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I'm sorry but in the first question i forgot to add a word. My family was involved in a left turn accident, in which my husband was the driver. We we're at a intersection turning left. It's a 3 lanes street. First, he did make sure that it was safe to turn left. There a lot of traffic in the incoming lane but they're light was on red, so they we're stopped. The drivers from the 1st and 2nd lanes made a gap so we're able to go thru and there was also a gap so at the 3rd lane and were the driver was totally stopped. We were almost thru when the driver from the 3rd lane accelerated her vehicle and hit us on the rear left side of the car. First she stopped then all the suton she accelerated her vehicle hitting us. The damages of our vehicle were right at the tale left rear side and the tale light. How much fault will my husband be in titled for?

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Hi,

That certainly sucks and I hate intersections like that. In fact, I will go straight a block by going out of my way and then turn. In fact, sounds stupid, but in these cases I will take two right turns just to avoid this. Very commopn when in Chicago.

I hope no one was seriously hurt.

You did not state if your husband was ticketed or the other driver. You also did not state if you are from a no fault state.

As for percentage, I do not know, other than the person making the left turn (even if done properly and safely) recieves partial blame in most cases..

The best people to ask for your exact situation is your insurance agent or company. This way you don't get generic information for a question asking for a specific answer.

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Please remember. I am not an attorney and cannot legal advice. My answers are based on my experience due to litigation I have been involved in as an expert, for both insurance companies and while oposing them opposing them. I deal with only comprehensive claims on autos related to fire and theft. I have even had the opportunity to rewrite policy coverage language as it relates to vehicle theft and forced entry for insurance defense attorneys.

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Experience in the area: Working with insurance companies and attorneys on these issues for over 20 years. It is very common to have a reported stolen car with a so-called factory anti-theft system to have the theft claim denied. I have served successfully as an expert witness in the courts across the US representing the insured and their attorney revealing that the insurance expert did not take all known theories into consideration before rendering their "Forensic" conclusion. Many insurance carriers us independent "Forensic" experts to examine reported stolen vehicles commonly using flawed methodology implicating the innocent insured with the theft. My job is to determine if the insurance expert reached his conclusions based on accepted scientific principals or just net opinion with no basis other than opinion. My case record against such experts is very compelling.My resume can be seen at the catagory "Auto Theft and Prevention." In "Forensics" the scientific method must be employed. In the forensic locksmith field determining how a reported stolen vehicle was last operated, many processes cannot be duplicated and are conveniently not addressed. If they were, juries would have the opportunity to make a fair and impartial opinion at least about what the expert could or could not prove. There is a purported process determining the last key used. The chances of determining such is very rare uless the key is found in the ignition lock. Experts commonly destroy evidence as well and are rarely questioned on this event. I reveal the weakness in their testimony on such instances.

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