What is the name of your state? NJ
hi, i was in a car accident in which i hit another car. the accident was mainly my fault, although i suspect the other driver was speeding. it happened at rutgers university where both I and the other driver are students. the young woman who's car I hit was not injured at the time of the accident, she refused medical care and said she felt fine. this incident occured in the beginning of december during finals. her insurance company called me a couple weeks ago and I told them I would want to pay for the accident myself rather than going through insurance (i'm on my parents insurance and they wanted me to do this at first, because filing a claim would obviously effect their rates) so I asked her insurance company to have the other driver contact me and work something out without filing a claim. my parents than said this would be stupid for me to do, because it's already on the record that I was in an accident and their rates will be affected regardless, so I should just let insurance handle it. anyway, her father did contact me this morning and is telling me he wants me to pay for her last semester of school because she failed her classes due to the accident, he is saying she did poorly on her exams due to medication she was on. to me this is extremely ridiculous because you can reshedule your exams if you (due to emergency) are unable to take them or prepare for them. I myself had a head wound and got 9 staples in my head (and went to the hospital the night of the accident) and passed all my classes with a 3.5 gpa, also he is saying he wants me to pay for her medical bills, when students have health insurance and my own medical care was free, so hers should be also. i dont know what to do. any advice someone with real legal knowledge or specialization could offer would be appreciated. thanks Laura
hi, i was in a car accident in which i hit another car. the accident was mainly my fault, although i suspect the other driver was speeding. it happened at rutgers university where both I and the other driver are students. the young woman who's car I hit was not injured at the time of the accident, she refused medical care and said she felt fine. this incident occured in the beginning of december during finals. her insurance company called me a couple weeks ago and I told them I would want to pay for the accident myself rather than going through insurance (i'm on my parents insurance and they wanted me to do this at first, because filing a claim would obviously effect their rates) so I asked her insurance company to have the other driver contact me and work something out without filing a claim. my parents than said this would be stupid for me to do, because it's already on the record that I was in an accident and their rates will be affected regardless, so I should just let insurance handle it. anyway, her father did contact me this morning and is telling me he wants me to pay for her last semester of school because she failed her classes due to the accident, he is saying she did poorly on her exams due to medication she was on. to me this is extremely ridiculous because you can reshedule your exams if you (due to emergency) are unable to take them or prepare for them. I myself had a head wound and got 9 staples in my head (and went to the hospital the night of the accident) and passed all my classes with a 3.5 gpa, also he is saying he wants me to pay for her medical bills, when students have health insurance and my own medical care was free, so hers should be also. i dont know what to do. any advice someone with real legal knowledge or specialization could offer would be appreciated. thanks Laura