Hi,
I was recently in a car acident(I was NOT at fault). Our vehicle was totaled , the guy hit us from behind, our car flipped, slid upside down across the road into the ditch where is rolled twice.
There were three people in our vehicle, all of which made it out ok.
The injuries so far we dont seem to be life threatning, but we all for sure do have whiplash, basic bruises, and concussed. My mother is getting her arm checked because she can not move it, and I have a torn cartilage or so i think, but will find out today.
Because of the new law in Ontario we cant be compensated enless the injuries and loss of income and such exceed ,000. And even if they do the first ,000 will not be compensated.
I was actually fired from my job, it was to be my first day on the job the day my accident took place. But because of the time needed to recover they let me go. This was a job agency and they said they have to fill the role, even though the company I was going to be working for said I could come back when I was healthy.
I am out a job now but cant do anything about it because my loss of wages dont exceed ,000.
Not to mention we owe ,000 on the vehicle and our insurance will only give us ,000.
I have talked to a lawyer and he basically said we cant get anything from this. So we were victims, the guy that hit us has had a history of this sort of thing. License suspensions, un paid tickets and cant even have his own insurance anymore. Not to mention he lied through his teeth and said we were at fault and that someone else was driving the vehicle. Considering he sat on the side of the road and WATCHED ME get my GF and MOTHER out of the car. He is scum!
Is there anything that can be done. I’m not looking to get rich, my basic concern is getting enough to just pay off my car and help out with living expenses until I can get back to work.
If anyone can give me some advice I would really appreciated because the way the system is now, even though we were victims. We end up suffering and paying out way more then the person at fault!
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