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Would they be able to pin me 100% at fault or have %? or nothing?

By admin on October 23, 2011

I was cited in the mail as having an unsafe lane change on the highway a month ago. I was traveling about 90km on the freeway when i switch into the right hand SLOW lane. A sec. later i heard screeching of brakes &saw in my mirror a car hitting the ditch and flipping.Witnesses who stopped, saw the whole thing & gave their details to the cops.I waited for the cops further down as it was & they just took my licence & reg. of the rental car.*(There was no contact between the cars). I think the other car was either not paying attention to me or was going to fast but cop said it was difficult to say. I did turn my signal on and made the proper check before. Either way i have an attorney of the other party trying to contact me. Now in my case what is next? I did contact my Insurance company to explain the scenario but they have not heard anything yet.What if these people are going to sue for personal injury? I really am stressed about this as i have never been in this type of situation.

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3 responses to “Would they be able to pin me 1003 at fault or have 3? or nothing?”

  1. the_cheeze_cop
    the_cheeze_cop
    October 23, 2011 at 4:46 am |

    If you did a safe lane change and have witnesses attesting to that, You shouldn’t have a problem. Sounds to me like the other driver wasn’t paying attention and over reacted when they saw you ahead of them. Good luck.

  2. RDNZL
    RDNZL
    October 23, 2011 at 5:23 am |

    Well forget about what you know happened. What is important is what can be “proved”. It will all depend on what the “witness” thinks he saw and what he reported to the police. You have been cited for an unsafe lane change. I will assume that means that the “witness” said that you made an unsafe lane change and caused the accident. The police don’t care about what happened. They only care about what they can “prove” on paper. Criminal charges are likely to follow. You will find this out when the police knock on your door and arrest you. If you have assests that are worth protecting, you need to see a lawyer NOW. Do this BEFORE you talk to their lawyer. DO NOT talk to their lawyer before talking to yours. He will then instruct you to NEVER talk to their lawyer, he will talk to him. Their lawyer will try to get you to make incriminating statements. Just the fact that they already have a lawyer means that you need one now. Stop whatever you are doing and retain one immediatly! I hope that you were well insured. Good luck, and remember don’t talk to their lawyer.

  3. Lennox BE
    Lennox BE
    October 23, 2011 at 6:04 am |

    Even though you followed the rules of lane change, you had extremely shitty judgement.

    Even if he was speeding, you should be smart enough to notice, hes coming up fast, and to wait to let him pass before you attemt the lane change. You and him could have both winded up dead. When you drive, you have to have the mindset, every single other person on the road is an idiot.

    Now granted he may have been speeding, so maybe there is no grounds to lay charges against you.

    Its up to what the police determine. But the tire treads and such, they can figure out how fast he was going.