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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 9:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Apprasial and insuranceTime out! If some a-hole made turned left in front of you why was your insurance company paying off?
Larry
Because a few days
after the accident he figured that it was better to lie. He claimed I was
going 45-55 mph, and because of my excessive speed he was just a sitting duck
and could not help being hit. What happened is that he lost his
nerve. He was making a left turn, saw me and stopped, blocking the inside
lane. When I saw him stop, I changed lanes from the inside to outside to
avoid him. He then decided to try to make the turn, but I had no time to
do much other than slam on the brakes and hit him broadside. As soon as
there is a dispute of liability, each insurance carrier takes care of the their
own, and then the companies sort it out (arbitration usually) later. So,
instead of going after his company, I had to go after MINE. As I wrote
back then, to think that I pay for that kind of service!
For reference,
here is a map of the area (from city files) http://ep.com/brad/site.gif that
shows that it was 550 feet from the stop sign I started from to the accident
site, but only about 250 feet from where we could see each other. While I
know my Corvette was fast, I doubt that I could get to that speed in 300
feet! The other agencies adjustor told me from her interviews that the
other guy was *at least* 75% responsible for the accident (but this was before
he changed his story some more for the deposition - which I have a transcript
of).
