What is the name of your state? IL
I rear ended a car very lightly. I didnt even touch his car, only his trailer hitch was slightly bent. We pulled over and ask him if we could just swap info and take care of it later. He said sure. He calls his wife/girlfriend. All of a sudden he is acting hurt now. A few minutes later the ambulance came. They look at him, he is obviously fine, police make the reports, we both drive away. The cops themselves were making comments that he was a horrible actor, they mark less than $500 property damage on the accident report.
The car I was driving had insurance. I was an exclusion, my personal insurance had expired a couple weeks prior. I call him and tell him not to worry, see how much a new hitch will cost and I will take care of it. He calls me back about a month later talking about $3000. I told him he is insane. I told him to get a few more estimates, and then call me back and I will look at them. Never calls me back. More than a year passes. His insurance company wants $7000 from me. They say injury and property damage. The court date hasn't arrived yet, but it will.
Somehow this guy ended up exaggerating the claim. I am 100% positive this is fraud. The wife told him to pretend he was hurt after he called her. Not to mention, we both drove away from the scene. If someone was "hurt" they would go directly to the hospital. How do I go about proving this? Will a lawyer actually try to prove this for me in court? I would like to attempt to prove this on my own if possible. Do I have right to all the claim info? Like the hospital bills they are claiming and also the actual estimates? I am not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
I rear ended a car very lightly. I didnt even touch his car, only his trailer hitch was slightly bent. We pulled over and ask him if we could just swap info and take care of it later. He said sure. He calls his wife/girlfriend. All of a sudden he is acting hurt now. A few minutes later the ambulance came. They look at him, he is obviously fine, police make the reports, we both drive away. The cops themselves were making comments that he was a horrible actor, they mark less than $500 property damage on the accident report.
The car I was driving had insurance. I was an exclusion, my personal insurance had expired a couple weeks prior. I call him and tell him not to worry, see how much a new hitch will cost and I will take care of it. He calls me back about a month later talking about $3000. I told him he is insane. I told him to get a few more estimates, and then call me back and I will look at them. Never calls me back. More than a year passes. His insurance company wants $7000 from me. They say injury and property damage. The court date hasn't arrived yet, but it will.
Somehow this guy ended up exaggerating the claim. I am 100% positive this is fraud. The wife told him to pretend he was hurt after he called her. Not to mention, we both drove away from the scene. If someone was "hurt" they would go directly to the hospital. How do I go about proving this? Will a lawyer actually try to prove this for me in court? I would like to attempt to prove this on my own if possible. Do I have right to all the claim info? Like the hospital bills they are claiming and also the actual estimates? I am not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
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