Lomita, CA asked in Car Accidents for California

Q: I let my friend drive my car on a road trip back from up north and he ends up flipping it and totaling it on the freewa

I only had liability insurance on my vehicle I'm not sure of any other cars were involved I woke up to him flipping the card I broke my wrist and I only had liability insurance on my vehicle I'm not sure of any other cars were involved I woke up to him flipping the card I broke my wrist. And have to get surgery on my hand and have to go to the chiropractor once a week which is almost impossible not having a car now and not having a job because of this andI found out later that he had a suspended license I assumed he had insurance and a license because he has his own car that he drives around I lost my job because I couldn't get to work because of this what do I do

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John M DeProspo
John M DeProspo
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  • Personal Injury Lawyer
  • Brooklyn, NY

A: If your friend has no insurance of his own, and you do not have uninsured motorist coverage, I don't see much you can do. Except add such coverage to your policy, going forward.

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