AdvanceKnight13
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa
I was recently involved in an accident, hit on the back passenger side quarterpanel. I was passing through a 4 way controlled by lights, my light was green, the driver of the car that struck me says her light was green. my car insurance had been lapsed at the time. there was one witness (who is my cousin) at a restaurant on the corner of the intersection who saw the accident and stated he saw her light was red and mine was turning yellow at the time of the accident. I also saw her light turn green after the accident.
The officer that arrived at the scene didn't take pictures until a few days after the accident and we had both driven our cars home, he also did not take a statement from the witness.
I gave my story to her insurance company when they called,later they told me they had decided I was at fault because our stories don't match. 2 months have passed and i get a voicemail saying i owe $7000 and they want to set up payment plans.
my question is: can i countersuit? is my witness credible? i don't really want any money for the car as i was planning to sell it to a junk yard and buy another car, I just don't want to pay for an accident that i wasn't at fault for, and i don't want that on my record.
thanks,
-Matt
I was recently involved in an accident, hit on the back passenger side quarterpanel. I was passing through a 4 way controlled by lights, my light was green, the driver of the car that struck me says her light was green. my car insurance had been lapsed at the time. there was one witness (who is my cousin) at a restaurant on the corner of the intersection who saw the accident and stated he saw her light was red and mine was turning yellow at the time of the accident. I also saw her light turn green after the accident.
The officer that arrived at the scene didn't take pictures until a few days after the accident and we had both driven our cars home, he also did not take a statement from the witness.
I gave my story to her insurance company when they called,later they told me they had decided I was at fault because our stories don't match. 2 months have passed and i get a voicemail saying i owe $7000 and they want to set up payment plans.
my question is: can i countersuit? is my witness credible? i don't really want any money for the car as i was planning to sell it to a junk yard and buy another car, I just don't want to pay for an accident that i wasn't at fault for, and i don't want that on my record.
thanks,
-Matt