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Wow, can they really do this? rear-ended
shateredsoul:
Yeah, the thing is the police didn't file a report. I thought they were suppose to if the damage was above about 500. The prius couldn't move after the crash.. had to be towed away.They filled out this paper for my father thought.. only has info on where the crash happened. I'm going to see if I could track down the police officers via the what I hope is the badge number.
How likely do you think it is that a phone company will release phone records though? My dad didn't catch whether she was on the cell phone. But he does feel she might have been on the cell phone or not paying attention in some way. Right before impact she tried to veer off into next lane (which is why only one of his tail lights is out).
I just don't understand why they would believe their argument, it was on a flat street not on a hill ... so to cause that much damage my father must have been going pretty fast in reverse. If he had reversed into her that would not have caused the same damage. Luckily some of the people at the scene took pictures and are helping us get a hold of them.
shmokes:
Of course he does. If his insurance pays he has an at fault accident on his record which increases his insurance premiums. I really don't understand this lack of a police report business. That seems so nutso that it makes me suspect that you're being lied to. Why the ---fudgesicle--- would the police not fill out a police report? That makes no sense to me.
shateredsoul:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 24, 2010, 04:14:15 pm ---Of course he does. If his insurance pays he has an at fault accident on his record which increases his insurance premiums. I really don't understand this lack of a police report business. That seems so nutso that it makes me suspect that you're being lied to. Why the ---fudgesicle--- would the police not fill out a police report? That makes no sense to me.
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Not sure why, they felt that the amount of damage didn't warrant a police report I suppose. I did see the paper that was filled out. Well either way, if there was a police report this would be a lot easier to settle. My dad should have pushed for one, but this is the first time he's been in a car accident like this (he's a much better driver than I). Either way, a police report would probably have helped us close this case. After reading up a little on this I just found out that you can push for filing a police report. or does anyone have a better idea of how this works in California? Do the police decide whether a police report is filed? or do the people in the accident decide this? I wonder if the police officer misunderstood my dad (he speaks English, but it's not his first language). It doesn't make sense to me why the other person didn't push for a police report.
Ed_McCarron:
Again, the insurance company doesn't really care who is at fault -- they want to settle the claims as quick and cheap as possible. Unless someone got dead, they're not going to bother with forensics.
Plus, if they can raise his premiums, more money for them.
Where this can bite you in the ass is two years from now when she files a civil suit because she can't work due to injuries. Seriously. Someone claimed rear-ending a relative caused them to develop diabetes later.
shateredsoul:
does that look like he reversed into her?
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