If TC's front passenger side corner hit her driver side door, that is going to be the crux of the argument and that paints a bad picture for TC. There are other factors I'd need to know for a more detailed analysis though.
I'm genuinely curious as to how that makes him look bad? It would mean that she started her turn while he was beside her. I'm assuming this is what happened; Where TC is the car on the left and the other driver is the car that was in the right lane.
I don't see how that could possibly be his fault?
Your diagram is how I was picturing it too. Common sense-wise, it's not his fault. Insurance-wise, TC has an unfavorable point of impact because he had more view of the road. That woman's adjuster will primarily argue based off that point, unless the statements indicate other negligence on TC or the woman's parts. If I were TC's adjuster I would argue that the woman is proximate cause, had she not turned the accident wouldn't have happened. I could see it being 60-70% fault of the woman, and 30-40% of TC, now that I think about it. I'd be surprised if he had zero fault in this accident (unless he has one of a couple insurance companies I'm thinking of)
Any adjuster can make any argument. I've been defending the guy in TC's position before and it went well, but my customer was still partially at fault. Without footage you basically have to go by hearsay and damage photos, which sucks. I'm curious to hear the story in detail from TC and I can give him a better idea.
Hairistotle posted...
(former insurance adjuster)
I'd hope so, by this topic you must have been terrible at your job ---
