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So yesterday im driving on eastern parkway and im a good 1/4 block away from the green light and I go threw and this lady which im guessing got stuck at the light and for any NYers who drive threw there knows this road is pretty big with a service road. She was stuck by the service road on her side and she was trying to get all the way to the service road on the other side to make a turn on a RED. As im driving there's a bunch of traffic in the left lane and the right lane (which im in) is smooth sailin' so I see her once im almost past her and she hits me on the side of my bumper and my rim...
Her & her daughter come out and say they did pay for it and basically beg me to not call the cops because it was obviously her fault. I still decide to call the cops and they finally come, I tell them what was going on and we decide NOT to file a police report and just do a civilian car accident report. Since she was agreeing to pay for the damage. We go to the shop and the owner gives her the estimate of $900 and she saids fine I get paid tomorrow. Then I tell her I need a rental and the owner was willing to get her one for $30 a day and she saids ok. We decide to meet at the shop at 8am the next day so the owner could get us the rental.
That same night, I give her daughter about 4 phone calls,2 voicemails and I dont get a call back. Next day I call her mom twice and she doesnt pick and I leave voicemails and the last one saying I will be at the shop at 8am as we agreed. As I get to the shop I call her again to see where's she's at and she tells me now that she wants to go threw the insurance and can't afford the repairs & rental. The shop already started fixing the car and it basically just needs to be painted. Owner tells me the insurance isn't going to pay anything since it's already being fixed.
Basically right now the shop is willing to write me a sworn letter saying she agreed to estimate,the guy who works at the shop who we both followed to go get the estimate also will, and im trying to get in contact with the officers that arrived at the seen. My girls mom knows a cop and he's going to see what he could do to get in contact with them.
She is now saying that I hit her, I dont know how's that possible with the side of my car. Im going to try and get those statements in tomorrow to Geico and see what happens. I currently can't get to work or even get around to places I need to get to. Im sure im probaly going to end up having to sue her because im not to hopeful that her insurance is going to pay for the damages which are already fixed...
If I do sue her, what are things I could get her for besides damages and missing work ? I'm wasting all my time going around trying to get this resolved ASAP.
Her & her daughter come out and say they did pay for it and basically beg me to not call the cops because it was obviously her fault. I still decide to call the cops and they finally come, I tell them what was going on and we decide NOT to file a police report and just do a civilian car accident report. Since she was agreeing to pay for the damage. We go to the shop and the owner gives her the estimate of $900 and she saids fine I get paid tomorrow. Then I tell her I need a rental and the owner was willing to get her one for $30 a day and she saids ok. We decide to meet at the shop at 8am the next day so the owner could get us the rental.
That same night, I give her daughter about 4 phone calls,2 voicemails and I dont get a call back. Next day I call her mom twice and she doesnt pick and I leave voicemails and the last one saying I will be at the shop at 8am as we agreed. As I get to the shop I call her again to see where's she's at and she tells me now that she wants to go threw the insurance and can't afford the repairs & rental. The shop already started fixing the car and it basically just needs to be painted. Owner tells me the insurance isn't going to pay anything since it's already being fixed.
Basically right now the shop is willing to write me a sworn letter saying she agreed to estimate,the guy who works at the shop who we both followed to go get the estimate also will, and im trying to get in contact with the officers that arrived at the seen. My girls mom knows a cop and he's going to see what he could do to get in contact with them.
She is now saying that I hit her, I dont know how's that possible with the side of my car. Im going to try and get those statements in tomorrow to Geico and see what happens. I currently can't get to work or even get around to places I need to get to. Im sure im probaly going to end up having to sue her because im not to hopeful that her insurance is going to pay for the damages which are already fixed...
If I do sue her, what are things I could get her for besides damages and missing work ? I'm wasting all my time going around trying to get this resolved ASAP.
