ok so last night i got into an accident involving my car and two others. In the freeway next to an exit... the car in the middle was not paying attention and smashed into the car in front of her really hard and the front of her car got smashed. I was paying attention completely but since it was a freeway and we were all going fast when i hit my foot on the brake really hard but i didnt make it on time and my car hit the car in the middle. Would she(the one in the middle responsible for the accident) be responsible for the damages on the front of my car or would it be my fault since i hit her car?
2006-11-01 07:09:18 · 12 answers · asked by tragickingdom 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
i actually was very far away from her car but it was a freeway we were going fast and her car bounched back and tilted a little when she smashed into the car in front of her thats why i hit her car
2006-11-01 07:26:25 · update #1
I think you will be at fault for the damage on the car in the middle, but the car in the middle at fault for the car at the front
2006-11-01 07:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally that is going to be your fault. Laws may vary some state to state but when it comes to rear ending another vehicle, that falls under the category of "failure to maintain control of your vehicle at all times." It might be different if it was night and the vehicle you hit was disabled in traffic lanes and darked out, or if weather conditions such as fog, snow or heavy rain were a factor....but for the most part you/your insurance is going to have to pay for the car you hit and damages to your vehicle.
2006-11-01 07:18:11 · answer #2 · answered by the_silly_fox 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, you are at fault. possibly not for everything for the vehicle in front of you, but you will be 100% responsible for their rear damage and than have some responsibility for the front end if you smashed them into the car in front of them again. again, basics of understanding claims and liability, you have a duty owed & duty breached. your duty is to maintain a safe distance regardless of conditions (whether weather or general road) if you cannot make an emergency stop without hitting the car in front of you, you were probably not maintaing a safe distance. you're only saving grace may be for the car in the very front to say how many bumps they felt to help determine whether you would owe for damages to the front end of the vehicle in front of you. good luck!
2006-11-04 08:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by Infinity606 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are at fault for the rear damage to the vehicle you struck. Doesn't matter if you were close or far, fast or slow. You have to maintain a safe following distance so if a vehicle stops or is involved in something you can avoid the collision. You can't hold her responsible for something that happened behind her.
2006-11-01 10:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No the acciedent had two parts (yours being the second) paying attention or not they will both be ruled as following to close to the vehicle in front of them. You are just as much as fault as the other (just for different reasons that the court is not concerned about).
2006-11-01 07:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might say the persons who by surprise met you will attempt and rip-off your insurance employer. They in all probability subsidized out and hit you on objective. you shouldn't in any respect communicate who's at fault. in basic terms replace information and that's it. I even have been in over 5 vehicle wrecks and that i've got hit my head some situations. and not in any respect did it injury the very comparable day using fact the twist of fate. continuously day after immediately or week later or maybe months later. Did you get a police record? It replaced into their fault, they could desire to have been looking previously they pulled out right into a hectic highway. the guy who pronounced they observed all of it could be in with the persons who by surprise met you. "in case you will possibly have by surprise met them they could be those with the dent of their vehicle doors no longer you."
2016-10-21 02:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's your fault unfortunately, the argument is that you were going to fast to stop in time. One car length for every 10 MPH you're going.
2006-11-01 07:14:14 · answer #7 · answered by nate_625 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your fault, pal. You should be able to control your car at all times by maintaining a safe distance.
2006-11-01 07:18:11 · answer #8 · answered by crispyduckinsoy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most states, if you hit someone from behind, you are automatically at fault.
The law usually reads, follow at a distance such that you can stop, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
2006-11-01 07:18:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were unable to stop in time, you are guilty of "following too close for conditions" and are at fault.
2006-11-01 08:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