Hurt in a car accident, what to do?

[Gundo]

Last night my wife and my 4 month old son were rear ended on 16th ave. We took my son into get checked and he seems to be his same happy drooling self, my wife however seen it coming and tensed up upon impact and last night she was complaining about being tender but this morning she was too stiff to even turn her head or breast feed.

We're not looking to try and milk money from an accident, we are not that type of people. However my wife is legitimately hurt and we just don't know what if there is anything inparticular we should do to have proper documentation.

Anyone have any insight?

[Makarov]

Tell your wife to take notes right away describing what she observed before, during and after the accident, how she felt right after the accident, how she feels now, etc. Tell your wife to also go see the doctor. Don't discuss any particulars of what happened on the internet. Eventually, you will likely want to make an appointment for an initial consultation with a lawyer, but that can wait.

[HELPNEEDED]

Behappy it wasn't worse

[1stLand]

I was rear ended pretty badly last year. Scared the ***p out of me because the vehicle didnt even try to break. I was shaken up but walked away from the accident. A little stiff for 6 hours but I was okay and didnt pursue anything legally. I figured what goes around comes around a frivilous lawsuit is not something I needed in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I get a call from my insurance company informing me that the car in front of me is suing me for injury. My car was pushed into them and slightly tapped their bumper. There was no damage to the other vehicle.

I find it funny that my car was ravaged from behind and I walk away unscathed, but the vehicle in front of me is claiming injury.

[opendoor]

^^^

Why are you being held liable for being forced into the car in front of you? Unless they're claiming some kind of negligence on your part, wouldn't the liability fall on the car that hit you?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I was rear ended pretty badly last year. Scared the ***p out of me because the vehicle didnt even try to break. I was shaken up but walked away from the accident. A little stiff for 6 hours but I was okay and didnt pursue anything legally. I figured what goes around comes around a frivilous lawsuit is not something I needed in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I get a call from my insurance company informing me that the car in front of me is suing me for injury. My car was pushed into them and slightly tapped their bumper. There was no damage to the other vehicle.

I find it funny that my car was ravaged from behind and I walk away unscathed, but the vehicle in front of me is claiming injury.

how can they sue you when you weren't at fault? wouldn't they sue the guy who hit you and caused you to hit them?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I thought that if you were in the middle of a car sandwich, that you are at fault for hitting the guy in front of you because it means you didn't leave an appropriate amount of space, even if you were hit from behind and that force is what caused you to hit the guy in front of you.

I was always under the impression that if you are the first offending vehicle in a series of rear enders, that you are only responsible for the car you hit and not the other 20 cars that crashed ahead of you afterwards.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I thought that if you were in the middle of a car sandwich, that you are at fault for hitting the guy in front of you because it means you didn't leave an appropriate amount of space, even if you were hit from behind and that force is what caused you to hit the guy in front of you.

I was always under the impression that if you are the first offending vehicle in a series of rear enders, that you are only responsible for the car you hit and not the other 20 cars that crashed ahead of you afterwards.

There's no reasonable way to ensure that you won't be pushed into a car in front of you when struck from behind. What if someone hits you at 100 km/h?

Unless I'm mistaken, barring the middle car's driver being negligent in some way (stopped within a few inches of the car in front or perhaps not having their foot on the brakes) then it's the rear driver's responsibility.

[Daradon]

Call the Trout!

[DropIt]

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by opendoor

There's no reasonable way to ensure that you won't be pushed into a car in front of you when struck from behind. What if someone hits you at 100 km/h?

Unless I'm mistaken, barring the middle car's driver being negligent in some way (stopped within a few inches of the car in front or perhaps not having their foot on the brakes) then it's the rear driver's responsibility.

But that is a slippery slope. I would be surprised if the laws were that vague, it'll be fairly black and white as to who is at fault, I would think.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I was rear ended pretty badly last year. Scared the ***p out of me because the vehicle didnt even try to break. I was shaken up but walked away from the accident. A little stiff for 6 hours but I was okay and didnt pursue anything legally. I figured what goes around comes around a frivilous lawsuit is not something I needed in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I get a call from my insurance company informing me that the car in front of me is suing me for injury. My car was pushed into them and slightly tapped their bumper. There was no damage to the other vehicle.

