Son involved in car crash

EverDecreasingCircles

My 22 year old son was hit by another car yesterday afternoon on a duel carriageway. The other driver pulled out of a junction (which has a short slip road to allow you to line up with the duel carriageway), across both lanes and into son's car pushing it onto 2 wheels for a few meters before it went back down and he was able to stop. She then oversteered, went back across the carriageways, mounted the kerb and into a wall.

Both drivers were OK thankfully. Police attended and arranged for both cars (both will be write offs) to be towed.

I feel the police should have asked more questions and maybe be thinking of charging her with dangerous driving or something. We believe she didn't have a wing mirror (although it possibly was knocked off during the collision, we couldn't see it anywhere), therefore didn't see my son coming when she pulled accross.

Does anyone know if we have the right to ask for this to be looked into and if so is it worth it? Maybe I'm making too much of this, I'm not sure. It's difficult to be clear headed at a time like this.

I heard the woman tell the police my son 'seemed to come at such a speed' but he saw her and had time to sound his horn to alert her he was there and brake. Because he was in the right hand lane he had nowhere to go to get out of the way.

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kwaks

As long as the insurance sort you out what will you benefit from this woman being charged?

TBH leave the decision to the police/cps.

EverDecreasingCircles

kwaks wrote: »

As long as the insurance sort you out what will you benefit from this woman being charged?

TBH leave the decision to the police/cps.

I see where you're coming from. It makes me cross that someone can drive in this manner without any consequences.

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Browntoa

she may well get charged , don't the officers forward the report to the CPS and they decide ??

EverDecreasingCircles

Browntoa wrote: »

she may well get charged , don't the officers forward the report to the CPS and they decide ??

They didn't even take the drivers' details I don't think. They breathalised them both (neither had been drinking at all) and gave us the URN for insurance. They asked the other driver what had happened but not DS!

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Anihilator

I don't understand. If your son was in the overtaking lane how did a joining motorist manage to hit him.

Was your son driving an acceptable speed for the weather conditions and junctions.

EverDecreasingCircles

Anihilator wrote: »

I don't understand. If your son was in the overtaking lane how did a joining motorist manage to hit him.

Was your son driving an acceptable speed for the weather conditions and junctions.

He was in that lane because he was turning right at the upcoming roundabout. The other driver wanted to do the same so crossed both lanes, hitting my son.

Obviously I only have his word for the speed he was driving at but he says he wasn't speeding.

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prowla

Not sure if your son had his wits about him at the time (not easy of you've had an accident), but taking some photos of the scene (and people involved) is a good idea, especially in these days where we have a camera on our mobile phones.

blue_haddock

Realistically if he was in the 2nd lane whilst going past the junction and she pulled out of the junction, crossing the first lane and colliding with him thenthere is no way he can be held at fault so make sure he informs his insurance company but actually makes the claim directly against HER insurance.

With regards to pushing for the police to prosecute i would just leave that in their hands. What do you have to gain from it? it wont make the accident unhappen and it wont save your sons car from being written off so let the police do their own thing.

EverDecreasingCircles

blue_haddock wrote: »

Realistically if he was in the 2nd lane whilst going past the junction and she pulled out of the junction, crossing the first lane and colliding with him thenthere is no way he can be held at fault so make sure he informs his insurance company but actually makes the claim directly against HER insurance.

With regards to pushing for the police to prosecute i would just leave that in their hands. What do you have to gain from it? it wont make the accident unhappen and it wont save your sons car from being written off so let the police do their own thing.

Can you clarify that for me please? I'm not sure how we have to go about all this. We'll inform his insurance company, but do we handle the claim ourselves or do we leave it to his insurance company?

Thanks
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Anihilator

Tbh it would be his against her word.

Whats to stop her saying your son changed into her lane and hit her.