If my foot got run over in a parking lot and the ambulance attendant said it wasn’t broken, should I go to the doctor anyway to have the at-fault driver to pay for the ambulance?
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If my foot got run over in a parking lot and the ambulance attendant said it wasn’t broken, should I go to the doctor anyway to have the at-fault driver to pay for the ambulance?
Asked on June 22, 2016 under Accident Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You should go to the doctor to make sure it's not broken oe otherwise badly injured: the ambulence attendent is not a doctor and presumably did not x-ray the foot. Worry about your health first, payment second. If the driver who ran you over was at fault (and you were not also at fault--e.g. stepping out into traffic without looking), you can if appropriate sue the at fault driver for the costs you thereby incurred (like medical costs), lost wages, if any, and if you incur some period of disability, possibly "pain and suffering," too.
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