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dirtylimey

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So im driving on my way home, its slightly wet out. Im taken quite by surprise when the car in front of me is all of a sudden at a standstill.

So by the time i get my brakes on its pretty much too late, wheels lock and i slide a couple of feet into the back of this guy. Was doing maybe 25-35. No, I wasnt keeping the 2 second rule but I wasnt tailgating him either.

So it turns out this jag rear ended the lady in front of him and in turn, i went into the back of his car. The lady is pissed at this guy, im not really factored into the equation at this point. We look around, no damage to my front bumper, none to his rear. Though the lady in front has had her bumper pushed in on one corner.

No one calls the cops, insurance details are exchanged, i smirk at the guy and he smirks back at me because the ladies being a bitch we both know it. I even see he is a member of the same gun range I go to, so i figure hes probably an alright guy. We all go on our merry way. I didnt even call my insurance co since I figured there was no need to.

2 days later, his insurance call me up. They say he claims i hit his car into the ladies car and that he is having headaches and neck pain.. >:/ &%*$#$

I looked the guy up, he has several Misdemeanors for theft, concealing a weapon, operating without a license a couple of times etc etc. Real winner. Anyway, just wanted to rant. Guess I should go ahead and call my insurance company now like I should have done before..

FTL!

Oh, this is the asshat. If you see him, kick him in the nuts.

http://www.myspace.com/romanticpaul1975

Got to love the myspace name...man, what a f4g!
 
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I hate to say it again... but I feel I have to. PWNED NOOB! Anyway, good luck with that, guy sounds like a total douche.
 
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No way he's going to get away with that. No damage to your bumper, no damage to his rear bumper, but somehow you hit him hard enough to push him into the car in front of him and damage it? Yeah right.
 
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mpitts

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The insurance company will take care of this.

I had a similar incident around six years ago. A guy and his family hit my car. It was icy out and they could not stop in time. The accident occured at about 10 MPH tops and there was VERY little damage (broken turn signal cover) to their car. I even offered to take care of it for them. They insisted that a police officer show up. Police officer shows up and says that the accident occurred on private property and did not place the fault on either party. Fine by me.

Fast forward to two months later. The insurance company calls me and tells me that the family is suing me and claiming that it is my fault that his wife and kids are now sick because they had to wait in the cold and ice while the officer showed up. I almost fell out of my chair laughing. The rep from my insurance company had a laugh too and told me that they would be taking care of it and that I would probably never hear anything about it again. She was right.
 
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Dacalo

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Originally posted by: mugs
No way he's going to get away with that. No damage to your bumper, no damage to his rear bumper, but somehow you hit him hard enough to push him into the car in front of him and damage it? Yeah right.
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But the problem is that the asshat can fabricate the damage since the incident was not reported to the police (no formal report). Who knows, he can be an idiot.
 
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Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever trust someone. Never. Anyone. Ever. People are lying sacks of sh!t, every last one of you. ;)
 
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jtvang125

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Originally posted by: mpitts
The insurance company will take care of this.

I had a similar incident around six years ago. A guy and his family hit my car. It was icy out and they could not stop in time. The accident occured at about 10 MPH tops and there was VERY little damage (broken turn signal cover) to their car. I even offered to take care of it for them. They insisted that a police officer show up. Police officer shows up and says that the accident occurred on private property and did not place the fault on either party. Fine by me.

Fast forward to two months later. The insurance company calls me and tells me that the family is suing me and claiming that it is my fault that his wife and kids are now sick because they had to wait in the cold and ice while the officer showed up. I almost fell out of my chair laughing. The rep from my insurance company had a laugh too and told me that they would be taking care of it and that I would probably never hear anything about it again. She was right.
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And people wonder why insurance rates are so high. Insurance fraud FTL.
 
Mermaidman

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Originally posted by: dirtylimey
I even see he is a member of the same gun range I go to, so i figure hes probably an alright guy.
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Obviously, a duel is the only way to settle this.

Ten paces . . .
 
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thetxstang

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I had a similar incident. Two years ago, I was driving slowly through a Target parking lot looking for an empty space to park. I come upon an elderly woman who is backing out of a space, and stop to allow her to continue backing out so I can take it. Well, she continues backing up well beyond what she needs to, doesn't heed my honking horn, and slams right into the front of my 1999 Pontiac T/A. Not a whole lot of visible damage, but significant enough that the repairs ended up costing me $1800+ when all was said and done.

Long story short, she proceeds to tell me how sorry she is, how it was her fault, how she was being careless due to a stressful day, etc., etc. She reminds me a little of my grandmother so I feel sorry for her and inform her not to worry about it, that accidents just happen sometimes. There were no witnesses to the event, and because it's private property we were on, I know a cop won't help.

