Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

Hi,

I was involved in an auto accident and rear ended another car causing that car to hit another. As I hit him he rolled forward like his foot was off the brake and hit the car in front of him. I was the only driver cited with a ticket for careless driving. I recently returned from a deployment and forgot that my insurance was cut off to help save money and therefore he was unable to make a claim on me and I have been in contact with him trying to work out a payment for his estimate but he is saying that his estimate is upwards to $9000, possibly totaled. It didn't appear that bad at the seen and can't tell if he is trying to take advantage of the situation. He texted me on 08 September saying he was getting an estimate and finally on 21 September said he was still having it looked at. My question is am I responsible for the front end damage of his car and what are my options for a defense with a no insurance accident? I immediately restored my auto insurance that day. Thank for any advice.


Asked on 9/23/15, 10:38 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

You can dispute it in court, which is one option. If you want to pay, then you are doing the right thing by trying to resolve it without going to court. Regarding the other car, you are still ultimately responsible, if you caused the accident. Just talked to an attorney recently whose client's insurance ran out at 12:01 a.m. and he got into an accident at 1:00 a.m. His client is responsible, since his insurance did lapse, even though it was only one hour off. So the fact that you have it now, has no bearing on the former accident if you let your insurance lapse.

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Answered on 9/23/15, 12:15 pm


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