She needs a new bumper, thats all. It was driveable, only body damage. She
knew I was coming, and I hit her once from behind. Im supposed to hear from
the Insurance goobers on Monday, and I will keep you all posted.
Blake
'93 LE Silver/White
4x2 Auto
5.2L 318cu V-8
-----Original Message-----
From: Norah Bleazard <nbleazard@home.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 5:58 PM
Subject: DML: Dak Accident... (kinda long-sorry)
>Blake,
>
>Man, do I feel for you. You've received a lot of good advice from the
other
>DMLers. I don't know if what has happened to me will help you or not, but
>it can't hurt. Bernd is absolutely correct that whiplash is hard to
imagine
>at that speed. You hit her only once from behind, right? Any major damage
>to the Expedition? Did she know she was going to be hit or was she caught
>off guard?
>
>When I had my accident, I was only doing 10 km/h making a left turn, but
the
>other guy claimed to be doing 65 km/h in a 60 zone and everyone knew he was
>lying, as he admitted to running the light and speeding. Now he hit me
(hit
>#1) in the passenger side headlight area which spun us both in the opposite
>direction where our back ends collided (hit #2)and pushed me up onto the
>sidewalk where I hit a lamp pole (hit #3). The truck was totaled as you
can
>see on the pics below, but I walked away with a grade #2 whiplash, a
massive
>headache, and back problems which will probably plague me for life. But
>regardless, I knew I was going to be hit and tensed up.
>
>From what I gather, there can't be extensive damage as she drove away -
>correct? There is no way that she could have a grade #2 or higher
whiplash.
>Babies are pretty resilient and I'm sure the baby didn't know what was
going
>to happen. She truly sounds like she's going for the big scam.
>
>My advice to you is to tell everything to your insurance agent, including
>your suspicions but do not EVER say it was your fault or even look like you
>think it was. Talk with complete confidence and be calm. I don't know how
>the insurance game works in the US, but in Canada all injuries seem to go
>through an third party medical evaluation paid for by the insurance company
>(so you know they're on the insurance company's side). We call it a DAC
>(no... not DAK) and I have no idea what it stands for. It's a grueling 7
>hour exam and you are evaluated by a medical doctor, physiotherapist,
>chiropractor, psychologist, and a work capacity evaluator. I went through
>two of them and they are pretty stressful. If she's faking it, she will
>definitely be caught. I'm sure the US system is following similar
>guidelines.
>
>I'm pretty pissed about hearing of your situation and I can only imagine
>what you're feeling. If you want to talk about it at any time or need more
>info, I'll see what I can gather for you. Just give me a shout.
>
>Good luck, chin up, learn from it, and we're all here for you,
>
>Norah
>current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
>current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
>RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>
>http://csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu/WWWProfile/dakota/Ez9Y@FCYvhCcQ/kiraly05.jpg
>
>http://csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu/WWWProfile/dakota/Ez9Y@FCYvhCcQ/kiraly06.jpg
>
>http://csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu/WWWProfile/dakota/Ez9Y@FCYvhCcQ/kiraly07.jpg
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