What to do if I was involved in a car accident in which the other driver admitting that the accident was his fault but the officer wrote in the report that we were both at fault?

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What to do if I was involved in a car accident in which the other driver admitting that the accident was his fault but the officer wrote in the report that we were both at fault?

The other driver was completely at fault and even admitted that it was his fault.

Asked on January 31, 2014 under Accident Law, Michigan

Answers:

Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady

Answered 10 years ago | Contributor

What the officer wrote in his report about who was at fault does not determine fault in a civil proceeding.  You should still put in a claim with the at-fault driver's insurance company.  If they do not want to pay, you can sue the at-fault driver, and the court will be more concerned with the testimony of the parties and their witnesses than with what the police reports says.


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