Hi Scott, as you were just saying about Re: Impoundment....
SM> RT> Seems like you should have some recourse, either through your
SM> RT> insurance company or the jurisdiction that had your car impounded
or
SM> RT> evidence in the trial. In either case, I have a good idea what you
SM> RT> are going through. My wife's car was hit while she was stopped at
n
SM> RT> intersection. The driver was a teen-age male who was specifically
SM> RT> excluded from the owner's insurance policy. He hit and ran (my wife
SM> RT> got his license number) so the police caught up with him. Anyway,
SM> RT> suspended license, no insurance coverage. We had to pay. The car
was
SM> RT> out of the shop less than two weeks, when she got hit again by a
young
SM> RT> woman. Suspended license, no insurance, no registration on the car.
SM> RT> Guess what? We have to pay to get it fixed again. Meanwhile, the
SM> RT> police are saying (probably correctly) that they can't do anything
SM> RT> other than write tickets. :^(
SM>
SM> RT> My wife is going to start pushing for legislation to get drivers
ike
SM> RT> that off the streets by immediately impounding their cars when they
SM> RT> get into an accident with no insurance and/or drivers license.
SM>
SM> Check into Ohio's Law as they already have such a thing.
Thanks for the pointer. Do they have a website where that can be
searched?
RD
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