Since this is a kill section, I was kinda expecting you to confess to a brutal homocide.... *sigh* oh well... j/k

 

as far monetary value is concerened, it is.

Ron Goldamn was murdered and OJ is loaded, just a slight different scenario.



Now these two staments while true, are awfully optimistic (unrealistic) and they led me look up your age. 21... Life is still grand at 21.


This is real life:

Now you know it's a judge that assigns punitive damages right? meaning you take the case to court. More on this later.

1) Attorneys will typically only take on cases (with no money from their client ) when there is personal injury involved and their client is not at fault or is insured. Why because they don't get anything from property damage settlement. They get their $$ from pain and suffering compensation.

2) Attorneys will represent your property damage claim as long as you are footing the bill. Which ain't cheap at around $200 bucks per hour... And each hour is not productive either. For example: Lets say a lawyer has his secretary type a letter to the person that you are suing and it only took 10 minutes, but you will get charged a 1/2 hour. That's $100 bucks right there. Expect to pay up at least 5k just to get the matter settled out of court. Now if you go to court expect to pony up at least 15k.

3) Yes if you win the case you are entittled to get money from the person that you sued for legal fees. And in real life good luck collecting unless the individual has a lot of $$ or owns property. Yes you can dock his pay but what good is it if the dude changes jobs every 3 months to avoid paying you or refuses to work. This why lawyers dislike to sue individuals, it much easier to collect from corporations.

4) Let's say the you win the case in open court (because you were after punitive damages remember) and you are already 20K in the hole. But you have been awarded legal fees, and the property damage which in this case looks to be no more than 1k. So right off the bat you are entittled to get 21k from this guy.

what about punitive damages though... Yes your lawyer can seek 100k, but ultimately the judge decides what you should get. And it's probable that the judge may throw out your claim if he/she thinks that you are full of it. Or may just give you 1k in punitive damages like I said he/she will grant you as he/she sees fit.

So in recap you have a $22K award that you spend $20k to get, and all this guy has to do is not work and thus not give you a dime (and no he does not get thrown in jail). And oh yeah that award does not include the time and money you spent in this case (missed work, school, gas in order to get to the lawyer's office or court).

yeah it seems worth it don't it? So yeah it ain't gonna happen.

 

so the bottom line is......he must die.

 

I would also press for the depreciation of the car's value after being hit.

A guy I work with was recently involved in a crash that he was not at fault for and was persistent with the insurance company and they wrote him a check for the depreciation of his truck. It may not be much, but may help with some aftermarket parts that might have been damaged(cat-back, CF exhaust bumper guard, etc., can't tell without more pics) that might not be considered in the repair amount.

I saw your car when Heath owned it and it was in mint condition. Sorry to hear about this.

 

He hit you in the front? or the rear? In the pic it apprears that he hit in the rear.. Got a pick of the damage?

 

what he said

 

All true, but the chances that they'd be willing to settle out of court are very high... so it's not like persuing him legally would be a waste of time (so long as you avoid actually going to court).

 

ford drivers suck ive said it for years lol


im glad you found that ************, no telling what i would do now to him.

 

What an ******* (your friend).

I have a friend who chose weed over me, too. I even confronted him about it before he started.. told him if he got big into it he shouldn't expect to see me much because I can't stand marijuana (smells, gives me a wicked cough).

The point is that any friend who chooses a drug over an old pal isn't worth the time, as this story has proven. I'm going to make sure to park my 7 in the garage whenever it gets back. Glad to hear you hunted the bastard down, though. Way to take advantage of your smarts.

 

kill the bastard!

 

HOLY ****!!!!! My old car, hit by some dumb ***...I'd pistol whip the **** out of him if it was me.

 

**** the killing him, beating him, blahblah, I'll tell you what you do, go up to the prison he'll be staying at more than likely, and pay some skin head to rape his *** all ******* day and to personally make his life a living hell, you'd be suprised how cheap this can be had.

 

dont kill him......,

just tie him to the back of ya rx7.......and drive around the city!!

 

Yeah, I'm really sorry this happened to your old baby, Heath. Too bad it didn't happen while you still owned it - I know the guy would be in the hospital by now

Don't worry, I'll give you a call after I'm finished with this guy in court

 

Wasn't that the Klingons?

Did you used to have a white FC with the "Red Suns" decal on the side?

 

Yup, that was me.

Pristine '88 Anniversary Edition

 

this is a bit off topic, but do you remember how much you bought the white fd for? just wondering because white is a really rare color ;]

 

18,000

I bought it from Heath Moore (AgentSpeed) on these boards.

 

We Texans don't usually run...

 

damn good story...thought that front end looked familiar

 

Great Job tracking him down. I wish that everyone who has gotten hit an run could track the idiot down who hit them!


+2 for having the nerve not to completely destroy his truck.

 

So what has happened to the F-150 owner and your ex-friend now?

 

NEED THE ENDING. i have put over 1/2 an hour into this story and there is no way i can be left hanging. +1 for the jail rape. good luck

 

you know I think you're right

 

Great read! Glad the bastards didn't get away! It's SEVEN abuse! SEVEN ABUSE!

Put him away!