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Title: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: thundley4 on December 15, 2009, 01:05:56 PM
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meow2u3   (1000+ posts)             Mon Dec-14-09 06:48 PM
Original message
I just got into a car accident today
   

My roomie and I were looking at a house from the back (the alleyway). When I drove to the end of the driveway, I stopped and waited for traffic, and someone--a nurse, mind you--backed her SUV into the right back wheelwell of my Jeep. We both had to go to the ER to get checked and, even though I didn't feel as if I were hurt right afterwards, we both suffered whiplash. The thing was, I didn't think I was injured until hours after the crash.

The old lady who backed into me admitted fault. I called my insurance company and they told me the lady who hit me already called admitting fault. Then I called their insurance company and made a phone report. Contrary to my prior belief, I did end up hurt and put on muscle relaxants. The ER doc even suggested I get a lawyer.

If I'm off DU, it's because I'll be too knocked cold to do so.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9169076

SO, the DUmmie was stopped, and the older lady was backing up?  It sounds like the DUmmie wasn't sure they were hurt until the fault was admitted by the other driver.  I smell insurance fraud.

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blueamy66   (487 posts)         Mon Dec-14-09 06:50 PM
Response to Original message
1. Just curious as to why you need a lawyer...
   
??
You aren't really that naive are you?

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flvegan   (1000+ posts)             Mon Dec-14-09 06:58 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. If she has a legit injury due to the fault of another, she should be compensated   
   
for any costs, lost wages and damages.

Legit injury? Not  :censored: likely from the accident she described.

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NYC_SKP   (1000+ posts)             Mon Dec-14-09 06:56 PM
Response to Original message
2. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, and feel free to Post Under Medication...
   
It's not like nobody else ever does!

It's rarer to find a DUmpmonkey posting stone cold sober.
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meow2u3   (1000+ posts)             Tue Dec-15-09 10:54 AM
Response to Reply #4
6. I have to fill out an insurance form for the hospital
   
At least the driver who backed into me gave me her insurance info so they can pay the hospital bill. I didn't think I was hurt, but that was because my adrenaline wouldn't let me feel the pain.

I got put on muscle relaxants to take when I need them. Now my lower back hurts like hell. 

And it's getting worse as the dollar signs get bigger, right?

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firecrackerfilms (15 posts)           Tue Dec-15-09 01:54 PM
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7. im sorry
   
hurry up and get a lawyer
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That's it.

Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 15, 2009, 01:12:00 PM
Why do people rush to the DUmp to post this shit? :banghead:

Looking for sympathy?  Check

Just making up a story to get sympathy?  Probably

Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: BadCat on December 15, 2009, 01:22:32 PM
They were hit in the wheel well?  That implies a side collision at the back of the vehicle.  They were in an alley?  I doubt the "offending" vehicle had much velocity.  Whiplash?  I don't think so.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: IassaFTots on December 15, 2009, 01:25:22 PM
Yeah.  Backing up.  Adrenaline.  ER doc suggested you get a lawyer?  hmmmm......
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Tucker on December 15, 2009, 01:55:51 PM
Quote from: BadCat on December 15, 2009, 01:22:32 PM
They were hit in the wheel well?  That implies a side collision at the back of the vehicle.  They were in an alley?  I doubt the "offending" vehicle had much velocity.  Whiplash?  I don't think so.

Yeah. A good defense atty. will disprove the claim. Unfortunately it's cheaper to pay the claim than the atty.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Carl on December 15, 2009, 01:57:44 PM
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on December 15, 2009, 01:12:00 PM
Why do people rush to the DUmp to post this shit? :banghead:

Looking for sympathy?  Check

Just making up a story to get sympathy?  Probably



Rehearsing the story they are going to tell later on when the scam gets going.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: JohnnyReb on December 15, 2009, 02:04:58 PM
By the time this gets to court, I bet she had 14 passengers in the jeep at the time of the accident.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Ree on December 15, 2009, 02:47:18 PM
The old lady was doin 50 backwards?
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Lacarnut on December 15, 2009, 02:55:10 PM
Quote from: Ree on December 15, 2009, 02:47:18 PM
The old lady was doin 50 backwards?

