jaimelopez
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? New Mexico
I'll try to keep this as short as possible but here is my situation. I was a full time parts delivery driver for CarQuest Auto Parts in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
August 26, 2002:
Just before clocking out, I asked my boss if I could use my lunch hour tomorrow (12-1) for my doctor's appointment. He said that would be fine.
August 27, 2002:
I went to work as usual for what I thought would be a normal day. When noon rolled around I clocked out to go to my doctor's appointment. As I was walking out the door my boss told me to deliver some parts for him on my way to my appointment in my own personal vehicle. I asked that one of the other two drivers there at the time do it because I would be late if I took these parts because the delivery locations were on the opposite side of town from my doctor's office. My boss then told me to take the parts or that I would lose my job. I said okay and started to clock back in but he stopped me and told me to just go and do it on my own time. I made the first of two deliveries and was on my way to the second delivery when a Ford pickup turned in front of me at an intersection (I was drving away from my doctor's office, not toward it) and I t-boned the pickup with my car. I quickly called my boss to tell him what happened and he showed up at the accident scene in his personal vehicle. He came up to me and asked me if the parts were in my car and I told him they were. He took the parts out of my car and left. He DID NOT report this accident to CarQuest either. My car was a total loss and I went to the hospital. All in all, CarQuest cost me about $10,000 in vehicle and medical expenses. Do I have a case, even though it has been well over 2 years since the accident? If yes, what options do I have? If no, why not? Thanks,
Jaime
I'll try to keep this as short as possible but here is my situation. I was a full time parts delivery driver for CarQuest Auto Parts in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
August 26, 2002:
Just before clocking out, I asked my boss if I could use my lunch hour tomorrow (12-1) for my doctor's appointment. He said that would be fine.
August 27, 2002:
I went to work as usual for what I thought would be a normal day. When noon rolled around I clocked out to go to my doctor's appointment. As I was walking out the door my boss told me to deliver some parts for him on my way to my appointment in my own personal vehicle. I asked that one of the other two drivers there at the time do it because I would be late if I took these parts because the delivery locations were on the opposite side of town from my doctor's office. My boss then told me to take the parts or that I would lose my job. I said okay and started to clock back in but he stopped me and told me to just go and do it on my own time. I made the first of two deliveries and was on my way to the second delivery when a Ford pickup turned in front of me at an intersection (I was drving away from my doctor's office, not toward it) and I t-boned the pickup with my car. I quickly called my boss to tell him what happened and he showed up at the accident scene in his personal vehicle. He came up to me and asked me if the parts were in my car and I told him they were. He took the parts out of my car and left. He DID NOT report this accident to CarQuest either. My car was a total loss and I went to the hospital. All in all, CarQuest cost me about $10,000 in vehicle and medical expenses. Do I have a case, even though it has been well over 2 years since the accident? If yes, what options do I have? If no, why not? Thanks,
Jaime
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