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kottonmouthkevi
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Flower Mound, TX, US

Last night, I was driving home from a party with my friend.

No drinking was involved it was actually just a christmas party. However, while trying to change lanes, a car sped up in my blind spot. I swerved left then right then left again before slamming on the brakes. We skid to the right, spanning two lanes, at back always to the left lane at around 60mph. My car flipped over the median and we ended up upside down in the express lane. Luckily a truck driver saw it and slowed down to stop traffic. No one was injured mircaulously, but the car was totaled. My family as trouble finacially getting from month to month, but now with the burden of an accident the future is daunting. I don’t know what to do.

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Ex-Penguin offline Verified User (2 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Milton Keynes, I6, GB | 1 year, 11 months ago (4 minutes after post)

I know it sounds childish.. But could you have like a garage sale type thing?
I don’t know how much money you’re talking here.
Also.. Thank goodness you and everyone else is okay :) I’m glad :) It must have been quite terrifying..

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (4 minutes after post)

Really! You don’t know what to do? You should be ashamed of your self for bracking the law. Drivng after drinking. And then giving you parents peroblems? Wow your mom must be so happy for you.

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kottonmouthkevi offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Flower Mound, TX, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (5 minutes after post)

Im only 17…so the insurance is what frightens me the most…i never drank it was like a shirt and tie christmas party where we had secret santas and exchanged gifts

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (6 minutes after post)

First off, you should work and correct that mistake. Payoff the bad deed that you caused. And grow up before you hurt someone, like family, or friend. It’s not joke Buddy.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (6 minutes after post)

17 or not you’re old enough to know what you’re doing.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (8 minutes after post)

Don’t sit aroound and wait for things to clear up, that’s not how life works, even more for families with money problems. Be a little more careful, you’re parents trust you they depend on you.

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kottonmouthkevi offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Flower Mound, TX, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (12 minutes after post)

But what do i do? im already giving chunks of my paycheck away. i mean is there anything i can do?

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So Vogue offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 23 #
Kidbrooke, I8, GB | 1 year, 11 months ago (13 minutes after post)

no offence but did you read what he said? NO DRINKIN involved as far as im concerned hes done nothing wrong. to earn money tricky one, ebay. sounds stupid but you’ll be amazed :D

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (13 minutes after post)

castaneda.edit wrote:
Really! You don’t know what to do? You should be ashamed of your self for bracking the law. Drivng after drinking. And then giving you parents peroblems? Wow your mom must be so happy for you.

Did you actualy read the post!?
Kotton said that NO drinking was involved.

It was an unfortunate accident and I am glad to hear that no one was hurt.
I don’t know how the laws work where you are but here you claim off the inssurance of the person who caused the accident and if the truck driver saw what happened he should have made a statement to the police but that is here.

I hope you get it all sorted, goodluck.

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Milton Keynes, I6, GB | 1 year, 11 months ago (14 minutes after post)

I was just writing a reply asking if they actually wrote what he said.
But ebay is also a good idea.

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Milton Keynes, I6, GB | 1 year, 11 months ago (14 minutes after post)

read* not wrote. Sorry!

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (16 minutes after post)

You’re right So Vogue! I didn’t read his post correctly. I’m sorry kid.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (18 minutes after post)

Honest mistake. Well, did you try asking your friends to help you out? I know it sounds bad, but I’m sure they can help you find solutions.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (20 minutes after post)

I’m sorry are you from California?

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Flower Mound, TX, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (22 minutes after post)

No im from New Jersey…i know its too soon for me even to know what the insurance is gonna do. but if any 1 has advice to how i could earn some trust back from my parents or even do something for my passenger id take it with open arms

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (23 minutes after post)

‘Cause it depends if you have your car inssurance up to date. If your car is not inssured then I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe looking up numbers in the yellow pages might help.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (25 minutes after post)

Well be your self, just keep doing what you do budy. The only way you can earn trust is if you did someting wrong. And if you said that you didn’t drink, why did they lose it? I mean unless you did drink or speed?

