[NOBBC] car query, not British

[Gary Germano]

Don,
No apologies needed about the list. Sounds like this guy could easily have
wiped out a number of us on a tour.
First, literally thank God she is ok!
1) His insurance "lapsed" for about a week when he ran into the gal's car sure
sounds a bit too "coincidental" to me.
2) It is illegal in Ca. to drive without insurance. Nothing negative implied
here, but if he was poor and or a minority, his car would be impounded, his
license taken away immediately, and he would go to jail...ESPECIALLY..with a
history of drunk driving. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE HERE.
LET HIM GET A CHAUFFEUR AND SOLVE HIS TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS....AND INSURE
SAFETY TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
3) IMO, she needs to get a good law firm who doesn't want to lose to take this
case on a contingency basis. Again, IMO, she has a moral obligation to keep
him off the road. Convince her.
4) Another reason for mandatory ignition interlocks for any first drunk
driving offense in California.
Gary


> Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 01:04:47 -0700
> To: nobbc at autox.team.net
> From: don at napanet.net
> Subject: [NOBBC] car query, not British
>
> Guys,
>
> First my apologies for posting this to the British car list.
>
> Here is the story.  A gal who my wife knows had her car destroyed by
> a drunk driver.  He hit her Toyota from the rear going about 80 mph,
> knocking her car off the road and into a field and a tree.  Her car
> had an airbag; otherwise she would be dead instead of injured.  The
> drunk guy is very wealthy and has a history of drunk driving, but has
> enough legal clout to keep out of jail.  And, to make matters worse,
> his insurance had "lapsed" for about a week when he ran into the gal's car!
>
> She has uninsured driver but it's not going to cover all her
> costs.  She doesn't have the energy to go the lawsuit route.  Her car
> is destroyed, and she needs another one.
> She is naive about buying a car as the one she had she had owned for
> twenty years.  If anyone knows of an older, preferably Japanese, car
> that is sound and under $3,500, please email me.  Her leg is damaged
> from the accident, so would have to be an automatic.  And she wants a
> car with an airbag again, as that is what saved her life before.
>
> Thanks!
> Don Scott
> Calistoga
> 3 MGs
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