So, we exchanged insurance and I went on my not-so-merry way, continuing with my errands and such. I arrive home later that day and hadn't been in the house two minutes when I get a phone call. It's the old bat's insurance company calling to inform me that their customer had filed a claim, claiming I was speeding through the parking lot "like a bat out of hell" and slammed right into her as she was preparing to leave!!
 
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Nutdotnet

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Originally posted by: thetxstang
I had a similar incident. Two years ago, I was driving slowly through a Target parking lot looking for an empty space to park. I come upon an elderly woman who is backing out of a space, and stop to allow her to continue backing out so I can take it. Well, she continues backing up well beyond what she needs to, doesn't heed my honking horn, and slams right into the front of my 1999 Pontiac T/A. Not a whole lot of visible damage, but significant enough that the repairs ended up costing me $1800+ when all was said and done.

Long story short, she proceeds to tell me how sorry she is, how it was her fault, how she was being careless due to a stressful day, etc., etc. She reminds me a little of my grandmother so I feel sorry for her and inform her not to worry about it, that accidents just happen sometimes. There were no witnesses to the event, and because it's private property we were on, I know a cop won't help.

So, we exchanged insurance and I went on my not-so-merry way, continuing with my errands and such. I arrive home later that day and hadn't been in the house two minutes when I get a phone call. It's the old bat's insurance company calling to inform me that their customer had filed a claim, claiming I was speeding through the parking lot "like a bat out of hell" and slammed right into her as she was preparing to leave!!
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Do you mind sharing the end of the sotry? How did it turn out for you?
 
EagleKeeper

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It he lady that is in front will be able to determine the sequence.

If she felt one impact; you drove the guy's car into hers.

If she felt two impacts; then the other guy hit her and then made the sandwich complete.

Her statement will determine whether the guy is in the clear in terms of responsiblity.

However, the pain becomes your problem either way.
 
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thetxstang

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Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Originally posted by: thetxstang
I had a similar incident. Two years ago, I was driving slowly through a Target parking lot looking for an empty space to park. I come upon an elderly woman who is backing out of a space, and stop to allow her to continue backing out so I can take it. Well, she continues backing up well beyond what she needs to, doesn't heed my honking horn, and slams right into the front of my 1999 Pontiac T/A. Not a whole lot of visible damage, but significant enough that the repairs ended up costing me $1800+ when all was said and done.

Long story short, she proceeds to tell me how sorry she is, how it was her fault, how she was being careless due to a stressful day, etc., etc. She reminds me a little of my grandmother so I feel sorry for her and inform her not to worry about it, that accidents just happen sometimes. There were no witnesses to the event, and because it's private property we were on, I know a cop won't help.

So, we exchanged insurance and I went on my not-so-merry way, continuing with my errands and such. I arrive home later that day and hadn't been in the house two minutes when I get a phone call. It's the old bat's insurance company calling to inform me that their customer had filed a claim, claiming I was speeding through the parking lot "like a bat out of hell" and slammed right into her as she was preparing to leave!!
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Do you mind sharing the end of the sotry? How did it turn out for you?
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Sure. The ending of the story was rather uneventful, much like mpitts'. I simply told the calling agent that I had just arrived home, the old hag's account of the accident was categorically false, that I had not spoken with my insurance company yet, and that I wasn't saying another word to them.

I called my insurance company up (USAA FTW) and explained to them exactly what happened. They said they'd take care of everything and they did. I never heard another thing about it, nor did my rates ever go up.

Sorry there wasn't more of a dramatic climax to the story.
 
TuxDave

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Oh yeah? I went on vacation to China and my first day out I found out that my parked car was hit by a drunk driver. Good thing is that he left his car right behind mine and from what I heard he was drunk and passed out inside the car. So they have his information. Bad thing is that my insurance company is saying he may not have insurance. So now I gotta shell out $1000 collision deductible because of this mofo. I hope I get my deductible back.
 
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dirtylimey

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Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
It he lady that is in front will be able to determine the sequence.

If she felt one impact; you drove the guy's car into hers.

If she felt two impacts; then the other guy hit her and then made the sandwich complete.

Her statement will determine whether the guy is in the clear in terms of responsiblity.

However, the pain becomes your problem either way.
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Well this is what worries me. After getting out of my car to see how bad things were, I saw that my bumper was about 3-4" away from his. the lady he rear ended was 2-3 feet in front of his car. The way I see it, he must have hit her as she was starting to move and so she rolled a couple of feet. He sat there with his breaks on, I hit him.

The lady will have only felt one impact. But she was particularly angry at the guy and didnt care much about me. She wanted my details because she said I was a "witness" to this guy rear ending her and the damage caused. So I guess its down to her now. /sigh

 
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