HELP!, my car was hit by a police cruiser Options

[nics]

while i was on my way home last night with my brother and my cousin, cruising to a stop then suddenly a car hit me on the driver side and then i realized that it was a police cruiser. he beat the red light continued driving 3 more blocks. called 911 and cops came in. thank God no one was hurt.

they told me that the cruiser was malfuntioning because of the gadgets hooked up in the car. the cruiser came from an alley, my cousin noticed it but i didnt because i didnt see any lights on including the siren. this happened around 9pm. the one driving the cruiser told the investigating officer that he was parked at the corner of the alley, he was applying his brakes then suddenly his car revved just like that and when the time that he hit my car, he said he put it in parking gear. I DONT KNOW IF ALL HE SAID WAS POSSIBLE!

i called my insurance and let them know what happened. the investigating officer told me that it was definitely not my fault and the insurance would take care of it.

i dont know what to do now...
im really pissed off!
seems like i would sue them!

any advice or help from you guys? thanks

[CelicaQT]

i called my insurance and let them know what happened. the investigating officer told me that it was definitely not my fault and the insurance would take care of it.

i dont know what to do now...
im really pissed off!
seems like i would sue them!

any advice or help from you guys? thanks

Seems like you already have your answer. You're lucky that it wasn't worse than what had happened. Glad you and your cousin weren't hurt! Please don't get sue happy. Just let insurance take care of it. The officer said that it wasn't your fault...and it wasn't , so just get the damage fixed. Maybe there are some goodies you may have wanted. hehe

-Christee-

This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Apr 8, 2008 - 9:52 PM

[nics]

i called my insurance and let them know what happened. the investigating officer told me that it was definitely not my fault and the insurance would take care of it.

i dont know what to do now...
im really pissed off!
seems like i would sue them!

any advice or help from you guys? thanks

Seems like you already have your answer. You're lucky that it wasn't worse than what had happened. Glad you and your cousin weren't hurt! Please don't get sue happy. Just let insurance take care of it. The officer said that it wasn't your fault...and it wasn't , so just get the damage fixed. Maybe there are some goodies you may have wanted. hehe

-Christee-

well i hope so, my care isnt drivable at all so im really pissed off! when i try to shift it and engaged the clutch it seems its just in neutral! well i would gladly accept cash! lol

[CelicaQT]

Awww man it's undrivable? Sucks! Hopefully the cops and your insurance company won't d!ck you around and you can get it fixed in no time. Do you have a spare car to drive around in the mean time?

-Christee-

[xs94st]

u didn't have to post this in multiple forums.

[nics]

Awww man it's undrivable? Sucks! Hopefully the cops and your insurance company won't d!ck you around and you can get it fixed in no time. Do you have a spare car to drive around in the mean time?

-Christee-

tomorrow i will call the claims department and try if they could give me a rental car for now...
i hope this would work. feels like i lost my 6gc..

u didn't have to post this in multiple forums.

my apologies..

[D-Man]

i'd sue the fcuk out of the police.

And if the car was in Park, thats not usually an electronic thing, it's a mechanical device. Plus, even if it was an electrical problem, that means that the cops are not obeying the laws that they hold you to. Are you going to let a cop tell you its okay for him but not for you? He's saying he's better than you. I'd sue that mother-fcuken police station for all it's worth, and my tax dollars too!!

[Random_Stranger]

I would sue the police. Go to here and see what these idiots do sometimes (not all cops are idiots, and I say this in case I end up being California Highway Patrol), it may reveal the truth in what happened with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppmx_3gUu_k

Says it jumped out of gear? No, dude forgot to park it.

Rated-PG13 for language

[massbrandon]

I have actually heard of this happening with the older police cruisers. I don't think you should sue them seeing as your insurance is going to pay for it all anyways. But thats just me.

[playr158]

that sux, but you have like nothing to sue them for....Just do like every other accident in the world, process through insurance, sit tight, and wait for the check to come in.

Plus, even if it was an electrical problem, that means that the cops are not obeying the laws that they hold you to. Are you going to let a cop tell you its okay for him but not for you? He's saying he's better than you. I'd sue that mother-fcuken police station for all it's worth, and my tax dollars too!!

is there ANYTHING even educated in this statement? you make ZERO sense and proves NO point....

FAIL

[bccentaur3]

What if the insurance marks his car is being totaled since its not driveable? Will they give him enough to buy another 6g?

[brthrurik]

What if the insurance marks his car is being totaled since its not driveable? Will they give him enough to buy another 6g?

If the insurance check isn't enough, then you go to the police and get the rest for a new 6gc. Same thing happened to my buddies pickup, except he got rear ended, cop got out car lurched forward and destroyed the back end of his new Tacoma.

