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djpsychosomatic
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What is the name of your state?----------Georgia
A kid hit me while trying to make a left-hand turn in front of me (both vehicles damged extensively). I had the right of way. I was in the right-hand lane on a two-lane road going in EACH way (4 lanes total) headed north. The kid was going south and was in the left-hand turn lane with a red arrow (or no green arrow). He hit me pretty much in the middle of the intersection, and into a taxi-van (minimal damgage only knocking front-bumper off) that was sitting at the light (headed WEST-BOUND).
No police witnessed the accident, and there were two civilian witnesses. One is a taxi-van that was sitting BEHIND THE TAXI-VAN THAT WAS HIT. The second is a girl that was in a gas-station that was on the corner of the intersection. They give confliting stories. I found another witness later that was sitting across the intersection from the taxi-vans headed EAST (opposite direction). There were too many people in the parking lot gauking, and they could not easily get to the gas-station so they drove on after their light changed and were not able to give a statement to police. Police got statements 20 minutes afterwards from the two witnesses. The taxi-van said we both ran red-lights and the police gave us both tickets for that, and gave the kid who hit me (making a left-hand turn) another ticket for illegal/improper left-hand turn.
I went to court to fight the ticket, because the light was not red. It turned yellow as I was already in the intersection. I was sure the taxi-van must have heard the wreck, realized what had happened, and seconds later looked up and saw they had a green light. In court, the taxi-van driver gave a different story from what was already in the police accident report, and I guess from what he had already said. The kid who hit me was supposed to be there, but he didn't show up (nor did the 3 or 4 kids in his car). The girl witness in the parking lot had moved and could not be reached either. So three people showed up in court. Me, the witness I found by advertising in the paper about the date/time of accident, and the taxi-driver who either did not really see what happened or was completely lying. I made the taxi driver look completely foolish, and won the court case, so my ticket was dropped. I now have NO fault or cause of the accident what-so-ever.
I sent proof to the insurance company of the kid who hit me. We had already determined the car was totaled & approximate value months ago. They could not get a hold of the kid who hit me (THEIR INSURED). I'm not sure if they ever did, since he didn't even show up at court. Even after I won, they were still unwilling to admit that he was at-fault for the accident (and unwilling to pay). EVEN THOUGH HE HAS TWO (2) TICKETS (DISREGARD OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE & IMPROPER/ILLEGAL LEFT_HAND TURM).
I've been wanting to talk to a para-legal, or an attorney, but have been unable to find one since I was not injured (nobody else in any of the cars were either). We all got lucky there!
How/where can I find an attorney that will handle this type of case, or do I need to file a small claim court case against the insurance company? What should I do, and what advice can you give me?! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A kid hit me while trying to make a left-hand turn in front of me (both vehicles damged extensively). I had the right of way. I was in the right-hand lane on a two-lane road going in EACH way (4 lanes total) headed north. The kid was going south and was in the left-hand turn lane with a red arrow (or no green arrow). He hit me pretty much in the middle of the intersection, and into a taxi-van (minimal damgage only knocking front-bumper off) that was sitting at the light (headed WEST-BOUND).
No police witnessed the accident, and there were two civilian witnesses. One is a taxi-van that was sitting BEHIND THE TAXI-VAN THAT WAS HIT. The second is a girl that was in a gas-station that was on the corner of the intersection. They give confliting stories. I found another witness later that was sitting across the intersection from the taxi-vans headed EAST (opposite direction). There were too many people in the parking lot gauking, and they could not easily get to the gas-station so they drove on after their light changed and were not able to give a statement to police. Police got statements 20 minutes afterwards from the two witnesses. The taxi-van said we both ran red-lights and the police gave us both tickets for that, and gave the kid who hit me (making a left-hand turn) another ticket for illegal/improper left-hand turn.
I went to court to fight the ticket, because the light was not red. It turned yellow as I was already in the intersection. I was sure the taxi-van must have heard the wreck, realized what had happened, and seconds later looked up and saw they had a green light. In court, the taxi-van driver gave a different story from what was already in the police accident report, and I guess from what he had already said. The kid who hit me was supposed to be there, but he didn't show up (nor did the 3 or 4 kids in his car). The girl witness in the parking lot had moved and could not be reached either. So three people showed up in court. Me, the witness I found by advertising in the paper about the date/time of accident, and the taxi-driver who either did not really see what happened or was completely lying. I made the taxi driver look completely foolish, and won the court case, so my ticket was dropped. I now have NO fault or cause of the accident what-so-ever.
I sent proof to the insurance company of the kid who hit me. We had already determined the car was totaled & approximate value months ago. They could not get a hold of the kid who hit me (THEIR INSURED). I'm not sure if they ever did, since he didn't even show up at court. Even after I won, they were still unwilling to admit that he was at-fault for the accident (and unwilling to pay). EVEN THOUGH HE HAS TWO (2) TICKETS (DISREGARD OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE & IMPROPER/ILLEGAL LEFT_HAND TURM).
I've been wanting to talk to a para-legal, or an attorney, but have been unable to find one since I was not injured (nobody else in any of the cars were either). We all got lucky there!
How/where can I find an attorney that will handle this type of case, or do I need to file a small claim court case against the insurance company? What should I do, and what advice can you give me?! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!