I find it funny that my car was ravaged from behind and I walk away iunscathed, but the vehicle in front of me is claiming injury.

i think you are liable for the guy in front of you even if you were parked.
your insurance company could try and go after the first guys insurance for whatever the costs ends up being.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

But that is a slippery slope. I would be surprised if the laws were that vague, it'll be fairly black and white as to who is at fault, I would think.

It isn't for most other types of accidents. Police and insurance adjusters have to do an investigation and determine fault. Not all rear end accidents are the rear ending driver's fault. If someone cuts you off either through a poor lane change or entering the roadway without sufficient space they're at fault even though you hit them.

To use an extreme example, what if you were stopped at a red light in the correct position behind the stop line and someone hits you into a cross walk and kills a pedestrian. Are you really going to be held liable for that?

[afc wimbledon]

car insurance tends to be about how to defray the expense to as many covered parties out here, very different from personal liability

[parch]

I was rear ended on Deerfoot in February. I came to a stop behind the car in front of me (was rush hour, and there were already a few accidents so it was major stop-and-go traffic) and the lady behind me didn't stop (she admitted to watching another accident that we had just passed), hit me, and I hit the car in front of me. I wasn't deemed at fault for hitting the car in front of me, but I was under the impression that I would be for the same reason that Cecil stated. Guess it just depends on the situation??

[1stLand]

Originally Posted by parch

I was rear ended on Deerfoot in February. I came to a stop behind the car in front of me (was rush hour, and there were already a few accidents so it was major stop-and-go traffic) and the lady behind me didn't stop (she admitted to watching another accident that we had just passed), hit me, and I hit the car in front of me. I wasn't deemed at fault for hitting the car in front of me, but I was under the impression that I would be for the same reason that Cecil stated. Guess it just depends on the situation??

The car behind me was responsible for the accident. My car was written off, and his insurance paid for it. I was at a complete stop too and was pushed into the vehicle ahead of me.

[Buff]

My friend was heading west through an intersection, when a person heading south ran a read light and t-boned him. My friend's truck rolled and hit an eastbound car. My friend was deemed at fault for hitting the eastbound car. Why? Because he didn't have the driving skills of James Bond or Jason Bourne, I guess.

[Northendzone]

I wasrearended last year, and I saw it coming. I must have instinctively really steeped on the brake, as our car hardly moved. But I usually try and leave a 10 foot gap or so whenever practical.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I was rear ended pretty badly last year. Scared the ***p out of me because the vehicle didnt even try to break. I was shaken up but walked away from the accident. A little stiff for 6 hours but I was okay and didnt pursue anything legally. I figured what goes around comes around a frivilous lawsuit is not something I needed in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I get a call from my insurance company informing me that the car in front of me is suing me for injury. My car was pushed into them and slightly tapped their bumper. There was no damage to the other vehicle.

My understanding is when you sue someone, you name as many defendants as possible. They're probably suing the person who hit you as well.

[Nuje]

Originally Posted by 1stLand

I was rear ended pretty badly last year. Scared the ***p out of me because the vehicle didnt even try to break. I was shaken up but walked away from the accident. A little stiff for 6 hours but I was okay and didnt pursue anything legally. I figured what goes around comes around a frivilous lawsuit is not something I needed in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I get a call from my insurance company informing me that the car in front of me is suing me for injury. My car was pushed into them and slightly tapped their bumper. There was no damage to the other vehicle.

I find it funny that my car was ravaged from behind and I walk away unscathed, but the vehicle in front of me is claiming injury.

I'm really beginning to think that there should be a website for this. Unless it was actually the insurance company that decided on an injury claim (umm....doubtful), there should be a website to publicize pricks like that. Having been rear-ended myself, I would never attempt to milk additional money out. Medical claim pay-outs can be very important to people who actually do get hurt. To do garbage like that, is to make it more difficult for the people who ACTUALLY need it to get proper treatment. I say post the name (unless it's illegal). Plate and car too!