marvelous15
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? PA
I was in a bad accident tonight. I was in an umfamiliar area, driving along during a rainy night on a highway type area w/ alot of fast food places and strip malls w/ 3 others in the car, and next thing I know I see a red car coming, hear a loud bang, my car spins around, and I'm in an accident. I make sure everyone in my car is ok, then I get out to see what happened. The driver door of the other car is open, and theres a guy screaming at me telling me I ran a red-light. Both cars were undrivable. He really plowed into me good, leaving hefty driver/passenger door damage and his front end was pounded in. The cops showed up, I said I thought I had a green light, b/c u normally stop on red on instinct. The cops later arrested the guy for outstanding warrants. I then asked the one cop if it had anything to do with the accident, he said no b/c he wasn't the driver, but he really was, and they took off so I coudln't argue he was the driver. The car was registered to the girl in the car w/ him and she claimed to be driving. I think they tried to beat a yellow light since there "appeared" to be no one around and that they could make it. I don't really think I ran the red light, but I might be at fault, I really dont know. Do I have any case here making this not my fault just based on the situation, or also with him not being the driver and whatnot. I always thought that when people run red lights, a high percentage of the time they hit someone, like he did, not get hit like I did. I'm just a little anxious over the insurance stuff, thats all. Any advice or comments is appreciated.
I was in a bad accident tonight. I was in an umfamiliar area, driving along during a rainy night on a highway type area w/ alot of fast food places and strip malls w/ 3 others in the car, and next thing I know I see a red car coming, hear a loud bang, my car spins around, and I'm in an accident. I make sure everyone in my car is ok, then I get out to see what happened. The driver door of the other car is open, and theres a guy screaming at me telling me I ran a red-light. Both cars were undrivable. He really plowed into me good, leaving hefty driver/passenger door damage and his front end was pounded in. The cops showed up, I said I thought I had a green light, b/c u normally stop on red on instinct. The cops later arrested the guy for outstanding warrants. I then asked the one cop if it had anything to do with the accident, he said no b/c he wasn't the driver, but he really was, and they took off so I coudln't argue he was the driver. The car was registered to the girl in the car w/ him and she claimed to be driving. I think they tried to beat a yellow light since there "appeared" to be no one around and that they could make it. I don't really think I ran the red light, but I might be at fault, I really dont know. Do I have any case here making this not my fault just based on the situation, or also with him not being the driver and whatnot. I always thought that when people run red lights, a high percentage of the time they hit someone, like he did, not get hit like I did. I'm just a little anxious over the insurance stuff, thats all. Any advice or comments is appreciated.