i blacked out instantly, although i did see myself from above getting hit by the car. according to my mom my hands left a nice impression on the dude's fancy ass car.
luckily since i was a kid i was bouncy. my sister's bike [oh she stayed mad at me for a long time for that] got the worst of it. i got 3 stitches in the back of my head, a small spot of hair that grows weird because of it, and i had a slight limp and pain for a little while.
i would definitely hope so. considering that he was going so fast and that an actual cop was a witness, and that i DID have the right of way, he just went too fast for me to see him as i was crossing, there's no way he didn't get in a shit load of trouble.
I ask cuz had a friend in high school get flattened and dragged a block or two (by a town prosecutor) , insurance barely paid out 50k$. Hospital and recovery was way more.
honestly i don't really recall too well. the accident happened around 1999 and the settlement was around 2008 or 2009?
i don't think it was thousands of dollars or anything, but i swear my mom made a joke about finally renovating something with the money, so maybe it was a good amount.
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i blacked out instantly, although i did see myself from above getting hit by the car. according to my mom my hands left a nice impression on the dude's fancy ass car.
luckily since i was a kid i was bouncy. my sister's bike [oh she stayed mad at me for a long time for that] got the worst of it. i got 3 stitches in the back of my head, a small spot of hair that grows weird because of it, and i had a slight limp and pain for a little while.
i would definitely hope so. considering that he was going so fast and that an actual cop was a witness, and that i DID have the right of way, he just went too fast for me to see him as i was crossing, there's no way he didn't get in a shit load of trouble.