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Post by blake on Mar 1, 2016 16:04:17 GMT -6
Monday 2/29 I was in a 5 car wreck on the highway. It was a pretty bad accident and thankfully I was not hurt, however my car was totaled, along with the 2 cars behind me. I initially stopped in time without hitting the car in front of me, however the car behind me pushed me into that car, and the big service van behind that car plowed into us, pushing us further into each other. The woman who hit me actually was hurt and had to go to the hospital. I am still waiting for them to determine fault, but I have a feeling they think I initially hit the woman in front of me, when in reality I managed to stop my car without hitting her (before being pushed into her). The officer gave the last 3 cars including me all tickets for following too closely solely based on the claimed from car in front of me. (even though I didn't actually hit her) I am a bit worried that they will find me at partial fault if they believe me to have initially hit her. We are also waiting for an estimate of what they plan on giving us as value for my car. Please pray for a fair and clear ruling on fault and for a good estimate so we can get another car. In addition to the loss of my new car I also have to scrape together cash for a ticket. Here are the pictures of my car:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 16:21:39 GMT -6
The pictures didn't load for me (probably a glitch with my browser; it does that a lot) but your description alone was enough to tell me how awful this is. I'll absolutely be praying. A car wreck is bad enough, but it only gets way worse if you're wrongly blamed.
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Post by Deepfriar on Mar 1, 2016 16:42:43 GMT -6
Will pray for you dude. Glad you are okay.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Mar 1, 2016 17:45:19 GMT -6
I'm glad you weren't hurt. Do you have full coverage for your insurance?
Man, getting a ticket for that SUCKS. I got a BS ticket right after I got married. Cop said I was on my phone, when I wasn't. At all!
I just sucked it up and took it - I had a gut feeling the cop REALLY wanted to use some force and I wasn't about to pit my word against his, so I signed the damn ticket and paid it a week later.
I'll be praying for a good outcome for your car replacement and that maybe something will change the situation to be more in your favor. Glad you weren't hurt!
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Mar 1, 2016 19:15:31 GMT -6
Glad to hear you're okay. Praying! "Sonic LTZ" Sonic sticker
... Oh, I get it.
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Post by blake on Mar 2, 2016 12:33:11 GMT -6
I had collision only, I received the verdict that its for sure totaled, and estimated value was 14k. Not sure how much of that I will be getting though, so hopefully enough to fully pay for a new used car, repair my wife's car, and then pay some other stuff off.
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Post by blake on Mar 2, 2016 15:52:22 GMT -6
I talked to my insurance and it looks like the repair cost was 15k, and the value of the car was 12.5k. So after my 1k deductible I am left with 11.5k that I may get for the wreck, which my insurance will be putting toward the loan. So it looks like I will be stuck paying two car loans at least for a little while
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Mar 2, 2016 16:05:26 GMT -6
Shoot. Well, I purchased a few CDs earlier. Hope it helps in some way!
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Post by Kerrick on Mar 2, 2016 17:13:41 GMT -6
Ah dang, I am so sorry dude. That is super frustrating and seems quite unjust!
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Mar 16, 2016 7:53:25 GMT -6
Did you get all this taken care of? Did you find a new vehicle?
Been praying about this.
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Post by blake on Mar 16, 2016 15:59:34 GMT -6
Did you get all this taken care of? Did you find a new vehicle? Been praying about this. We found a new vehicle over the weekend. A 2006 Subaru Impreza Wagon. GAP Insurance is going to cover the entire cost of the car. We were afraid we would be stuck with a loan, but we fortunately will not. I went to contest the ticket today and instead of paying $211 I get to take defensive driving for $50. So that is good. Going to hopefully close on the loan for the new car today.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Mar 16, 2016 17:01:35 GMT -6
Oh yeah man, $50 is certainly better than $211. Glad to hear you don't get stuck with the full bill. I hope the new (to you) wheels treat you well!
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Post by Deepfriar on Mar 16, 2016 19:54:42 GMT -6
It sounds like you had favor. Praise God! He never said the storms wouldn't come but if we meet Him on the water He pulls us up every time!
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Mar 16, 2016 19:57:47 GMT -6
That's great to hear, Blake.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Mar 16, 2016 20:20:47 GMT -6
He never said the storms wouldn't come but if we meet Him on the water He pulls us up every time! Amen to that! We just need to keep our eyes on Him!
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