pocket expenses you have. | 1 | 1,683 | 3.206897 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fih2xc2 | figw8hc | 1,582,405,932 | 1,582,404,033 | 34 | 29 | Don’t talk to her insurance company. Period. Talk to your own insurance company and get yourself an attorney if necessary. | hit and run is a criminal matter, and you can't force the police to do anything about it. you have a civil case against her/her insurance for the ambulance ride/hospital bills and any other out of pocket expenses you have. | 1 | 1,899 | 1.172414 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fih49wx | fiizqrr | 1,582,406,285 | 1,582,431,115 | 5 | 8 | An officer told me anytime a vehicle hits someone/something and leaves before the police arrive is a hit and run. Even if that person got out and made sure they were okay, if they left without calling the police is considered a hit and run. | Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment. | 0 | 24,830 | 1.6 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fiighb5 | fiizqrr | 1,582,421,256 | 1,582,431,115 | 5 | 8 | She may not get charged with anything cruminal, but you can still recoup your losses either through insurance or a lawsuit. | Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment. | 0 | 9,859 | 1.6 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fihpydn | fiizqrr | 1,582,412,990 | 1,582,431,115 | 2 | 8 | If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened | Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment. | 0 | 18,125 | 4 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fiizqrr | fiiuqqt | 1,582,431,115 | 1,582,427,384 | 8 | 3 | Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment. | If they leave the scene it is shut and run even if they drive directly to the police station that was down the street | 1 | 3,731 | 2.666667 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fihpydn | fiighb5 | 1,582,412,990 | 1,582,421,256 | 2 | 5 | If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened | She may not get charged with anything cruminal, but you can still recoup your losses either through insurance or a lawsuit. | 0 | 8,266 | 2.5 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fiiuqqt | fihpydn | 1,582,427,384 | 1,582,412,990 | 3 | 2 | If they leave the scene it is shut and run even if they drive directly to the police station that was down the street | If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened | 1 | 14,394 | 1.5 |
f7wokj | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California | fihpydn | fijpewf | 1,582,412,990 | 1,582,458,864 | 2 | 3 | If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened | Cop in California here.... What do you mean "issued her a ticket and let it slide"? What was the ticket for? Was a report written? Hit and run doesn't necessarily mean she would go to jail, that ticket might actually be for the hit and run.... How would we know? If NO report was written did you at least get her insurance info? If you feel this is being handled poorly call the police station and ask to speak with a traffic detective or traffic supervisor to find out what happened. | 0 | 45,874 | 1.5 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2mkhg | ik2mij9 | 1,660,353,154 | 1,660,353,129 | 1,583 | 23 | Your explanation is fully an admission of guilt to careless driving, by the way. The speed limit is always contingent upon road conditions. You should have been driving even slower than that, apparently, given how hard it was raining, and your excess speed caused you to hydroplane and lose control of your vehicle. Especially if you had reduced visibility due to a poorly maintained vehicle | How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided? | 1 | 25 | 68.826087 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2pp9p | ik2xeri | 1,660,354,587 | 1,660,358,217 | 235 | 1,266 | You’re definitely at fault here - high speed given conditions, following too closely given conditions, and failing to maintain your wipers. It’s never a bad idea to get an attorney, and this doesn’t sound like it would be an expensive matter. You should register for a defense driving course - not a drivers ed class but an all-day course that caters to drivers of fleet vehicles. Among other things, the course will force you to hydroplane on their track. This may benefit you in court, and might help your insurance rates (though I doubt it, given your age). | Maintaining control of your vehicle, in any and all weather conditions, is the responsibility of driver. Your insurance company will consider this at fault. The same applies for car maintenance issues like poor wipers. | 0 | 3,630 | 5.387234 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2mij9 | ik2xeri | 1,660,353,129 | 1,660,358,217 | 23 | 1,266 | How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided? | Maintaining control of your vehicle, in any and all weather conditions, is the responsibility of driver. Your insurance company will consider this at fault. The same applies for car maintenance issues like poor wipers. | 0 | 5,088 | 55.043478 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2mij9 | ik2pp9p | 1,660,353,129 | 1,660,354,587 | 23 | 235 | How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided? | You’re definitely at fault here - high speed given conditions, following too closely given conditions, and failing to maintain your wipers. It’s never a bad idea to get an attorney, and this doesn’t sound like it would be an expensive matter. You should register for a defense driving course - not a drivers ed class but an all-day course that caters to drivers of fleet vehicles. Among other things, the course will force you to hydroplane on their track. This may benefit you in court, and might help your insurance rates (though I doubt it, given your age). | 0 | 1,458 | 10.217391 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik3cuei | ik3cqlp | 1,660,366,717 | 1,660,366,649 | 216 | 56 | yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :) | Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge. | 1 | 68 | 3.857143 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik3cuei | ik2y3po | 1,660,366,717 | 1,660,358,555 | 216 | 53 | yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :) | 30mph is extremely too fast for low visibility and heavy rain especially for a new driver…glad no one was seriously hurt, I suggest a defensive driving course, in low visibility and bad weather increase your space cushion to 200ft | 1 | 8,162 | 4.075472 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik3cuei | ik38h85 | 1,660,366,717 | 1,660,364,078 | 216 | 25 | yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :) | Unfortunately, no judge will look favourably on this. The rules of the road require drivers to drive according to the conditions. You can get a speeding ticket going 30 in a 35 zone if it’s a blizzard outside and the cops think you’re going faster than one should safely travel given the weather. It may seem silly, but it’s because drivers need to keep control of their vehicle at all times. It’s a rough situation, but any judge will say that you should have driven according to the conditions, and you should have had your vehicle’s equipment in safe operating condition. | 1 | 2,639 | 8.64 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik3cuei | ik2mij9 | 1,660,366,717 | 1,660,353,129 | 216 | 23 | yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :) | How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided? | 1 | 13,588 | 9.391304 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik39uas | ik3cuei | 1,660,364,870 | 1,660,366,717 | 6 | 216 | Pay it, learn from it, move on. Lawyer will be more expensive then the ticket | yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :) | 0 | 1,847 | 36 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2y3po | ik3cqlp | 1,660,358,555 | 1,660,366,649 | 53 | 56 | 30mph is extremely too fast for low visibility and heavy rain especially for a new driver…glad no one was seriously hurt, I suggest a defensive driving course, in low visibility and bad weather increase your space cushion to 200ft | Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge. | 0 | 8,094 | 1.056604 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik38h85 | ik3cqlp | 1,660,364,078 | 1,660,366,649 | 25 | 56 | Unfortunately, no judge will look favourably on this. The rules of the road require drivers to drive according to the conditions. You can get a speeding ticket going 30 in a 35 zone if it’s a blizzard outside and the cops think you’re going faster than one should safely travel given the weather. It may seem silly, but it’s because drivers need to keep control of their vehicle at all times. It’s a rough situation, but any judge will say that you should have driven according to the conditions, and you should have had your vehicle’s equipment in safe operating condition. | Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge. | 0 | 2,571 | 2.24 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik2mij9 | ik3cqlp | 1,660,353,129 | 1,660,366,649 | 23 | 56 | How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided? | Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge. | 0 | 13,520 | 2.434783 |
wn1cfd | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation. | ik39uas | ik3cqlp | 1,660,364,870 | 1,660,366,649 | 6 | 56 | Pay it, learn from it, move on. Lawyer will be more expensive then the ticket | Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge. | 0 | 1,779 | 9.333333 |
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