Dos Equis
05-14-2005, 11:38 AM
Best regards team:
Yesterday while returning from the office got rearended...!!!! Going southeast on Hempstead Rd and Clay Rd. When the light turned green and was ready to turn right on Clay Rd. got hit. The other guy was driving 96 Ford Bronco modified with the suspension very high...kinda those monster trucks. He did not stop and just pass me and turn right on Clay Rd. I follow him and he stop. He got out of his truck and start to apologize, I asked him (very polite) for his insurance information, he gave me a copy of his insurance card but it was expired..!! (02/15/2005-03/17/2005) He explained that he pays his insurance month by month and the latest was at home, I call my insurance company GEICO and they write down all the information and got a claim number, they explained that his liability insurance will cover the damage, the other guy hand me his drivers license and I write down the number, but forgot to verify the address with the one in the insurance card, he also gave me his phone number and left 'cause he mentioned that he was on his way to pick-up her daughter. I sayed OK I have all your information. The only damage was to the trunk so I drive back home and call his Insurance company but it was already closed. So I call today in the morning at 9:00 and gave them all the information and guess what...???? He does not have any insurance at all....!!!!!!!! Call his phone number and I got a record that the number is out of service....!!!!
What to do now...????? Do I look for him at his address and demand my $500 deductible...???? Any ideas ideas/advice will be really appreciated.
Thanks
Here are pictures of the damage:
(big pictures, dial-up users be aware)
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata1-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata2-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata3-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata4-051405.html
Yesterday while returning from the office got rearended...!!!! Going southeast on Hempstead Rd and Clay Rd. When the light turned green and was ready to turn right on Clay Rd. got hit. The other guy was driving 96 Ford Bronco modified with the suspension very high...kinda those monster trucks. He did not stop and just pass me and turn right on Clay Rd. I follow him and he stop. He got out of his truck and start to apologize, I asked him (very polite) for his insurance information, he gave me a copy of his insurance card but it was expired..!! (02/15/2005-03/17/2005) He explained that he pays his insurance month by month and the latest was at home, I call my insurance company GEICO and they write down all the information and got a claim number, they explained that his liability insurance will cover the damage, the other guy hand me his drivers license and I write down the number, but forgot to verify the address with the one in the insurance card, he also gave me his phone number and left 'cause he mentioned that he was on his way to pick-up her daughter. I sayed OK I have all your information. The only damage was to the trunk so I drive back home and call his Insurance company but it was already closed. So I call today in the morning at 9:00 and gave them all the information and guess what...???? He does not have any insurance at all....!!!!!!!! Call his phone number and I got a record that the number is out of service....!!!!
What to do now...????? Do I look for him at his address and demand my $500 deductible...???? Any ideas ideas/advice will be really appreciated.
Thanks
Here are pictures of the damage:
(big pictures, dial-up users be aware)
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata1-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata2-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata3-051405.html
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/zapata/miata4-051405.html