I smell a rat also. This feeble story does not register 1/2 a bong.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: thundley4 on December 15, 2009, 03:01:23 PM
Quote from: Carl on December 15, 2009, 01:57:44 PM
Rehearsing the story they are going to tell later on when the scam gets going.

That and looking for advice on making the story have less holes, and better ideas for faking injuries?
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Karin on December 15, 2009, 03:12:22 PM
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I stopped and waited for traffic, and someone--a nurse, mind you--backed her SUV into the right back wheelwell of my Jeep.

This was no more than 2 MPH velocity.  This story stinks on ice, and it's absolutely disgusting.  GIMME GIMME GIMME FREE SHIT!!!
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: jukin on December 15, 2009, 03:17:19 PM
Call a real lawyer and hear them laugh you off the phone.  Insurance companies have lawyers and fight back real hard these days. 

Oh...and....DUmmies lie, they lie all the time.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: LC EFA on December 15, 2009, 03:22:45 PM
Quote from: BadCat on December 15, 2009, 01:22:32 PM
They were hit in the wheel well?  That implies a side collision at the back of the vehicle.  They were in an alley?  I doubt the "offending" vehicle had much velocity.  Whiplash?  I don't think so.

The only thing DUmmies are better at than spreading bullshit - is being whiny hypochondriacs.

Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: debk on December 15, 2009, 03:30:11 PM
Gosh....a doctor told her to get a lawyer?  :lmao:
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: The Village Idiot on December 15, 2009, 04:06:52 PM
Quote from: debk on December 15, 2009, 03:30:11 PM
Gosh....a doctor told her to get a lawyer?  :lmao:

One of those quacks no doubt
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: miskie on December 15, 2009, 04:31:41 PM
Quote from: FGL on December 15, 2009, 04:06:52 PM
One of those quacks no doubt

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Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: The Village Idiot on December 15, 2009, 04:37:36 PM
lol. hey... I already seem to have skin failure.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: dandi on December 15, 2009, 10:37:46 PM
These SOBs would lie even if the truth would save their pencil necks. When it comes to DUers, I'm pretty much in the corner of Aliens's Pvt. Hicks: "We'll take off, nuke the site from orbit."

"It's the only way to be sure."
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: GOBUCKS on December 15, 2009, 11:46:34 PM
Quote from: Karin on December 15, 2009, 03:12:22 PM
This was no more than 2 MPH velocity.  This story stinks on ice, and it's absolutely disgusting.  GIMME GIMME GIMME FREE SHIT!!!
Hey, Tiger was knocked out cold by rolling an Escalade over a fire hydrant. Consciousness is a fragile commodity.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Chris on December 16, 2009, 12:36:23 AM
The car in motion is usually determined guilty by default.  My aunt backed into a vehicle that was idling behind her parked car at the grocery store; unfortunately, she was given a ticket by the officer that showed up at the scene.
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Chris on December 16, 2009, 12:37:14 AM
Quote from: miskie on December 15, 2009, 04:31:41 PM

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"Sir, calm down, you're going to give yourself skin failure! "

oh dear :rofl:
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: diesel driver on December 16, 2009, 01:11:27 AM
Quote from: FGL on December 15, 2009, 04:06:52 PM
One of those quacks no doubt
The doctor or the lawyer?   :lmao:
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: diesel driver on December 16, 2009, 01:13:05 AM
Quote from: GOBUCKS on December 15, 2009, 11:46:34 PM
Hey, Tiger was knocked out cold by rolling an Escalade over a fire hydrant. Consciousness is a fragile commodity.
I'm thinking Tiger was semi-conscious when he made it to the Escalade....

