Not A Merry Xmas. Totaled Truck & Injuries

[twobjshelbys]

Sorry to hear about this.

Was she on her cell phone???

How is insurance handled there? In Colorado and Nevada you have to have active insurance to register and they cross check at the DMV. If the insurance lapses the DMV is notified and plates are pulled so you can't pull the trick of getting insurance, getting registered, and then canceling. The problem is that the minimum insurance is so low that it practically wouldn't cover anything.

[FUNFER2]

I looked in my mirror, saw a lot of a white car. She was looking down, then opened her eye's wide, like scared to ****, then hit me. I had no time to do anything. Happened so fast.

Around here in Ne. if you are pulled over they will ask for your insurance card, but a lot of people just say I have insurance, but I don't have the card with me.
And that's it.

I just hired a attorney to see if I need to sue her. I went to a physical theraphy, twice a week for eight weeks, doctor appointments, hospital etc, before our insurance received the bills, so all of that money plus my and co-pays, we paid out of pocket. We should get the payback this week. I can't turn my head to drive yet, but hoping maybe next week. We don't know what to do about replacing the truck ?

With my bad health and bills before the accident, we are strapped for money, so the 5k we get for the truck, minus 1k on buying the truck back from the insurance company, the 4k won't get us crap for another one. Maybe
200,000 miles & a rust bucket piece of crap !

Oh, forgot the front seat is broke and my 3 year old kick ass custom stereo is broke inside and doesn't work, hitch system is all bent up. Newer tires and newer stainless dual exhaust with MagnaFlow mufflers.

The bed is sagging down 5'' so the hitch is about 4'' from the ground. We have a fairly flat driveway, but when backing out, the hitch scrapes the street.

Anybody interested in a Cobra with a new 428 with 8 stack injection and new TKO 600 ?

[Gaz64]

I'm sorry to hear of your woes, the main thing is you are here, and on the mend.

Your attorney needs to sue her for your losses, medical and motor vehicle etc.

You have suffered enough, why should you lose due to her negligence?

She is the one who should be selling property off, to fund the innocent party, you in this case.

She was looking at her phone, and ran into the back of truck with a 30mph difference.

If she ran into a brick wall at 30mph, she might not be here.

She needs to lose her licence for a lengthy period.

I wish you well moving forward.

Merry Xmas to you and family.

Gary

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Gaz64

I'm sorry to hear of your woes, the main thing is you are here, and on the mend.

Your attorney needs to sue her for your losses, medical and motor vehicle etc.

You have suffered enough, why should you lose due to her negligence?

She is the one who should be selling property off, to fund the innocent party, you in this case.

She was looking at her phone, and ran into the back of truck with a 30mph difference.

If she ran into a brick wall at 30mph, she might not be here.

She needs to lose her licence for a lengthy period.

I wish you well moving forward.

Merry Xmas to you and family.

Gary

You can sue, you can win a judgment, but the chances of collecting are almost always practically nil. She has no assets and will declare bankruptcy. Most attorneys will want to be paid in advance in cases like this since there are no deep pockets into which they can place their hands so it will end up costing more than you'd have a chance of recovering.

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

You can sue, you can win a judgment, but the chances of collecting are almost always practically nil. She has no assets and will declare bankruptcy. Most attorneys will want to be paid in advance in cases like this since there are no deep pockets into which they can place their hands so it will end up costing more than you'd have a chance of recovering.

That is unfortunately what might happen.

It is a sad world we live in when the honest safe people are the losing party.

Gary

[FUNFER2]

I agree, but still have hope. Wish dad was still here, as he was an attorney.

Part of my neck surgery was to deaden 4 nerves on my right side and 7 in my right, in hopes it will knumb the cronic pain. It has helped some, but not enough. I'm a pretty positive man, but I beleive I'll never be pain free. This is on top of my other pain from a child accident, which left me with 24/7 headaches. We'll see what happens with the neck.

[Gaz64]

Chronic pain is awful to live with.
I have my whole lumbar area, L4-S4, especially L5-S1.
Can't do any of my previous type of work now, not even change a tire, and changing spark plugs or valvetrain adjustment is out.

I feel your pain Kevin.

Hope you get better soon.

Gary

[FUNFER2]

Sorry, did a double post. Deleted it. Maybe I have brain damage too.