TRUCK Hit Me!
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Here is the condensed version of what happened:
The truck was a flat nose truck. The passenger side corner of what carries the cargo hit into my car. The front edge of the truck’s “cargo box” wasn’t even damaged. There was only paint transfer from my car.
This is the truck that hit me
What is the x'ed part of the truck called? :
This is a paint version of what happened:
I was making a right turn. A truck that was behind me decided to cut in front of me even though there was no room. He kept on going and eventually crushed my car.
My driver’s side front fender was crushed. The truck punctured a hole into my car. My headlight is damaged. It looks like it was crushed downward. My front bumper is damaged. It seems misaligned. My hood doesn’t open. I don’t know what else is damaged. The whole time my car was STATIONARY. I should not be at fault because my car was not even moving at the time.
It would be very unfair to me to have a blemish on my insurance record because of what an inexperienced truck driver did to my car. I still haven’t contacted my insurance company yet. What should I do? I am so lost. Can I sue the truck driver or his insurance company to pay for all of the damages? I tried contacting traffic lawyers and accident lawyers, but they don’t work on this kind of case. What other lawyers should I contact? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Post#2 has the details so it won't overwhelm this first post.[/QUOTE]
from your diagram, it appears that you were at fault because you made a right turn and hit the truck while he was going straight. You need to clarify it more.
The truck was a flat nose truck. The passenger side corner of what carries the cargo hit into my car. The front edge of the truck’s “cargo box” wasn’t even damaged. There was only paint transfer from my car.
This is the truck that hit me
What is the x'ed part of the truck called? :This is a paint version of what happened:
I was making a right turn. A truck that was behind me decided to cut in front of me even though there was no room. He kept on going and eventually crushed my car.
My driver’s side front fender was crushed. The truck punctured a hole into my car. My headlight is damaged. It looks like it was crushed downward. My front bumper is damaged. It seems misaligned. My hood doesn’t open. I don’t know what else is damaged. The whole time my car was STATIONARY. I should not be at fault because my car was not even moving at the time.
It would be very unfair to me to have a blemish on my insurance record because of what an inexperienced truck driver did to my car. I still haven’t contacted my insurance company yet. What should I do? I am so lost. Can I sue the truck driver or his insurance company to pay for all of the damages? I tried contacting traffic lawyers and accident lawyers, but they don’t work on this kind of case. What other lawyers should I contact? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Post#2 has the details so it won't overwhelm this first post.[/QUOTE]
from your diagram, it appears that you were at fault because you made a right turn and hit the truck while he was going straight. You need to clarify it more.
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6MT G-STYLE and bulldog25, thanks for your experienced responses. I have pmed both of you.
no. I wished that guy got a ticket.
thanks for the heads up. I will make sure the police report has the right information. I will attempt to contact the trucker's insurance and see how far I get.
I will look at the report tomorrow. My fiancee was saying how I might not be able to look at it. I hope she is wrong.
If I could just get cash from the opposing party, it would make things soo much easier. Thanks for the support.
Originally Posted by CERTAUTOG35
did anybody get a ticket?
Originally Posted by da mayor
new york state no fault is a crappy law.
last time someone hit me i never went through my insurance and the other party paid out in less than one week on the spot at the body shop. it depends who's the other party's insurance but usually commercial/business insurance pays out fairly fast especially looking at the point of impact. if the officei wrote the correct information on the police report you should have a better chance of gettign paid and not having your personal rates go up
last time someone hit me i never went through my insurance and the other party paid out in less than one week on the spot at the body shop. it depends who's the other party's insurance but usually commercial/business insurance pays out fairly fast especially looking at the point of impact. if the officei wrote the correct information on the police report you should have a better chance of gettign paid and not having your personal rates go up
Originally Posted by VinNYCG
If its a company owned truck then go right through insurance..Don't even bother with trying to get them to pay out of pocket. If its an individual owned truck..they may want to salvage their insurance. Either way I'd make sure the police report is accurate and push to go through insurance. If they are paying up front for all your damages then its all good. However, you should definitely not be at fault for anything from the looks of your diagram. As for the bodywork man if you need help regarding that..don't hesitate to contact me.
-Vin
-Vin
If I could just get cash from the opposing party, it would make things soo much easier. Thanks for the support.
i would agree that very detailed.. are you a cop ? 
unfortunately... I will say that this a small damage, and, I know will sound dumb to you, but don`t worry,,, it is SMALL nevertheless, at the same time I REALLY know how it feels when some thing happens to the G... last summer, my G was scratched at the club entrance, I only found out about that on the next day
I did not even got an insurance
take good care of the car and be back on streets
unfortunately... I will say that this a small damage, and, I know will sound dumb to you, but don`t worry,,, it is SMALL nevertheless, at the same time I REALLY know how it feels when some thing happens to the G... last summer, my G was scratched at the club entrance, I only found out about that on the next day
I did not even got an insurance take good care of the car and be back on streets
Hey, I feel for you bro - my car just got wrecked recently also. Detailed info such as diagram, time, place, direction of travel, speed, traffic condition, road condition, weather, license plates, witnesses, photos...all important and good to report the incident to the insurance company.
It looks like the truck made an illegal and unsafe turn around you! Hope everything works out and just glad you're not hurt! Take care and good luck bro.
It looks like the truck made an illegal and unsafe turn around you! Hope everything works out and just glad you're not hurt! Take care and good luck bro.
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Go through your insurance, but make sure they know that you were making a right turn, not a U turn and that you were using your signal and it was the truck “behind” you that hit you. I say this because in North Carolina there is a very little known law that basically states that if you are making a U turn it doesn’t matter what happens it’s all your fault. I had a 97 saturn SC2 and pulled a U turn at about 5 mph and was hit by the truck behind me going about 35 bent the frame, the axel, and my tire rim and the worse part is it was all my fault! Total bull ****. I dont know how the laws are where you are but hope it all works out.
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No,if he was a cop he would've known better haha,no offense. To have the police on scene and he would've already talked to the insurance company,nor would he be asking the question of who was at fault.They are quick to point that out. On the other hand,I'd say to fix your car,be around 2500 bucks or so. Just my guess,I've cracked up enough to get pretty decent at it. To repair,you can't,so you will need a new bumper,and then they will have to see how all the brackets underneath held up,or whether you will need all new brackets for the headlight bumper and so forth.It's going to have to get painted to match as well.So i'm guessing you are looking somewhere around that range,especially if it did misalign the bumper. Was there any scrapes on your front bumper due to this?So I'd go with 2k to 2.5k.
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I tried to get the police report today in the "wintry mix," and it turns out the police don't give out police reports on fri, sat, and sun.
I will have to wait until monday to get the truck's insurance info. I guess that gives me time to pick a good body shop.
I will have to wait until monday to get the truck's insurance info. I guess that gives me time to pick a good body shop.
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Originally Posted by smokedhen
I tried to get the police report today in the "wintry mix," and it turns out the police don't give out police reports on fri, sat, and sun.
I will have to wait until monday to get the truck's insurance info. I guess that gives me time to pick a good body shop.
I will have to wait until monday to get the truck's insurance info. I guess that gives me time to pick a good body shop.
huh that is a bunch of Bull**** if they told you that...
it must be a NYC if it is true!!
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