[FreddyTheOthaMea...]

last time my car got totalled out they low-balled me and was barely enough to cover half of the cost of my 2nd celica. and the way the law looks at it, is that since the insurance company paid out (at the cheapest possible expense) then everything is even steven. even if that means you have to heft the additional amount to replace the car, plates, registration etc etc. and forget about reimbursement on aftermarket parts, insurance companies essentially say they should not have even been on there to begin with even though they were damaged by the at fault driver. gotta love our legal system eh?

[playr158]

What if the insurance marks his car is being totaled since its not driveable? Will they give him enough to buy another 6g?

Insurance totals a vehicle by normally: If the estimated damages to the vehicle exceed 2/3rds the value of the vehicle (or some other % depending on who you have ect.) they total the car. You will get a check for the market value of your car, (normally not enough). You do however have the option to buy your car back from the insurance company (normally pretty fair price) and use the check they wrote you to fix your car and get a salvage title.

usually the check is not enough to just go out and buy a new car, no.

EDIT: Insurance company's do not cover aftermarket parts most the time...why you ask? because YOU DID NOT CLAIM THEM ON YOUR INSURANCE. If you claim parts and modifications on your insurance plan normally they will cover it, but you have to notify your ins. every time you do it ect. and your rates probably will go up (ie more $$ insurance)
Thus 99.9% of people do not claim upgrades on their insurance, so when you go boom they won't cover them because they cover what is supposed to be on the vehicle.

This post has been edited by playr158: Apr 9, 2008 - 12:08 PM

[D-Man]

playr158, I dont know where your from, but around where i live the police are powerless to protect, but endowed to punish. "Failure to control motor vehicle" is an arrestable offense depending on the severity of the incident. Now how is it that a cop can "oops" his car down the street to total someone and walk away by saying "sorry" but i have been arrested for it? Fcuk that cop; and his car.

playr158, you can continue flaming if you want, i'm abandoning this thread, so i will not look nor reply. help your self to all the sh!t talking you want while i'm not looking. i "dislike" the law, i "dislike" every bit of this retarted government system. i will have nothing positive to say for the duration of this thread. I'm out.

Good luck nics, hope it works out for you.

[_mikeE]

Yep, cops exercise their advantage of authority way too much. But what Dan said is pretty much how it works here in Canada.
Totally sucks, and good thing you're not hurt or anything but it's too bad your celi is gone. You'll probably get back like...3-4 (max) gz for it...then go out and buy yourself another celi.

[808celica]

he's lying he just doesnt want to take the blame. he was probably speeding or talking on his cell phone and doing something.

[njccmd2002]

I have actually heard of this happening with the older police cruisers. I don't think you should sue them seeing as your insurance is going to pay for it all anyways. But thats just me.

your insurance should not pay a dime. Otherwise your rates are going up buddy. The city has to pay for your car. As this is definetily their fault.

If your insurance pays, you need to establish a lawsuit so that your insurance gets the money back, your rates dont go up, and you get paid for damages.

If it were me, thats what i did when another lady hit me in the rolla. I called my insurance, but let them know i did not want my insurance to pay. It was her fault, her insurance would pay. If not. then my insurance kicks in in addition to the lawsuit.

Guess what happened. I got a check in the mail from the other ladies insurance.. You are just protecting you civil rights.

It does not matter if its a cop or not, its a city owned vehicle. therefore you are entired to sue the city, not just the police....

cheers.

[GriffGirl]

I personally don't think you should sure the department either. For one, it's paid for by tax dollars, so you're not just suing the police or the city, you're suing yourself. That's so lame. For another, they already accepted liability, in all likelihood they're gonna cut you a fat check so you DON'T sue them. Agree to nothing, give them a chance to make it right, and if they don't make right on it, then maybe contact an attorney and see what your options are. Or, contact an attorney now for advice on how to go about this in such a manner that you protect yourself while giving them the opportunity to make it right.

I think it's SUPER lame when everyone just assumes all cops are assholes or whatever. People spend so much time hating them or blaming them and what-not, but then if something ever happens, they're the first ones you call and rely on for help. If you have problems with authority, don't take it out on cops, go see a shrink and figure out why you're so pissed off at your father or mother or third grade teacher or whatever. The majority of cops really are there to protect and serve. Give them a chance to make it right. It's just the right thing to do.

[airforceb2cc]

I agree with GriffGirl. It really sucks that your pride-and-joy was hit but mistakes/malfunctions happen. I've been in the cops position before in a 6-Pak Chevy 3500 long bed government vehicle. The brakes went out (retard changed a caliper and didn't bleed the lines) and I slammed in to a car at 50MPH on an off ramp. I had about 10 drivers cussing at me and saying how they hate the government because I can just walk away from totalling 2 vehicles and get nothing from it...that their tax dollars were wasted down the drain...that I should have to pay for both vehicles plus emergency responders fees. That the guy I hit was without a car for weeks while the insurance got sorted out. I really felt bad for the guy but what was there for me to do. He was the only one on my side because he know the gov't was going to buy him a new car. I talked to him about a month later and he got a check well over KBB for his car.

Just sit tight and see what happens.