What would you do---accident (update #39,pg 3)

[TIGGER'SFRIEND]

My son was involved in an accident where a 6yr old rode her bike down a driveway into the street,behind a van, right into my son's car as he was driving by ,back passenger side door is where she hit. She is ok, thank God, but her mother keeps harrassing my son. Not sure what she wants, but she has come to our house 3x since friday looking for my son and wants to know what he is going to do about it. Not sure what she actually wants. I told her today when she showed up at my door at 10:30pm to please contact the insurance company if she has any issues,there is about $1000.00 worth of damage to his car from this incident. Not sure how he should handle this!!

 

[daisyduck123]

What a coincidence!! On Friday, I was driving down our street & a teenage girl backed out of her driveway right into my car as it passed by. Well, her fault....she's got to pay. It's going to cost several thousand dollars to repair my van & I also need a rental car. The body shop can't give us our estimate unti tomorrow...but that's where we'll leave it. DH says it will take a few weeks to fix.

**Edited to add...got the estimate today - $2800.00 for my van.

Your situation sounds worse. Didn't they agree to pay for the damages to your car? You probably should've gotten a police report after it happened.

 

[palmtreegirl]

My son was involved in an accident where a 6yr old rode her bike down a driveway into the street,behind a van, right into my son's car as he was driving by ,back passenger side door is where she hit. She is ok, thank God, but her mother keeps harrassing my son. Not sure what she wants, but she has come to our house 3x since friday looking for my son and wants to know what he is going to do about it. Not sure what she actually wants. I told her today when she showed up at my door at 10:30pm to please contact the insurance company if she has any issues,there is about $1000.00 worth of damage to his car from this incident. Not sure how he should handle this!!

I think you need to get your son a lawyer, just to be safe.

 

[gobledygook]

I think you need to get your son a lawyer, just to be safe.

ITA, please cover all your bases. Did the little girl go to the hospital? I'm very glad she's OK, and it sounds like your son was not responsible at all, was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe Mom is feeling a little guilty that her DD rode into the street, was she not being supervised?

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Contact your police department and see if you can still make a police report. Sometimes you have an extended amount of time. A police report is necessary if it goes to court.

 

[TIGGER'SFRIEND]

There is a police report,the police told my son not too worry,it was not his fault, he is so shaken by this and this mother is just so upsetting. The child's mother was outside at the time but obviously not supervising her,she didn't even have a helmet on. I understand her being upset but her actions are kinda scary. I'll have him call the detective tomorrow to let them know this woman is harassing him.

 

[allison443]

Was the accident reported to your insurance company? Are you planning to seek payment from the other family for the damage to your vehicle or will it be repaired by your insurance company? Did the little girl receive any medical treatment such as emergency room that the mother might be looking for payment for?

 

[mommy*RN]

Hmm - I agree with the pp...this woman is worried about something...definitely contact the officer that handled the report and see if he knows why she wants to see your son so bad...he should have talked to the mother obviously...

I'm glad the child is okay - and your son. Poor guy! DH and I were driving to one of my last OB's office visits when I was pg with my 1st. A little girl rode her tricycle right down the driveway into the road. The mom was standing right there talking to a neighbor. Thankfully DH was able to stop, but I was freaked out...would have thought that would have put me into labour, but no dice. It's terrifying how quickly that stuff can happen!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

You need to call the police everytime she shows up. That way it will be on record you are being harassed by her.

She certainly is after something....I would be on guard and prepare to secure an attorney if necessary.

I do have to ask how does a 6yo on a bike does 1,000 worth of damage? It seems odd although I am sure it does happen.

 

[chris1gill]

Okay, you need to clear a few things up here... How old is your son? Were the police called to the scene? What exactly was said at the scene? Did your son report this to the insurance company? Hopefully the answer to that question is YES.. if not, do it immediately... About this woman, I would agree you need to call the police detective that told your son not to worry and seek his advice... I would think your son should have at some point talked to this woman, if only to tell her to talk to the insurance.... Then tell her to stop contacting him as it is harrassment... Now if he doesn't have insurance, that might be a bigger problem... as in much bigger problem....

 

[eeyoreiscool]

You need to call the police everytime she shows up. That way it will be on record you are being harassed by her.

She certainly is after something....I would be on guard and prepare to secure an attorney if necessary.

I do have to ask how does a 6yo on a bike does 1,000 worth of damage? It seems odd although I am sure it does happen.

If the door has to be repalced because of a dent, it will cost over $1000. Between the part, painting, and labor it adds up quickly. DW had her back door hit by a car in the parking lot and I think the final bill was close to $1100.

