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rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
interstate driver
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Date: April 08, 2014 09:42PM
Does anyone know if you can get compensated for this or how to do so? I wasn't able to find anything on the DMV Virginia website. It was one of those "work vehicle do not follow" dump trucks that spit a big rock up at me, I actually saw it. But how do you prove something like this?
My auto insurance deductible is more than the cost of replacing so that route didn't work. Anyways, out $280 here.
My auto insurance deductible is more than the cost of replacing so that route didn't work. Anyways, out $280 here.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
interstate driver
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Date: April 08, 2014 09:47PM
Sorry. To be clear. It did crack the windscreen and I replaced the windscreen already because I had a safety inspection coming up. Thanks.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
Legal eagle eye
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Date: April 08, 2014 09:49PM
Did it fall from the truck or get kicked in the air by a tire?
Fall from truck- if they didnt have it covered and you got the tag number etc, you should be able to collect. Did you run the truck down after it happened and tell them? If not you could be fucked.
Kicked up from road- no liability, youre out $280.
Fall from truck- if they didnt have it covered and you got the tag number etc, you should be able to collect. Did you run the truck down after it happened and tell them? If not you could be fucked.
Kicked up from road- no liability, youre out $280.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
interstate driver
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Date: April 08, 2014 10:40PM
I don't know if it fell or was kicked up, this was a few weeks ago right after a snow storm, reduced visibility, shitty road surface, etc. I saw an object coming in my direction from the truck that hit my window and we were both moving 40+mph so I know it came from the truck. I don't have the tag number.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
just move on
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Date: April 08, 2014 10:44PM
It's just the price you pay to drive around here.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
Leagle Eagel.
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Date: April 08, 2014 10:51PM
interstate driver Wrote:
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> I don't know if it fell or was kicked up, this was
> a few weeks ago right after a snow storm, reduced
> visibility, shitty road surface, etc.
This statement alone would get your lawsuit instantly dismissed in any court.
The rock has to fall from the truck due to the driver's negligence in properly securing his load in order for you to have a claim. Otherwise, it's considered a road hazard, and you pay for the windshield replacement (or your insurance does, if you have a decent insurance policy).
As Legal eagle eye said, if the rock fell off the truck, the trucking company pays: if it was kicked up by the truck's tire, you pay. This is well-settled case law in the Commonwealth.
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> I don't know if it fell or was kicked up, this was
> a few weeks ago right after a snow storm, reduced
> visibility, shitty road surface, etc.
This statement alone would get your lawsuit instantly dismissed in any court.
The rock has to fall from the truck due to the driver's negligence in properly securing his load in order for you to have a claim. Otherwise, it's considered a road hazard, and you pay for the windshield replacement (or your insurance does, if you have a decent insurance policy).
As Legal eagle eye said, if the rock fell off the truck, the trucking company pays: if it was kicked up by the truck's tire, you pay. This is well-settled case law in the Commonwealth.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
Pot holes, not rocks
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Date: April 08, 2014 11:02PM
Fuck, Everyone who pays a Fairfax County tax on their car should get a refund because of the fucking pot holes on the roads in fairfax..My front end and tires are fucked because of the shitty roads in Fairfax..
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
libs suck it
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Date: April 08, 2014 11:03PM
Damn, libs hatred continues no matter what the topic.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
Don't think so
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Date: April 09, 2014 03:29AM
If you don't have proof and you already replaced the windshield then this would be a hard case to make
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
HAHA sucks to be you.
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Date: April 09, 2014 07:09AM
Leagle Eagel. Wrote:
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> interstate driver Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I don't know if it fell or was kicked up, this
> was
> > a few weeks ago right after a snow storm,
> reduced
> > visibility, shitty road surface, etc.
>
> This statement alone would get your lawsuit
> instantly dismissed in any court.
>
> The rock has to fall from the truck due to the
> driver's negligence in properly securing his load
> in order for you to have a claim. Otherwise, it's
> considered a road hazard, and you pay for the
> windshield replacement (or your insurance does, if
> you have a decent insurance policy).
>
> As Legal eagle eye said, if the rock fell off the
> truck, the trucking company pays: if it was kicked
> up by the truck's tire, you pay. This is
> well-settled case law in the Commonwealth.
Big mouth, little knowledge.
If it was a dump truck, chances are it is a small company, or chances are even better it is an "independant contractor" and the company he drives for will tell you that adamantly and refuse to help.
This is a big part of the reason they hire "independant contractors". Even if the truck has the companty logo on it, I would bet he is an contractor.
And try collecting from a contractor. I dare you.
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> interstate driver Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I don't know if it fell or was kicked up, this
> was
> > a few weeks ago right after a snow storm,
> reduced
> > visibility, shitty road surface, etc.
>
> This statement alone would get your lawsuit
> instantly dismissed in any court.
>
> The rock has to fall from the truck due to the
> driver's negligence in properly securing his load
> in order for you to have a claim. Otherwise, it's
> considered a road hazard, and you pay for the
> windshield replacement (or your insurance does, if
> you have a decent insurance policy).
>
> As Legal eagle eye said, if the rock fell off the
> truck, the trucking company pays: if it was kicked
> up by the truck's tire, you pay. This is
> well-settled case law in the Commonwealth.
Big mouth, little knowledge.
If it was a dump truck, chances are it is a small company, or chances are even better it is an "independant contractor" and the company he drives for will tell you that adamantly and refuse to help.
This is a big part of the reason they hire "independant contractors". Even if the truck has the companty logo on it, I would bet he is an contractor.
And try collecting from a contractor. I dare you.
Re: rock from work truck on I-95 hit windsheild, will the state pay for it?
Posted by:
cEHvV
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Date: April 09, 2014 03:32PM
why ask if you answer your own question ?
Does anyone know if you can get compensated for this or how to do so? I wasn't able to find anything on the DMV Virginia website. It was one of those "work vehicle do not follow" dump trucks that spit a big rock up at me, I actually saw it. But how do you prove something like this?
My auto insurance deductible is more than the cost of replacing so that route didn't work. Anyways, out $280 here.
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do you mean how do you do it if there's a functional gov in place ? or how do you do it with lazy theiving liberals who don't give a shit ?
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obviously yes. trucks get a moving violation if they carry rocks in their tires leaving the construction site
and you can ask your insurer what to do
and only an idiot would not write down the name of the truck company and think they are going to be paid
Does anyone know if you can get compensated for this or how to do so? I wasn't able to find anything on the DMV Virginia website. It was one of those "work vehicle do not follow" dump trucks that spit a big rock up at me, I actually saw it. But how do you prove something like this?
My auto insurance deductible is more than the cost of replacing so that route didn't work. Anyways, out $280 here.
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do you mean how do you do it if there's a functional gov in place ? or how do you do it with lazy theiving liberals who don't give a shit ?
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obviously yes. trucks get a moving violation if they carry rocks in their tires leaving the construction site
and you can ask your insurer what to do
and only an idiot would not write down the name of the truck company and think they are going to be paid