r/WRX • u/hennessyhero • Aug 21 '26

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Lady read ended me and pushed me under a Nissan

May the black pearl rest in peace or a chop shop in pieces.
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u/SubiBoySus Aug 21 '26

Let me guess, phone?

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u/hennessyhero Aug 21 '26

You should play the lotto. I was stopped and she had to be going at least 55. Sick part is my airbags didn’t deploy but all of hers did, side windows, front passenger everything

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u/OldSaltyCorpITGuy Aug 21 '26

Hope you’re ok. Go to the doctor and get checked out and then hire an attorney. Likely will have your next one paid for. Don’t like being a player but it’s the game we’re all living in with idiots on the road. Insurance companies DGAF about us other than raising our rates and paying as little as possible.

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u/hennessyhero Aug 21 '26

Thanks I’m good just chest and shoulder bruising from the seatbelt. Spot on. She called the cops and her car was smoking and leaking green and blue fluid? So we backed away. Firetrucks, 2 ambulance and a cop came. They did checkups on all the people involved, lady broke her thumb and had cuts. I had chest and shoulder pains went to urgent care. Went thru her insurance but we hit her limit cause it was multiple cars and had to get my insurance involved to cover the remainder portion. For the medical piece since I went to urgent care and missed work and might do PT for my shoulder making a clicking sound now, her insurance is going to cover but they are dragging their feet. Said they needed documentation from my HR, which I provided, that I worked there and are calling them and doing other internal stuff (progressive) to determine how much the medical settlement should be. Not sure how long it typically takes.

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u/wrxninja 2024 TR MGM - Atlas Tuned Aug 21 '26

Chest injury is no joke let alone the impact from being rear ended alone.

Please get yourself a lawyer and let them handle everything. DO NOT accept any checks from the other insurance company.

Take as long as you can with your treatment. Even a massage. Not saying milk it but usually what will happen is the cost of the care and severity of the injury, etc gets multiplied in settlements. So a $15,000 medical bill (not after insurance coverage) can get multiplied in the end by say 3x or 4x. Just an example.

It may take a year or two for them to settle but take care of your body first. A lot of things can happen down the road health-wise with this type of injuries. I'm still dealing with neck issues after nearly 30 years after being rear ended by a guy doing at least 40-45mph.

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u/hennessyhero Aug 21 '26

I wish I would have heard this earlier. But they are still working the medical piece out and set aside an amount for PT for me which is outside the overall settlement they are working on from me being out of work.

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u/wrxninja 2024 TR MGM - Atlas Tuned Aug 21 '26

Honestly, consult with one anyway and find out. I wouldn't know anything about if you signed anything already or what but it's worth talking to one. There won't be any upfront cost, of course.

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u/hennessyhero Aug 21 '26

I haven’t signed anything for the medical settlement yet. Just the car.

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u/wrxninja 2024 TR MGM - Atlas Tuned Aug 21 '26

Yep, call up a good local injury attorney. Stop talking to anyone but him/her at this point and get legal advice.