StellaTerra
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
California
Two months ago I was driving a friends car and I was in an accident. He was skateboarding down the street and hit a rock or something and fell directly in front of my car. I was stopped at the time, and didn't see him fall and I ran over his head while taking a right turn. I didn't see him as I was pulling away but I turned around because I felt the bump. He lost a number of teeth but was able to walk around afterward. The police came and asked me a bunch of questions and then breathalyzered me (I came up 0.00) and faulted him in the accident.
Today I received a piece of mail from the law office of Hiepler & Hiepler, referring to the accident and asking that I forward the letter to my insurance agent. But because it wasn't my car, I don't have my own insurance. Should I send it to the insurance agent of the person of the person who's car I was driving? Am I legally required to talk to them at all, given that I was not faulted by the police? I have no money and no way of getting a lawyer, nor for that matter any insurance to get at, so why would he hire a lawyer to come after me? Also, I'm a student and don't really have the time to deal with any of this, is there some way I can get past it without paying money or spending time on it?
Thank you so much for your advice.
California
Two months ago I was driving a friends car and I was in an accident. He was skateboarding down the street and hit a rock or something and fell directly in front of my car. I was stopped at the time, and didn't see him fall and I ran over his head while taking a right turn. I didn't see him as I was pulling away but I turned around because I felt the bump. He lost a number of teeth but was able to walk around afterward. The police came and asked me a bunch of questions and then breathalyzered me (I came up 0.00) and faulted him in the accident.
Today I received a piece of mail from the law office of Hiepler & Hiepler, referring to the accident and asking that I forward the letter to my insurance agent. But because it wasn't my car, I don't have my own insurance. Should I send it to the insurance agent of the person of the person who's car I was driving? Am I legally required to talk to them at all, given that I was not faulted by the police? I have no money and no way of getting a lawyer, nor for that matter any insurance to get at, so why would he hire a lawyer to come after me? Also, I'm a student and don't really have the time to deal with any of this, is there some way I can get past it without paying money or spending time on it?
Thank you so much for your advice.