jaimelopez
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? New Mexico (Albuquerque)
I used to work for Car Quest Auto Parts as a delivery driver until August of 2002. One day in August of 2002 I told my boss that I had a doctor's appointment at noon. He told me that was fine and I could just use my lunch hour for the appointment. However, right at noon a delivery needed to be made and there were two other drivers besides me there at the time. My boss told me to take the delivery and I reminded him of my appointment. He told me to clock out and take the delivery in my own vehicle before I went to my appointment. I told him that I would be late for my appointment if I took the parts and he said, "Take the ****ing parts or go home and don't come back. It's your choice." So I took the parts but on my way to the second delivery a pickup truck turned in front of me at an intersection and I t-boned him, totalling my car and racking up a $2000 hospital visit. I would not have even been in that area if I hadn't been forced to make the deliveries. I'm pretty sure that the statute of limitations is up for any WC claims but is there anything else I can do?
I know you're probably thinking why it took so long for me to want to do anything but I didn't think there was anything I could do. Please help. Thanks,
Jaime Lopez
I used to work for Car Quest Auto Parts as a delivery driver until August of 2002. One day in August of 2002 I told my boss that I had a doctor's appointment at noon. He told me that was fine and I could just use my lunch hour for the appointment. However, right at noon a delivery needed to be made and there were two other drivers besides me there at the time. My boss told me to take the delivery and I reminded him of my appointment. He told me to clock out and take the delivery in my own vehicle before I went to my appointment. I told him that I would be late for my appointment if I took the parts and he said, "Take the ****ing parts or go home and don't come back. It's your choice." So I took the parts but on my way to the second delivery a pickup truck turned in front of me at an intersection and I t-boned him, totalling my car and racking up a $2000 hospital visit. I would not have even been in that area if I hadn't been forced to make the deliveries. I'm pretty sure that the statute of limitations is up for any WC claims but is there anything else I can do?
I know you're probably thinking why it took so long for me to want to do anything but I didn't think there was anything I could do. Please help. Thanks,
Jaime Lopez