Wifey was wielding a golf club, remember....   :hammer:
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: AllosaursRus on December 16, 2009, 01:13:32 AM
"Toots" got T-boned a coupla months ago. (amazing y'all never heard about it, more amazing is none of us bring much of our personal lives onto the internet, ain't it?)Totaled our '93 Subaru. She didn't think she was hurt either, but later her shoulder and back stiffened up to the point I made her go see the Doc. Turns out it shoved her spine sideways. Not good! Lots of physical therapy. Of course the guy was doing a little more than 2 MPH. Idiot was trying to beat the traffic across the intersection and never even saw her until he smacked her.

Wasn't all bad, I ended up buying the Sub back for $100. I'm driving it back and forth to work. Beats the hell out of driving my 3500 Ford Diesel every day! Hell it gets nearly 30 MPH! My truck, 14! Oh, I bought her a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Grand Loredo. I'm think'in I got the raw end of the deal. Lol!
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: Tucker on December 16, 2009, 06:11:47 AM
Y'all  missed the point. Even at 2 MPH, big evil SUV's are killers and should be banned.[/DUmmy mode off]
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: debk on December 16, 2009, 12:15:49 PM
Several years ago, I had a brand new 1998 Grand Cherokee Ltd. Backed out of the garage into M's brand new Cadillac - not the boat one, but kind of a sporty 2 door.

I wasn't used to the Jeep, it was a side entry garage with a slight slope to it. He had been parking his car in the same spot for 4 YEARS. I had just kissed him goodbye and went out to the garage to go to the grocery. I did look in the rear view mirror....but his car was just low enough that I couldn't see it.

My garage was a bitch to back out of because of the orientation of the drive, garage, and the steep slope on the far edge of the drive. (I had Douglas firs planted along the edge so I knew where the edge was because my depth perception sucks  :banghead:) I always backed out of the garage very slowly.

What I did to that Cadillac was so not pretty.....not only did I MOVE the rear end....I totally trashed the rear quarter panel.  :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:

There was absolutely no damage to the Jeep.

I went into the house just sobbing.....and my wonderful sweet of heart was only concerned about whether or not I was hurt. He said it was only a car and easy to fix.

Back in the days with the ex....I came home with a dime size dent in the BMW where apparently a grocery cart had hit it....he was livid. I didn't even know it until he went ballistic.... :censored:
Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
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Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
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Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: debk on December 16, 2009, 05:11:51 PM
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Title: Re: Another DUmmie, another car wreck.
Post by: diesel driver on December 16, 2009, 06:53:14 PM
Quote from: AllosaursRus on December 16, 2009, 01:13:32 AM
"Toots" got T-boned a coupla months ago. (amazing y'all never heard about it, more amazing is none of us bring much of our personal lives onto the internet, ain't it?)Totaled our '93 Subaru. She didn't think she was hurt either, but later her shoulder and back stiffened up to the point I made her go see the Doc. Turns out it shoved her spine sideways. Not good! Lots of physical therapy. Of course the guy was doing a little more than 2 MPH. Idiot was trying to beat the traffic across the intersection and never even saw her until he smacked her.

Wasn't all bad, I ended up buying the Sub back for $100. I'm driving it back and forth to work. Beats the hell out of driving my 3500 Ford Diesel every day! Hell it gets nearly 30 MPH! My truck, 14! Oh, I bought her a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Grand Loredo. I'm think'in I got the raw end of the deal. Lol!

Your Ford only gets 14 MPG?  Mine's a 1988 F-250 diesel with a 5-speed, and it gets 20.  (Right now, it gets 0, because after 21 years and 220,000 miles, it blew a head gasket.  Need to get the fuel injector pump rebuilt anyway.  DAMNED ULSD FUEL!!!!!!)

My wife's 2002 Jeep Cherokee gets between 20-23 on the highway, and about 16 in town.  It's got the 4.0L inline 6.  Runs good with lots of torque....