by LookingForAnswers » Sat Mar 22, 2008 09:19 pm
Right after our son moved from Tucson, Arizona, to Washington state he was rear-ended by a hit & run street racer at 70-75 miles an hour. Both cars were totaled. The racer and two buddies jumped out of their car and fled the scene. Luckily, my son had only minor injuries. Since the accident, the police agencies are doing nothing but bouncing our son around from the Washington State Patrol to the Pierce County Sheriff's to the Puyallup Police Department. (I am married to a retired police officer and expected much more from them than that.) My son can't even get the insurance information from the owner of the car that hit him. The owner won't answer his phone or answer the door at his residence. Is there any other way to find out if this car is insured?...and if so, who it is insured by? The owner of the car told the police the car was stolen. Right! There is NO stolen car report filed. At this point, this hit & run driver, who could have seriously injured or even killed my son is getting away with it. I don't like this! Our son's insurance company took care of his medical bills through his uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage, but you can't get uninsured motorist coverage in Arizona (he still had his Arizona coverage), which would have covered his totaled car. I can't express how difficult it is to get a hit and run claim settled. The guy driving this car needs to be held responsible for his actions. Any kind of help or advice about ANY of this would be greatly appreciated.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 06:14 am Post Subject: police
Yep...there ARE 'good' policemen. But..what CAN you do about the 'bad apples' in the bunch?...if anything? ESPECIALLY if they are 'crooked' cops, for whatever reason.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:00 pm Post Subject:
Yep...there ARE 'good' policemen. But..what CAN you do about the 'bad apples' in the bunch?...if anything? ESPECIALLY if they are 'crooked' cops, for whatever reason.
Personally I would climb that 'ladder' till I got someone to help me...period...it's rare to find 'bad' apples in the police force (IMO)....shouldn't be too tough to find a superior to assist.Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 04:47 pm Post Subject:
it seems you have suffered a lot.
i would suggest to file a case in court......
i seriously hope they will not be so irresponsible as the police was.....
consult your lawyer and decide the steps to be taken as soon as possible
good luck
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 01:38 pm Post Subject:
May be the direction that this needs to go, but as Lori says if you don't get satifaction from law inforcement, you can always go up the chain of command and get someone who is more objective and will listen to you. You don't have to listen to the first one, there is always some one above them that you can appeal too.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 05:06 pm Post Subject:
It will probaly be a struggle but it would be worth it. I think there are good police officers. What I think happens sometimes is laws just keep them from helping. When they brought out that Hippa law it changed alot of things but these days people need protection. i also think there are officers that just don't want to do their job. That is what I ran into. In any case I hope it works out for the op. Just remember what comes around...goes around..and someday that person will get his/hers.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:38 am Post Subject: your sons accident
Take the responsible party to small claims court
ask your insurance company to find out who they are insured with
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:47 pm Post Subject:
Thats always an idea. Soem staes have such a small amount you can actually sue for in small claims court...here in PA it is $5000.
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