My question involves an injury that occurred in the state of: California
My car was hit this past Saturday on my way to work. I was driving southbound on a road approaching an intersection of another street that had a stop sign (the road I was on did not have a stop sign). Another car was driving opposite of me (northbound) and was wanting to make a left turn.
I didn't anticipate that the car was going to take the left turn until I had passed through the intersection as I was very close and I had the right of way. Once I realized they weren't stopping/slowing down, I honked, applied my brakes, and swerved as they continued to make the turn and next thing you know, they collide with my car (left side damage to both my doors, rear wheel, and bumper) and my car spun, hopped the curb and then came to a rest.
I wasn't aware at the time but I suffered a concussion as my head hit the side airbag really hard. I unfortunately didn't call 911 but had ringing in my ears and was moving very slowly. The person who hit me kept apologizing over and over and I have a witness who saw it all (they were stopped at the stop sign on the intersecting street waiting to make a left turn). The police showed up and took reports.
Today I found out that the person who hit me has hired a lawyer (I don't know what for yet). Now I'm very concerned as I feel like they are not claiming responsibility. I just want to know who had the right of way in this situation? Left turns always yield to oncoming traffic and she definitely didn't yield, she just took the turn as if she didn't see me at all and I'm assuming I had the right of way since I had no stop sign.
Thank you for all your help
**Both parties have insurance. At this point I have filed claims with both insurances yet the other party has not
My car was hit this past Saturday on my way to work. I was driving southbound on a road approaching an intersection of another street that had a stop sign (the road I was on did not have a stop sign). Another car was driving opposite of me (northbound) and was wanting to make a left turn.
I didn't anticipate that the car was going to take the left turn until I had passed through the intersection as I was very close and I had the right of way. Once I realized they weren't stopping/slowing down, I honked, applied my brakes, and swerved as they continued to make the turn and next thing you know, they collide with my car (left side damage to both my doors, rear wheel, and bumper) and my car spun, hopped the curb and then came to a rest.
I wasn't aware at the time but I suffered a concussion as my head hit the side airbag really hard. I unfortunately didn't call 911 but had ringing in my ears and was moving very slowly. The person who hit me kept apologizing over and over and I have a witness who saw it all (they were stopped at the stop sign on the intersecting street waiting to make a left turn). The police showed up and took reports.
Today I found out that the person who hit me has hired a lawyer (I don't know what for yet). Now I'm very concerned as I feel like they are not claiming responsibility. I just want to know who had the right of way in this situation? Left turns always yield to oncoming traffic and she definitely didn't yield, she just took the turn as if she didn't see me at all and I'm assuming I had the right of way since I had no stop sign.
Thank you for all your help
**Both parties have insurance. At this point I have filed claims with both insurances yet the other party has not
Traffic Accidents: Who Has the Right of Way in a Left Turn Accident
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