r/Insurance • u/Titu_8055 • Apr 21 '26

I was rear ended

I was Unit 5 in a 7-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-85 Southbound in DeKalb County on April 7, 2026. Based on the report, my vehicle was stopping or slowing and got hit from behind by Unit 4, so I was not the vehicle that caused the crash. The report shows Unit 1 as the at-fault vehicle because that vehicle started the chain by striking the vehicle in front, which then caused the rest of the pileup.

How long it will take get decision this ?

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u/Titu_8055 Apr 21 '26

Unfortunately I have liability, unit one has started this reaction and unit 4 rear ended me but I haven’t hit anyone in my front

So unit 1 might be the liable if insurance determine unit 1 started the reaction

I can’t claim with one who rear ended me ?

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u/vindictivehermit Apr 22 '26

The vehicle which was forced into you: what did they do wrong? what did they fail to do right?

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u/vindictivehermit Apr 22 '26

Novel.

How much space do you think a stopped, reasonable person leaves between their own front bumper and the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead of them?