Who's at fault if...
My wife was driving my STI and she pulled out into an empty lane on a 3 lane road, at which point another car switched lanes into the side of my car. Who would be at fault in this case? The other drivers insurance denied my claim so I'm getting frustrated.
Posted Jan 14, 2016, 5:04 PM UTC
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well, if that's what happened, there should be coinciding damage. it sounds as though she was in a lane and either someone pulled up into her blindspot and smashed into the side of the STI, which you would see by damage to both vehicles where the front side quarters of the STI would be mostly un-damaged.
Or, she was hiding in someone's blindspot and got smashed. where the damage would be reversed and the back quarters of the STI would be mostly undamaged.
That makes sense in my head ---^
if there are no witnesses, the damage should tell the story of who was in what position when the cars made contact.
In any case, the person changing lanes has the responsibility to check their blindspot and safely change lanes.
you need a lawyer.
Let me add then that the car that switched lanes did so after passing a truck that was behind her. They were passing the truck and changing lanes so they could turn right at the next intersection. It was a teenage driver and in Texas.
sounds like a slam dunk that it's that r-tards fault. any lawyer worth his salt will get that shit settled.
Did your wife call the Police at the time of the car accident? When someone pulls-out onto a road, it's sometimes very challenging to prove someone changed-lanes into you. You were crossing the path, so it instantly looks bad on whoever was "pulling into oncoming traffic."
Always call the Police if it's not 100% crystal clear.
Everyone should own a dash-cam!!