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perryt
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What is the name of your state? Missouri
Hang with me....this is complicated. Last week my 17 year old son and 15 year old daughter were involved in an accident. The person that hit them was charged with a DWI, driving while revoked, C&I, and no seatbelt. His passenger was not charged with anything but did admit to being on meth. The driver has been out of prison for about a month and a half and the passenger has been out of jail for less than 2 weeks. Fortunately, neither of my kids were seriously hurt...bumps, bruises, and sore, but we did take them to the ER. Both the driver and passenger of the other car were ejected with the driver suffering a shattered hip which required replacements. The car they were driving was reportedly stolen from another state (Kansas). It was also found that both the driver and the passenger had warrants for their arrest in a neighboring county. During the Missouri investigation it was discovered that this is the drivers' 5th DWI. In contacting the police in the city where the car was reported as stolen, it was discovered by me that the car actually was taken for a test-drive and not returned. To complicate matters, the people at the car dealership admitted to not checking any drivers' license or even getting a name of the person taking the car. They simply gave the keys to the guy and he took the car. Remember his license was revoked and he has been given a summons for that. My question is what extent is the car dealership liable due to admitting to not checking any drivers' license or taking any information on the driver? I have talked informally to a couple of local attorneys and the terms "negligence" and "negligent supervision" have come up with dollar amounts being thrown around in the area of $1.5 million in a lawsuit. Is this all correct?
Hang with me....this is complicated. Last week my 17 year old son and 15 year old daughter were involved in an accident. The person that hit them was charged with a DWI, driving while revoked, C&I, and no seatbelt. His passenger was not charged with anything but did admit to being on meth. The driver has been out of prison for about a month and a half and the passenger has been out of jail for less than 2 weeks. Fortunately, neither of my kids were seriously hurt...bumps, bruises, and sore, but we did take them to the ER. Both the driver and passenger of the other car were ejected with the driver suffering a shattered hip which required replacements. The car they were driving was reportedly stolen from another state (Kansas). It was also found that both the driver and the passenger had warrants for their arrest in a neighboring county. During the Missouri investigation it was discovered that this is the drivers' 5th DWI. In contacting the police in the city where the car was reported as stolen, it was discovered by me that the car actually was taken for a test-drive and not returned. To complicate matters, the people at the car dealership admitted to not checking any drivers' license or even getting a name of the person taking the car. They simply gave the keys to the guy and he took the car. Remember his license was revoked and he has been given a summons for that. My question is what extent is the car dealership liable due to admitting to not checking any drivers' license or taking any information on the driver? I have talked informally to a couple of local attorneys and the terms "negligence" and "negligent supervision" have come up with dollar amounts being thrown around in the area of $1.5 million in a lawsuit. Is this all correct?
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