HELP! Need witness to auto accident (Long)

[mboromom24forWDW]

It was suggested that I post this on other boards, so here goes:

We were involved in an auto accident last night (Sat. 10/9/04) at the corner of Vineland and 535 (by Bahama Breeze) at approx. 12:40am (Family is all okay, thank goodness). The other driver was in a rental car and is denying he ran the red light (I had the green arrow turning onto Vineland). I was so concerned making sure the kids were okay I didn't even think about stopping anyone as a witness and it's now our word against his. We would like to thank the two good samaritans (firefighter and the lady who called 911) who stopped to make sure we were okay.

If any Dis'ers were in the area and happened to see anything and would not have a problem talking to our insurance co Please, Please, Please email me. I would be very appreciative.

Cars involved were a dark green Ford Aerostar mini van (us) and a Nissan (Sentra I think).

We were due to drive home this morning and are now stranded until our vehicle can be made driveable. We can't do anything further with our insurance co until Monday. I guess it's a good thing I brought plenty of sandwich and snack stuff with us. We can hang out at the pool and have 1 plus left on our hoppers so we can get transport to a water park for a day when the kids are going stir crazy. It could be a lot worse....at least none of us were seriously injured and we had a great time up until this point.

So if anyone can offer any help as a witness, we would certainly appreciate it.

Thanks In Advance!
Sharon

 

[SB in KY]

If I am not mistaken FL is a No-Fault insurance state, so it will not make any difference who was at fault in the accident for insurance purposes...Call your claims number this AM... (they usually have a 24/7 number you can call)...they will get you taken care of.

I would not stress about no witnesses...the rental company would carry liability, but like I said I am pretty sure FL is a no fault state so your insurance pays to fix your car regardless of who was at fault (assuming you had collision coverage and not just liability) and his insurance will cover his vehicle....

Glad everyone was OK...usually your policy will pay for a rental while your car is being repaired so you can head home or stick around as you prefer, but at least you will have transportation

 

[mrsstats]

No fault insurance has nothing to do with the property damage. It only applies to bodily injury (at least no fault in NY works that way) Therefore, if you don't have collision on your vehicle, the rental company's liability should cover your damages. If you do have collision coverage, just let your insurance company pay for your damages and then they will fight it out with the other insurance company to get back the money. Did you report this to the police? If so, get a copy of their report and see if they indicate who was at fault.