08-30-2019, 06:40 PM
I was in a car accident about 14 years ago on a 2 lane road with a 55 MPH speed limit. It was about 3pm in early December in northern Illinois. It was clear and overcast so I had my lights on for safety.
A 92 year old man was waiting to turn left into his driveway and decided that the roadway was clear after the vehicle in front of me passed him. It was not. I slammed on the brakes and hit his Buick just behind the right rear wheel and spun him around so that he was pointing out of the driveway that he was pulling into. There were 3 other elderly people in the car, but thankfully nobody was hurt.
I was alright and helped to get people moving so that traffic didn't back up to the moon and once the police arrived and went to the shoulder where the other driver was talking to my friend that I was following to my house to help me install a door. He told my friend that he hadn't seen me because my lights weren't on and it was therefor my fault. I told him that I had them on and that he should pay more attention and waled away.
He was turning onto a $4m+ property and I was driving an 88 Nissan. The cop took my information and said they would send me a copy of the report. It never came. I called the station many times trying to get a copy and a court date to no avail. To make matters worse we had the same insurance company and they did some split on blame. I still got paid for my totaled car, but It was all his fault.
That man should have lost his licence for good for that stunt. If you can't see, don't get behind the wheel.
A 92 year old man was waiting to turn left into his driveway and decided that the roadway was clear after the vehicle in front of me passed him. It was not. I slammed on the brakes and hit his Buick just behind the right rear wheel and spun him around so that he was pointing out of the driveway that he was pulling into. There were 3 other elderly people in the car, but thankfully nobody was hurt.
I was alright and helped to get people moving so that traffic didn't back up to the moon and once the police arrived and went to the shoulder where the other driver was talking to my friend that I was following to my house to help me install a door. He told my friend that he hadn't seen me because my lights weren't on and it was therefor my fault. I told him that I had them on and that he should pay more attention and waled away.
He was turning onto a $4m+ property and I was driving an 88 Nissan. The cop took my information and said they would send me a copy of the report. It never came. I called the station many times trying to get a copy and a court date to no avail. To make matters worse we had the same insurance company and they did some split on blame. I still got paid for my totaled car, but It was all his fault.
That man should have lost his licence for good for that stunt. If you can't see, don't get behind the wheel.