 

[golfgal]

My DS11 did that to some nice little old lady. He was 7 or so at the time and decided to ride his bike to his friend's house without asking anyone, namely ME. He had second thoughts part way there (the friend lived 4 blocks away but across a busy street). He was on his way home and ran a stop sign and right into this lady's car while she was driving down the street. He had some nasty road rash but was ok.

The people on the corner saw the whole thing, called the police/ambulance. They took him to the hospital, 1/2 block away--the intersection was at the end of the hospital parking lot.

The ER nurse called us (she knows us, small town). He was fine. The lady he hit was mess, very upset, not hurt. She came to the hospital to see how he was. We made him send her an apology in the mail a couple days later.

His medical costs, the $950 ambulance ride and the ER visit were covered by our auto insurance. I don't think there was any damage to her car, if there was, it was covered by insurance. We never heard anything from that lady after he sent the apology so I am assuming everything is fine.

I am sure the mom in your case has big dollar signs in her head with some teenager "hitting" her child, even though it was 100% the kids fault. I would document every time she comes over and what she says and just keep telling her to contact the insurance company.

 

[dejavu]

About five years ago this exact same thing happened to me. I called the police because the kid said he was fine but I didn't want to take any chances-now this kid was older, I think 12 or so-I made a police report, they called the paramedics. He was transported to the hospital and checked out and was uninjured. I also called my insurance agent from the scene. The parents called me once and left a message on my machine, I immediately called my insurance agent and I never heard from them again. I found out later that my insurance paid all his medical costs from the hosptital and paid him a settlement of a few thousand dollars. I was not ticketed and the police officer said that the kid wasn't paying attention but my insurance agent said that because I was driving and there was a child involved no no matter how you slice it it was gonna be my "fault". Hope all works out well for you.

 

[Hannathy]

What ever you do DO NOT talk to this woman and Make sure your son says nothing to her. If she is sue happy the most innocent slip or statement from your son can be twisted by a lawyer into anything. For all it will cost -in the long run- I think I would call a lawyer for an oppinion. But like I said do not let your son talk to this woman she is fishing for something don't let her catch something.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

If the door has to be repalced because of a dent, it will cost over $1000. Between the part, painting, and labor it adds up quickly. DW had her back door hit by a car in the parking lot and I think the final bill was close to $1100.

She was hit by a car. The force of a 6yo on a bike is not the same thing.
To take it this further, if in fact a 6yo did 1,000 dollars damage on the bike, I would think it is possible for the child to have serious injury.
KWIM?

All I am saying is that this could be sticky, you know? I do know how much it costs to fix cars having had many and a couple of accidents myself.

Just watch your back, OP, OK?

 

[DizGeek]

I do have to ask how does a 6yo on a bike does 1,000 worth of damage? It seems odd although I am sure it does happen.

Have you had any repair work done on a new car lately? A broken headlight can be $100's.

 

[Poohgirl]

I would think she may be afraid that you may go after her and she may want to speak to your son about it. Although people nowadays can be pretty twisted when it comes to accepting personal responsibility so you never know.

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

She was hit by a car. The force of a 6yo on a bike is not the same thing.
To take it this further, if in fact a 6yo did 1,000 dollars damage on the bike, I would think it is possible for the child to have serious injury.
KWIM?

All I am saying is that this could be sticky, you know? I do know how much it costs to fix cars having had many and a couple of accidents myself.

Just watch your back, OP, OK?

Personally I think it is entirely possible that a 6 yo on a bike can do more than $1000 damage to a car. One of DS's friends just clipped the back of my car with his bike and managed to put a huge scrape down the back bumper and cracked a tail light. If I had really cared I could have had it fixed/repainted and to just replace that bumper would have been over $800.

 

[CEDmom]

It doesn't sound like your DS was at fault but since it was an accident involving a child were the Police called? If not I think you should do that. If they were I'd call them and ask what they suggest.

The mother should be counting her lucky stars her DD wasn't hurt. Having a DD the same age I can tell you that bike wouldn't be seeing the light of day any time soon. A 6yo has no business riding in the street although we have plenty kids much younger doing that and w/o helmets.

I hope your DS is ok. He must have been really scared when it happened.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Have you had any repair work done on a new car lately? A broken headlight can be $100's.

I said in my post I knew how much repairs were. That is not the point I am making.

My point to the OP as having been in accidents where the police say..."don't worry"...HA!
The OP should be proactive, that is all.