What is the name of your state? Utah
I turned left near a yellow light and was hit by an oncoming car who was speeding and changing lanes in the middle of the intersection. He barely nicked me and did not damage, but my car broke out one of his headlights.
The cops at the gas station did not see the accident, and assumed that I was 100% at fault. The individual who hit me was young, possibly uninsured, and did not want to get insurance companies involved. The cops did not report the accident, but gave the individual who hit me my insurance information and let me know that I would need to pay for his headlight. I had seen the damage, and I could tell he would not need more than about 50 dollars worth of work to fix the headlight. I agreed verbally to pay for the damages.
He has been promising me a quote for almost a year now. I am afraid he will demand that I pay 200+ for the headlight. I am more than willing to pay the 50 bucks it should cost to fix the headlight, but if he demands more and I refuse, can he take me to court and have a case? There was no accident reported, there was no proof of the damage I caused that day...
Please advise.
I turned left near a yellow light and was hit by an oncoming car who was speeding and changing lanes in the middle of the intersection. He barely nicked me and did not damage, but my car broke out one of his headlights.
The cops at the gas station did not see the accident, and assumed that I was 100% at fault. The individual who hit me was young, possibly uninsured, and did not want to get insurance companies involved. The cops did not report the accident, but gave the individual who hit me my insurance information and let me know that I would need to pay for his headlight. I had seen the damage, and I could tell he would not need more than about 50 dollars worth of work to fix the headlight. I agreed verbally to pay for the damages.
He has been promising me a quote for almost a year now. I am afraid he will demand that I pay 200+ for the headlight. I am more than willing to pay the 50 bucks it should cost to fix the headlight, but if he demands more and I refuse, can he take me to court and have a case? There was no accident reported, there was no proof of the damage I caused that day...
Please advise.