I was driving on the lane next to the exit ramp lane. I checked if any one was in the exit ramp lane and no one was in it only a car behind me. so I turn my signal light on and start to turn and when I am about more than half the lane in both my mother and my brother yell %26quot;watch out%26quot; and out of the corner of my eye I see a car speeding pass me and he managed to clip me on my right front panel just infront of the tire left rear side. When we parked our cars we met each other and he said %26quot; I am sorry bro I saw you signal but I thought I could make it%26quot; but then when the cops came he changed his story. He says that he had turned to the exit ramp and passed me then I turned then hit him. Think about this if he was in back of me, how in the world was he able the pass me with out speeding because the speed limit of the main lane is 60mph and the exit ramps is 50mph. I was going about 60mph before turning to the exit ramp so if he says he had passed me how can he explain appearing in front of me with out speeding remember he was in back of me and if he turned to the exit ramp he had to have started to reduce his speed. Still the cops gave me a ticket for an unsafe lane change and he gave the other driver a ticket for not having a license and it was not suspended or expired nor revoked he just had never taken the test before. I want to add for your better understandment that my car was insured but I was not covered by it. and he also did not have insurance. I also understand how it appeard to the police the did not see the crash so when they arrived all they saw was where the damage was and said that I was at fault. given what I just explained do I have a reasonable case to fight? The other driver either saw my signal but thought he could make it or was not paying attention and managed to get away with it becuase had spead up and I manage to hit him from the rear side????
also he said that he had passed me but that is not true because I would have heard and seen him passing and this is why... he had one of those annoying mufflers that people put on fast Streetcars sort of like %26quot;the fast and the furious%26quot; so I would have heard him because they attract your attention and plus my car does not have A/C so I had the windows down so I would have heard him even better also my mother and my brother would have seen him too...he was behind me when I was turning and I was already on the exit ramp when we crashed.
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Plus the metal from my bumper where we crashed has the metal tearing towards the front of my car not dented inward, this proves that he passed me and when he hit my right panel his car riped my bumpers metal outward toward the front so if he says that i hit him, the metal would have been dented inward instead of outward right?
ALSo can an officer give me that unsafe lane change ticket even though he did not witness the supposed violation???????????
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to steve... yes he was also exiting the highway and yes he did admit(TO the Cops) that he was in back of me and turned towards the exit ramp but it had to be done illegaly though right.
CAN I win this in court?Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?Who is Steve? Something tells me you posted this before.
I can't believe I read the whole thing. But, yes, the admissions in your story are sufficient to establish you as an at-fault driver. You did not have the right of way. The other driver did not %26quot;come out of nowhere.%26quot; You were responsible for seeing him, and not merging unless you could do so safely.
This is not to say he does not bear responsibility for speeding or whatever, but no, you can't %26quot;win this in court.%26quot;
Did Steve agree?Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?Sergio is right. You can't win. It was your responsibility to yield. The fact that you did not see the person you had to yield to does not give you a claim.
Indeed, as you freely admit, everyone else in YOUR CAR saw the car you slammed into.Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?You turned into him. Regardless of his speed he was in the lane you were attempting to access. Your fault.Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?I don't know about Texas but,where I live it is illegal to pass someone on the right unless they are stopped to make a left hand turn. Hope this Helps.Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?I am from Texas and this is called a Mexican standoff the officer in charge was just doing his job, he did not have enough information to make that call, and it will have to be resolved in court, build your case with your witnesses and if you win the ticket and charges will all be dropped and the other driver will pay for your damages.Figure this Texas car accident who is to blame?dont listen to those idiots who say you cant win this. you can. anyone who goes to court with a plan, witnesses, and honesty can win. just be prepared with diagrams and eyewitness testimony.
