Q: Car hit when backing up in private parking lot. Have witness to excessive speed of the other vehicle. Who is at fault?
Parking lot speed limit was 10mph. Witness who saw it concluded confidently that other person was going much faster than 10mph. Who will insurance find at fault?
A: A Missouri attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for two weeks. As a general matter nationwide, a vehicle entering the existing main flow of traffic is obligated to yield. If there is video surveillance, that would naturally carry more weight than the observation of a non-expert witness when it comes to gauging vehicle speed. Even experienced property damage examiners assigned to such cases sometimes have difficulty apportioning fault, where they reach some sort of compromise. Good luck
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