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BuckyB93 wrote:Quick back story: I live in a small town. Population around 20k people. This story happened about a month or so ago,
I hopped on the bike on a Saturday to run to the pharmacy. No big deal, I ride downtown a few times a week for short errands such as this. I was passing parked cars on the right side of the road. A person in one of the cars that was parked opened her driver door as I was passing. I ran into the door and was ejected off my bike and smashed my head on the pavement (I wasn't wearing a helmet). I was transported via ambulance to two hospitals (vague memory of this) since my brain shut down. As a result I ended up with a concussion, cracked skull, brain injury. Spent 3 days and nights in the ICU until I convinced them that I'm able to return home.
For a couple weeks, oddly, my eyesight was better without prescription glasses then it was previously. Dr said it was because of the brain swelling was pushing on the back of the eyeballs and changing the focal length to my eyes. That's another story for another time.
Out of the blue I got a letter in the mail the other day from some lawyer in Rhode Island. Apparently they represent the woman who owns the car and her insurance company. I called them today and they wanted a taped recording of my explanation of events and asked if I had a lawyer for the accident. WTF?
My reply: "Why do you need this? It's all in the police report." I don't have a lawyer looking into it I didn't give a verbal statement, I told them to review the police report - end of story. Accidents happen.
I didn't tell them my thoughts just simply said to refer to the police report. Do I have medical bills from it? Yes. After insurance I think I owe the hospital about $500. Do I have a lawyer for personal injury? Nope. I'm not looking to sue anyone.
After the phone call I'm wondering if I should have legal representation. I'm not looking for a fight. Why does the insurance company and some lawyer want a recorded audio from me and my medical records. Sounds suspicious. Your medical insurer may refuse to pay for treatment due to an accident caused by another. As you've no doubt been told, consult a lawyer, please.
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