vickilynne
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? MN
Back in Oct my 17 yo son was involved in an auto accident for which I now believe he is getting really screwed on.
He was travelling W on a major hwy in the left lane, the vehicle in front of him moved into a divided left turn lane (the turn lane moves well off the highway), at the end of the left turn lane the driver of this vehicle, suddenly and unexpectedly pulled back on the the freeway at a very slow speed. My son, even though taking all evasive measure still plowed into the back of her truck. My son was injured and his car totaled. At the scene, the state patrol deemed her to be at fault and cited her for reckless driving and unsafe lane changes.
Her insurance company took more than 30 days to a.) return any calls to us, b.) send an adjuster to look at the car, who then made us an offer of the car, which we accepted. All the while we are storing this car and my son recovering from his injuries.
Yesterday, I got a call from her insurance adjuster who stated that she went to court (which was mandatory) and got the ticket(s) dismissed therefore they were not liable for any of the damages. My question is this:
Aren't we supposed to be invited to court in this case? And how can we be denied payment when clearly she caused the accident? Just because she didn't want a bad driving record, doesn't mean she gets out of this does it?
We've been advised to take it to small claim court, but medical bills, the cost of the car, storage of the car (that we couldn't do anything with), and towing are all more than $7500.00. What do we do next?
Back in Oct my 17 yo son was involved in an auto accident for which I now believe he is getting really screwed on.
He was travelling W on a major hwy in the left lane, the vehicle in front of him moved into a divided left turn lane (the turn lane moves well off the highway), at the end of the left turn lane the driver of this vehicle, suddenly and unexpectedly pulled back on the the freeway at a very slow speed. My son, even though taking all evasive measure still plowed into the back of her truck. My son was injured and his car totaled. At the scene, the state patrol deemed her to be at fault and cited her for reckless driving and unsafe lane changes.
Her insurance company took more than 30 days to a.) return any calls to us, b.) send an adjuster to look at the car, who then made us an offer of the car, which we accepted. All the while we are storing this car and my son recovering from his injuries.
Yesterday, I got a call from her insurance adjuster who stated that she went to court (which was mandatory) and got the ticket(s) dismissed therefore they were not liable for any of the damages. My question is this:
Aren't we supposed to be invited to court in this case? And how can we be denied payment when clearly she caused the accident? Just because she didn't want a bad driving record, doesn't mean she gets out of this does it?
We've been advised to take it to small claim court, but medical bills, the cost of the car, storage of the car (that we couldn't do anything with), and towing are all more than $7500.00. What do we do next?