On my way home from work on Thursday, I was in a traffic accident.
The accident wasn’t my fault at all, but that doesn’t change the fact that I am injured.
I was sitting in traffic on the freeway and the person behind me did not realize that traffic had stopped. The guy was driving a large HVAC repair truck. As soon as the accident occurred, I got out of the car. I almost passed out due to the pain in my lower back. I didn’t realize there was a lot of pain until I stepped out of the car. The driver of the HVAC repair truck called 911 as soon as he realized that I was hurt. The state police arrived about five minutes later and they assisted with all of the paperwork. Since the other driver was in a work vehicle, they needed all of the commercial insurance information for the HVAC company. The entire event was completely overwhelming and I was thankful that someone else handled all of the details. While I was in the hospital, I received a dozen different phone calls and a few room visits from lawyers and lawyer referral services. It seems clear that I have a solid case against the driver and the repair company, but I’m not sure I really want to pursue any legal avenues. After all, it was an accident and the HVAC company already agreed to pay for all of my medical bills and my time away from work. I don’t want to ruin a career or business over a fender bender.