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[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Is there a police report? Was the guy issued a ticket?

If you've got some official record that the guy was at fault, you 
shouldn't run into trouble, and in any case, you shouldn't need to worry 
about pre-emptively getting a lawyer.

If for some reason there is no police report, or the officer didn't 
write the guy a ticket, then you might want to consider it, because you 
might need to rustle up some other witnesses, and the sooner you do 
that, the better. Lawyers with traffic experience know how to deal with 
that.

When I've been in wrecks that were the other person's fault, my 
insurance company has been very helpful, both in answering questions and 
in dealing with the other person's insurance company. This might vary 
from company to company and policy to policy, but you should certainly 
be talking to them (I assume you already have--they like to know when a 
vehicle they're insuring has been in a wreck, regardless of whose fault 
it was).

Have you heard from/dealt with the other guy's insurance company yet? 
When I was in a wreck that was my fault last year, my insurance company 
ran around frantically trying to make sure the other people were OK and 
had everything they needed. Of course, not everybody has USAA insurance, 
sadly.

Good luck,

Ross

5er (martin) wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> So I have a bit of a dilema and since I value the
> opinions and advice of the fine folks on this list, I
> thought I would pick your brains for a second.
>
> The situation is this...
>
> About two weeks ago, I was involved in an automobile
> accident.  Some yahoo in a Ford Explorer ran a red
> light and basically demolished my poor little Dodge
> Neon.  It was never a fair fight.  My Neon was left as
> a crumpled piece of scrap metal, while the guy was
> able to drive his Explorer home afterwards.  Luckily,
> no one was seriously injured (thank god i did not have
> a passenger) but i did suffer a broken finger (don't
> ask me how, i have no idea) that warranted a trip to
> the hosptial, eventual surgery, and a lot of general
> discomfort and a over all pain in the ass...in a
> manner of speaking.
>
> My question is this, now that i have all this stuff to
> deal with - medical bills, lost time at work, a
> crumpled car that is surely totaled - and at this
> point  its basically me vs this guy's insurance
> company, would it be smart move for me to get a
> lawyer?  and if so, would anyone have any
> recommendations on who i should call?  
>
> I've never dealt with anything like this before so I'm
> not even entirely sure of my options.  But I figure
> some amongst you might have found yourselves in
> similiar situations in the past and might have some
> good advice.  I really don't want and cannot afford to
> get screwed on this one.
>
> Feel free to email me off list if you have any advice,
> and thanks in advance to any who might have feedback.
>
> Hope everyone has some festive, happy and safe
> holidaze!
>
> -5er (martin)
>
>
>
>
> =====
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>  Boys says, hey dad Jesus had long hair.
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