Ours is a very highly regarded road, with the median home value somewhere north of $800k... The only wrecks we get are either impaired drivers, young drivers or people that don't live down our road... and all of those typically exceed the limits. I would never sue the county because the road is 'unsafe'... county needs that money to repair and improve the roads. Don't make my taxes go up, or take away funds to make improvements to the road I live off of because you drive like an ass...It’s probably worth consulting an attorney sooner rather than later, even without injuries. You may have a claim against the jurisdiction that maintains the road (or not).
I’m glad for you, but not all areas are like that. Mine is a very affluent area too. Very similar to what you describe. Our road happens to be a convenient shortcut that google has discovered over the last , so we are starting to see a fair amount of non-locals and commercial vehicles spending though.OP: The road I live on looks like that, but yours has a little bit more pavement outside the lines. I'd take the advice given to take the Jeep and have it evaluated first.
Ours is a very highly regarded road, with the median home value somewhere north of $800k... The only wrecks we get are either impaired drivers, young drivers or people that don't live down our road... and all of those typically exceed the limits. I would never sue the county because the road is 'unsafe'... county needs that money to repair and improve the roads. Don't make my taxes go up, or take away funds to make improvements to the road I live off of because you drive like an ass...
hahahaha. thats right, we def need more guard rails in life. More Gov too!!I would guess total loss. I do have a question for you about the road, is it county, city or state maintained? It looks like that road needs a guard rail and you could potentially go after the local government that maintains it for there not being the guard rail. Just something to look into in making them pay for the damages. Glad the family is ok and just a little shook up!
I worked in insurance arbitration, etc. Attorney will not take it. We are dealing with a single car accident and no injuries…basically property damage to property that is insured. There is no injury and unless the driver has substantial monetary loses or the insurance refuses to cover the accident, there is nothing to recover for the driver in the form of a civil suit. Attorneys could care less about trying to increase the amount paid to a driver for a totaled vehicle. maybe small claims for out of pocket deductible but driver would do that himself. Attorney will not take it. property damage will be handled by the insurance company. if insurance pays everything, he would not have a claim for the car against the jurisdiction, the insurance company would. what would happen is the insurance company would subrogate against the jurisdiction for a recovery of a portion of what they paid to the driver or repair shop.It’s probably worth consulting an attorney sooner rather than later, even without injuries. You may have a claim against the jurisdiction that maintains the road (or not). Also, squeeze every cent out of insurance. They do it every chance they get.
Of insurance totals it and the road is fully up to code, you might be out an extra $200. If insurance plays games or the road isn’t to code, you not only might save thousands, it might prevent someone else from having a not-so-lucky prognosis in a similar incident.
I moved to a new state/area that is renowned for poor road maintenance 2 years ago. Shortly after the move, before my plates were swapped, they tried to take advantage of an out of tow we with a bullshit ticket. I ended up doing some research and came across the DOT signage guidance, which this state has absorbed. For good measure, I went around one day and documented all the other sign/maintenance issues just on my road.
Needless to say, the ticket got thrown out (though they did push me to settle for a non-moving first, which I declined) and our road main in my areahas significantly improved, after a letter with documentation andproperly cited sources was sent to the county supervisors.
So basically just blame somebody else instead of taking the blame yourself?It’s probably worth consulting an attorney sooner rather than later, even without injuries. You may have a claim against the jurisdiction that maintains the road (or not). Also, squeeze every cent out of insurance. They do it every chance they get.
Of insurance totals it and the road is fully up to code, you might be out an extra $200. If insurance plays games or the road isn’t to code, you not only might save thousands, it might prevent someone else from having a not-so-lucky prognosis in a similar incident.
I moved to a new state/area that is renowned for poor road maintenance 2 years ago. Shortly after the move, before my plates were swapped, they tried to take advantage of an out of tow we with a bullshit ticket. I ended up doing some research and came across the DOT signage guidance, which this state has absorbed. For good measure, I went around one day and documented all the other sign/maintenance issues just on my road.
Needless to say, the ticket got thrown out (though they did push me to settle for a non-moving first, which I declined) and our road main in my areahas significantly improved, after a letter with documentation andproperly cited sources was sent to the county supervisors.