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03-31-2005, 02:15 PM
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| | | whos at fault in this accident?
What is the name of your state? Michigan
There are two cars involved.
Car 1 was reported as speeding at 63mph(18mph over) in a 45mph speed limit zone.
Car 2 had a stop sign on a perpendicular street to Car 1's street. Car 2 did stop at the stop sign and proceeded out into the intersection. The two cars collided in the intersection (T-bone style). Whos at fault?
Car 1 was speeding but Car 2 pulled out into Car 1 after it stopped at it's stop sign.
Car 1 or Car 2?
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03-31-2005, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by pecman3 What is the name of your state? Michigan
There are two cars involved.
Car 1 was reported as speeding at 63mph(18mph over) in a 45mph speed limit zone.
Car 2 had a stop sign on a perpendicular street to Car 1's street. Car 2 did stop at the stop sign and proceeded out into the intersection. The two cars collided in the intersection (T-bone style). Whos at fault?
Car 1 was speeding but Car 2 pulled out into Car 1 after it stopped at it's stop sign.
Car 1 or Car 2? | Assuming straight roadways and no stop sign on #1's roadway, the primary collision factor would likely belong to car #2 for the failure to yield. A contributing factor might be car #1's speed.
However, insurance companies and civil courts might not care about the criminal assignment of fault.
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03-31-2005, 05:04 PM
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| | | What if a death was involved?
What if the driver of Car 1(the speeding car) had died due to the collision?
Would the driver of Car 2 have a criminal case on his hands? What would happen to the driver of Car 2.
This is for a class I am enrolled in. Any kind of response will be greatly appreciated. |
03-31-2005, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by pecman3 What if the driver of Car 1(the speeding car) had died due to the collision?
Would the driver of Car 2 have a criminal case on his hands? What would happen to the driver of Car 2.
This is for a class I am enrolled in. Any kind of response will be greatly appreciated. | We don't do homework.
Carl, we got fooled again. |
03-31-2005, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by pecman3 What if the driver of Car 1(the speeding car) had died due to the collision?
Would the driver of Car 2 have a criminal case on his hands? What would happen to the driver of Car 2.
This is for a class I am enrolled in. Any kind of response will be greatly appreciated. | Possibly vehicular manslaughter ... but, there are a number of things that MIGHT come in to play here.
Not being specifically familiar with Michigan's laws, I can't say with certainty what the driver of vehicle #2 might face. My answers wer ebased upon the current state of CA law, so you may want to double check with MI law.
Contact your state highway patrol or state police and see what their answer might be.
- Carl
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03-31-2005, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by seniorjudge We don't do homework.
Carl, we got fooled again. | Oh well .. I'm used to doing some of my sons' homework ... I just get drawn into it. 
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03-31-2005, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CdwJava Oh well .. I'm used to doing some of my sons' homework ... I just get drawn into it.
- Carl | You are a wild and crazy ex-hippie from the 60s AND you do your kid's homework!
Does the poor boy even stand a chance? |
03-31-2005, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by seniorjudge You are a wild and crazy ex-hippie from the 60s AND you do your kid's homework!
Does the poor boy even stand a chance? | Ex-hippie? Heh ... I was still in grade school when the 60's ended.
And my boys find that I do more finding the fault in their homework then I do actual work for them. And with my wife being a teacher, they are simply doomed!
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03-31-2005, 05:44 PM
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| | | Thanks Carl
Appreciated much Carl.
Didn't mean to waste anyone's time. |
04-01-2005, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by pecman3 Appreciated much Carl.
Didn't mean to waste anyone's time. | Go and sin no more. | |
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