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (26 minutes after post)

Plus they where young before. They know that how the world works. And I’m very sure if they drive a lot they have had a few blind spots here and there. It happenes when you drive.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (27 minutes after post)

Hey don’t worry kid, everything is going to be find.

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Flower Mound, TX, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (34 minutes after post)

I was going about 60. Will my insurance be sky high until im 25 or something?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 11 months ago (35 minutes after post)

Wow! It’s amazing when you read about something like this. My heart go’s out to you man. Listen, I’m 37 years old and what I’ve learned from life is that things happen for a reason. Right now you are in a world of hurt and life probably seems daunting, and all these words of encouragement mean crap when it seems like the there is no way out of a problem that has occurred. In a few years you’ll be able to look at what happened and see what you’ve learned. This to shall will pass. Just be open with your parents and in time everything will be ok. The only thing I suggest is that you become very successful in life and by them a new car when you can afford. For now, just take responsibility for what happened and ask for a few more hours at work. Give that money to your parents! Good luck and take it easy.

Your insurance will be high for about 3 years.

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Scottsdale, AZ, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (1 hour, 39 minutes after post)

It still seems to me, who was really at fault? or maybe I didn’t read the post very well either. Your insurance may be a little higher, but I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Just keep your speed down, believe, I know, its a problem I have to pay attention to too.

Yeah, I think you just be honest with your parents and trust that you can earn their trust back if its been damaged. And I know it isn’t easy, but you have to try to concentrate on what you can do right now, worrying and dwelling on a ‘daunting future’ just screws up things for you right now, when you need to be calm and collected. You can face whatever happens. I heartily agree with peterib, things happen for a reason, maybe you have had driving patterns before (i’m not accusing you of that, just an example) and maybe this happened to actually save your life in the future. There is a lesson to learn, and it will not screw up your whole future, it will pass.

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vickierhodesm offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Missoula, MT, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 14 minutes after post)

You need to find out who the person was that caused the accident and then go after his insurance and sue. If the police were involved then you can get a no fault accident report from them and then that will help with your insurance so it won’t go through the roof. But the bottom line is you and your friend came out of it alive and unharmed. But by sueing the person’s insurance co. that caused the accident in the first place will help you with getting another car and getting on with your life. Also there could be things that crop up physically after the accident to you or your friend. Good Luck and take care.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 17 minutes after post)

Vickierhodesm don’t do the mistake i did and not read what he said right
sueing? hehe that is not the answer. you make americans look bad by blaming the accident that was caused by “the blind spot” while driving

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 18 minutes after post)

there was no one to blam, it’s a blind spot!

vickierhodesm offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Missoula, MT, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 26 minutes after post)

I did read what he said. Maybe you should read it again. Blind spot or not some one else caused the accident because he was speeding….While changing lanes a car sped up in his blind spot. That is a illegal move made by the other driver. Look it up or call & talk to a cop they will tell you the proper thing for the other driver to do is slow down or change lanes it’s called defensive driving. And you really need to watch how you talk to people Castaneda. You are being rude.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 30 minutes after post)

My family is are allcops and first of all you are a bad citizen for going to sueing. The way the law is- you where never there and bits of information could be missing. so don’t play law with me sweetie.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 31 minutes after post)

you need to get your self to a real awaking, then go ahead and say sue!

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vickierhodesm offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Missoula, MT, US | 1 year, 11 months ago (2 hours, 39 minutes after post)

I will not put up with someone that is rude and obnoxious first you accuse the guy of drinking when he was not and my feeling is you are just looking for a fight with someone and I’m not the one to do that with. So I’m ending this conversation.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (3 hours, 20 minutes after post)

play victim how cute

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (3 hours, 22 minutes after post)

and it’s i think accusing is a bit harsh, i DID read the post. but sweetie you are from where MT. huh! no wonder.

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Champigny-sur-Marne, A8, FR | 1 year, 11 months ago (3 hours, 23 minutes after post)

have a great day Miss Missoula. :D

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