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Hey guys, so recently I was hit by a car while crossing the street. The driver ran a red light and hit me while I was in the crosswalk. I'm told that I flew fifteen feet and am very lucky to be alive. I have broken
leg and ribs and had to miss a couple of weeks of classes. Well, for 24 hours of staying in the hospital, the bill came up to around 30k. Obviously, I have been very traumatized by the whole situation, and this makes things worse. My parents want to sue the driver, but it turns out he has no insurance and it looks like he may have no assets. We want to go through with the lawsuit, but we don't know if we'll get anything from it. The whole situation is really frustrating me, because it seems that a broke person can get away with almost killing someone just because he's poor. At any rate, do you guys have any information regarding how to deal with uninsured motorists and if we can claim any money from them. I would hate for this man to walk away without paying anything.
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almost died after being hit by an uninsured motorist while crossing the street.
He is 110% at fault, and we want to sue, but not sure if there's a way to claim anything, considering he is uninsured and broke.
Want to know what I should do
leg and ribs and had to miss a couple of weeks of classes. Well, for 24 hours of staying in the hospital, the bill came up to around 30k. Obviously, I have been very traumatized by the whole situation, and this makes things worse. My parents want to sue the driver, but it turns out he has no insurance and it looks like he may have no assets. We want to go through with the lawsuit, but we don't know if we'll get anything from it. The whole situation is really frustrating me, because it seems that a broke person can get away with almost killing someone just because he's poor. At any rate, do you guys have any information regarding how to deal with uninsured motorists and if we can claim any money from them. I would hate for this man to walk away without paying anything.
cliffs:
almost died after being hit by an uninsured motorist while crossing the street.
He is 110% at fault, and we want to sue, but not sure if there's a way to claim anything, considering he is uninsured and broke.
Want to know what I should do