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Would I have a valid case against the driver?
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I was in a single vehicle accident of reckless driving on May 10th of this year. I have made daily life sacrifices such as inability to continue school sports or work and had been unable to be medically checked due to the inability to gain insurance information of the driver till now. I also have sustained a neck pain throughout this time. When i had asked kid for insurance he responded negatively, and police did not provide information or way to contact them at the scene. The driver is 17 and there was one other passenger.
This is not a criminal question, it's a personal injury question.
To clarify, where you a passenger in the kid's vehicle and wrecked? If so, he's required to give you his insurance information. If not, tell him you will report him to the police, because that's required by law. Also, do you not have health insurance? Because if you do, you should use it to get treatment. If not, you should seek out a free clinic.
Keep in mind, if you want to make a claim for personal injury, you need to be able to verify your injuries through doctor treatment (otherwise, the value of your claim will be minimal). Since it's been almost a month, there's already going to be some serious questioning of your injuries, as the insurance company will claim you waited so long that clearly you couldn't have been injured.
That said, you should pursue the claim because frankly you don't have much to lose. If this kid injured you due to his driving and then won't even give you his insurance information, it doesn't sound like he's much of a friend.
Best of luck,
James S. Abrenio
If you were in a single car accident, then there were no other vehicles involved. If there was another vehicle involved and the police were summoned then a report would have been made which you can get from the police station and which should have the other vehicles information.
Otherwise, contact your insurance company and report it. Give them the information you have and they will investigate it and handle any damages for you.
You should have consulted a personal injury attorney for legal advice immediately following the incident. Your failure to do so has already negatively impacted your claim. So now you can stop wasting time and get some advice by calling an attorney for a free consultation.
