I was recently in a car accident that totaled my car. At the scene, it appeared that I just looked away from the road and when I looked back up, the cars in front of me were dead stop. I hit the car in front of me, which hit the car in front of her, which hit the car in front of her...
4 cars in total... I went to the hospital, which is where the officer gave me my license back and gave me two tickets... One for reckless driving and one for driving without a seat belt... The reckless driving was issued for me 'taking my eyes off the road'
After speaking with the total loss department of Geico, I found out that they spoke to all parties involved... It was determined that the car in front of me hit the car in front of her, which is what caused the back up that I ran into...
That should help my cause to get the reckless driving charge reduced, but I am not sure that what GEICO determines after speaking to all parties will really get passed on to the court system... Clean driving record... 29 years old...
Do I really need to hire an attorney to get it reduced??
Thanks for any info, BBI
Lawyer up.
It doesn't work that way. When you hit the rear of the car in front of you, there is virtually NEVER a good reason for doing so. The bottom line - almost EVERY TIME - is that you hit the car in front of you ONLY because you were traveling closer than you should (i.e. had you created more distance you would have had time to react and bring your car to a safe stop).
WHY the traffic in front of you stopped is, frankly, totally irrelevant.
I could see traveling too closely or something like that.
I'd get an attorney get it reduced from reckless driving.
My wife was in a fender bender two years ago and got no ticket or anything but the accident was her fault, and i'm still paying an insurance surcharge and will be a couple more years.
Meet with an attorney, give them the details if they guarantee they can get you with no moving violations (even if the accident is still your fault) I'd say it's worth it (depending on cost obviously). $1000 or $1500 definitely worth it I'd think. I'm paying $500 more per year than I could be on insurance for 5 years
She was actually nice and said she thought I was going to hit her without stopping which would have been injuries. She was relieved their was little damage and nobody was hurt. My car's bumper took the worst. Hers was just some scratches bc her bumper was nighwer up. I was in a fusion and she was in an escape.
Well the police arrived and came up to us , who were sitting in the middle of no where, and asked what happened. The minute I said I slided into the back of her car he stopped and said that it was automatically my fault and that I should have had time to stop. I disagreed and said it was wet and on a turn and that she either had to A. hit the deer or B. jam on the breaks . She did the logical thing and natural instive thing which was to slam on the breaks. Deers fault right? Thats what we thought. Even the lady tried putting in some words saying she was so grateful I saw her slam the breaks and that there was 0 reaction time.
I got a careless driving ticket. They cop was a prick he stopped answering my questions just because I didnt agree with his assessment which was childish on his part.
Anyway I got a cheap lawyer and got a statement from the lady I hit saying I had no idea a deer was going to do that and that the reason I bumped her was because it was wet. She also wrote she thought it was unfair for me to be ticketed and that she was thankful that it was only a bump she recieved instead of someone not noticing and hitting her full steam and her being killed. Long story I got the ticket tossed. But 9 out of 10 judges will rule against you. Without her letter basically saying I avoided killing her by looking ahead and she was thankful I was paying attention to what was in front of her car.
Lawyer up and you wont get reckless if an accident caused your accident.
You started that the car in front of you hit the car in front of him who hit the car in front of him. That's a total of four cars involved. Your insurance company believes that the car in front of you hit the car in front in him. What about the car in front of them? When did they get hit?
As far as getting the reckless driving charge dropped or reduced, that's unlikely. You freely admitted you took your eyes off the road. If you said that everything happened so fast and were just slow to react, maybe you would have had a chance. That's what happened to me once. Took my eyes off the road and hit the car in front of me. Got a ticket, and had to go to defensive driving school, but didn't get reckless. My car got totaled.
What I an unsure of is what happens if injuries sustained exceed the amount of liability insurance coverage any individual vehicle owner had. That's where things get messy and that is where you are going to need an attorney.
Good luck.Its a mess.
glad you are okay
Is it? How so?
to keep it very simple and basic, "no fault" is about one thing and one thing only ... medical bills ... you still sue the party at fault for injuries or property damage ... and, at the end of the day, it has absolutely fucking NOTHING to do with the subject of the thread ... nothing whatsoever ... but why the fuck am i wasting my time explaining this? i'm obviously the fucking idiot ... sorry, i'm over and out
2) Geico will retain lawyers to argue on his behalf solely for the purposes of insurance liability and payment. Their lawyers will not help him with his legal situation/tickets.
to keep it very simple and basic, "no fault" is about one thing and one thing only ... medical bills ... you still sue the party at fault for injuries or property damage ... and, at the end of the day, it has absolutely fucking NOTHING to do with the subject of the thread ... nothing whatsoever ... but why the fuck am i wasting my time explaining this? i'm obviously the fucking idiot ... sorry, i'm over and out
Wow. Having a tough day huh? I hope tomorrow is better for ya.
Thanks. I could use a good day. It's been a while.