I drive up and stop behind a pickup at a stop light, all at once you are rear ended by the car coming from behind you, the car hits you hard enough that it pushes you into the pickup in front of you.
3 involved, state trooper arrives, accesses situation, moves all from lanes of traffic. During which time, my wife suffered severe back pain from the impact, was transported by ambulance to local hospital.
Statement time...
Guy in pickup in front gives statement to police, he saw me come up behind him and stop, and also says he watched the car behind me come up and not slow a bit and hit me. BTW, he sustained no damage to his pickup.
My statement was the same except i told cop i looked in review seconds before impact.( i always watch people coming up behind, for all the good it does)
driver of car that hit me, basically admitted fault. she told me, and was heard by EMT's, driver of the pickup, that she... ( hit her brakes and her car did not slow down), fireman checked before moving her car, brakes were fine.
She also told the cop it was her fault, but more or less "doesn't know what happened or how she did it"
The cop cited her, cop told me he thinks she was distracted, and probably either missed the brake pedal, or maybe hit the gas, because there were no skid marks, and she was still tight against me with me against pickup.
Wife was released from hosp, they say no damage but be prepared for a few days of soreness, probably a day or two off from work as well.
So as of now, my insurance co. was notified by me, given driver/cars info of woman who hit me. Im told a adjuster will be in contact Monday about my car damage.
Btw, the woman who hit me seems to be very well off, driving a Caddy.And is 82 years old.
My first accident and i have been driving since 1973.
woman causing accident was insured as well, i do not know what kind of coverage as of yet.
Question? how do i proceed with car and hosp bill's and should wife seek any $ damage for the injury even tho its nothing serious?
3 involved, state trooper arrives, accesses situation, moves all from lanes of traffic. During which time, my wife suffered severe back pain from the impact, was transported by ambulance to local hospital.
Statement time...
Guy in pickup in front gives statement to police, he saw me come up behind him and stop, and also says he watched the car behind me come up and not slow a bit and hit me. BTW, he sustained no damage to his pickup.
My statement was the same except i told cop i looked in review seconds before impact.( i always watch people coming up behind, for all the good it does)
driver of car that hit me, basically admitted fault. she told me, and was heard by EMT's, driver of the pickup, that she... ( hit her brakes and her car did not slow down), fireman checked before moving her car, brakes were fine.
She also told the cop it was her fault, but more or less "doesn't know what happened or how she did it"
The cop cited her, cop told me he thinks she was distracted, and probably either missed the brake pedal, or maybe hit the gas, because there were no skid marks, and she was still tight against me with me against pickup.
Wife was released from hosp, they say no damage but be prepared for a few days of soreness, probably a day or two off from work as well.
So as of now, my insurance co. was notified by me, given driver/cars info of woman who hit me. Im told a adjuster will be in contact Monday about my car damage.
Btw, the woman who hit me seems to be very well off, driving a Caddy.And is 82 years old.
My first accident and i have been driving since 1973.
woman causing accident was insured as well, i do not know what kind of coverage as of yet.
Question? how do i proceed with car and hosp bill's and should wife seek any $ damage for the injury even tho its nothing serious?
