The following explains an accident, which I (18M) was wholly non-liable for and my current legal situation. I have not received any medical bills or anything, so I write this in hopes that people on this subreddit may be able to give me some sort of approximation as to my take-home pay out from this unfortunate incident.
About two weeks ago, I was riding my motorcycle down the street in Metropolitan Denver when an 88-year-old woman made a negligent left hand turn directly in the path of my motorcycle, resulting in me colliding with her vehicle perpendicularly at about 35 miles an hour. Following the accident, an ambulance rushed me nearby hospital where the doctors diagnosed me with compression fractures in vertebrae T6 T8, a fractured left wrist, and a nearly obliterated right wrist.
At the hospital, the doctors put me to sleep and realigned my right arm. I was discharged about five hours later, and four days later, went to the operating room to have an external fixator and internal plate installed on my right arm. This operation took about 4 1/2 hours, and the doctor said that my broken wrist was the worst he had seen in 10 years.
The time since the accident, I was let go from my job (which was part time as I am still in high school). I still live with my parents, so this isn’t a huge issue. I was uninsured, unlicensed, etc. the attending officer told me that the old lady has a very good insurance policy. I have done my research, and identified Colorado as a non-no pay no play law state, which means my lack of insurance should not prevent me from collecting money. I have also hired personal injury, lawyers, and not the chintzy motherfuckers with billboards and shit. These dudes are legit, and know what they’re doing they charge a standard 35% fee, litigation, or non-litigation.
Do y’all think I’ll have enough for a used McLaren 570 S?
P. S. As both of my fucking wrists are broken, this was written with voice transcription. Please forgive any grammatical inaccuracies.
A couple details I forgot to add-
My bike was a 800$ 700cc pos but was street legal and loud asf
There were many witnesses, it happened during my lunch break (around noon) literally right outside a police station.
I wasn’t speeding and made my best attempt to avoid the collision.
About two weeks ago, I was riding my motorcycle down the street in Metropolitan Denver when an 88-year-old woman made a negligent left hand turn directly in the path of my motorcycle, resulting in me colliding with her vehicle perpendicularly at about 35 miles an hour. Following the accident, an ambulance rushed me nearby hospital where the doctors diagnosed me with compression fractures in vertebrae T6 T8, a fractured left wrist, and a nearly obliterated right wrist.
At the hospital, the doctors put me to sleep and realigned my right arm. I was discharged about five hours later, and four days later, went to the operating room to have an external fixator and internal plate installed on my right arm. This operation took about 4 1/2 hours, and the doctor said that my broken wrist was the worst he had seen in 10 years.
The time since the accident, I was let go from my job (which was part time as I am still in high school). I still live with my parents, so this isn’t a huge issue. I was uninsured, unlicensed, etc. the attending officer told me that the old lady has a very good insurance policy. I have done my research, and identified Colorado as a non-no pay no play law state, which means my lack of insurance should not prevent me from collecting money. I have also hired personal injury, lawyers, and not the chintzy motherfuckers with billboards and shit. These dudes are legit, and know what they’re doing they charge a standard 35% fee, litigation, or non-litigation.
Do y’all think I’ll have enough for a used McLaren 570 S?
P. S. As both of my fucking wrists are broken, this was written with voice transcription. Please forgive any grammatical inaccuracies.
A couple details I forgot to add-
My bike was a 800$ 700cc pos but was street legal and loud asf
There were many witnesses, it happened during my lunch break (around noon) literally right outside a police station.
I wasn’t speeding and made my best attempt to avoid the collision.
