Our Client Makes A Left Turn And Wins In A Car Accident Case!


Attorney Daniel VillalobosAuthor: Attorney Daniel Villalobos

Our Client Makes A Legal Left Turn

Our client, a mid thirties woman, was stopped at a red traffic light. The light changed to what the client believed to be green and she proceeded to make her left turn at the intersection. Suddenly and without warning, another driver drove straight into her from the opposite direction and caused an accident. Our driver was knocked unconscious. When she regained her consciousness she had no recollection of what color her light was at the time she made the turn. She sat and wondered if she had caused the accident. The police came to the scene and cited our client with being at fault in the accident. Not knowing what else to do, she called the Hallandale Beach Auto Accident Attorneys Dell & Schaefer. Fortunately for the client, she spoke to one of the attorneys at the firm who happened to live a few blocks from where the accident occurred. Our firm’s attorney knew immediately that our client was not at fault despite her making the left turn. He remembered that at the very intersection where the accident occurred, the traffic light does not change from red to green; rather it changes from red to a left turn green arrow. He knew immediately that the vehicle traveling in the opposite direction ran the red light and struck our client who was lawfully making a left turn according to the green arrow. Our firm took the case and prepared for the big fight with the other driver’s insurance company—Progressive Insurance Company.

Dell & Schaefer Negotiate The Claim With The Insurance Company

After our client finished with her medical care, our firm filed a bodily injury demand with Progressive Insurance Company. Our firm sought monetary damages for bodily injury, aggravation of a preexisting injury, pain and suffering, loss of consortium, disability, mental anguish, property damage, past and future medical expenses, lost wages, and impairment of ability to earn future wages. Immediately after filing the claim our firm received a flat out denial letter from Progressive. They said our client made the left turn and since their client claimed to have a green light and the right of way then our client was at fault and that we were out of luck. But as luck would have it our firm did not back down. Instead our firm filed a lawsuit and set the Progressive driver for a deposition.

We knew that if we simply asked the Progressive driver if she ran a red light then she would simply respond “no.” That would be too easy for her and we would lose. So our firm had to figure out a way to ask the right questions so that her answers would allow us to infer that she ran the red light.

At the deposition our attorney asked the Progressive driver what her location was at the traffic light when it was red. The driver stated she was first in line at the red light waiting for the green light. Our attorney then asked the driver as soon as the red light changed colors what did she immediately do. The driver stated that as soon as the light changed from red, she immediately, without any delay, drove forward at which time the accident occurred. Our lawyer knew he had won the case right then and there. With her recorded statement on record, our firm went back to Progressive and informed them there was no way our client was at fault. We argued that since the red light first changes from red to a left turn green arrow, then the Progressive driver had to have ran the red light by moving forward. The green arrow would have only allowed her to make a left turn. We reminded them that their client stated under oath that as soon as the light changed, she proceeded forward without any delay. Because she did not wait for the green arrow to turn into a full solid green allowing her to go straight, then we argued it was the Progressive driver’s fault and our client was only making her left turn according to the green arrow that she had as well.

Progressive took a few days to reflect on our position. They even sent a private investigator to the scene to check the light sequence to be certain that the light does not change from red to green but rather red to a green arrow. A few days later they called us and agreed that their insured had to have blown a red light. They immediately tendered out their policy limits of $10,000.

Our client was absolutely thrilled that our firm took the extra time to analyze the light sequences of the traffic light to be certain that our client could not have caused the accident. Call us for a free consultation. There is no fee or costs unless we recover money for you.



31 comments

Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Kelsey:

I have a similar insistent in was making a left turn on a green arrow and the tboned a guy who cut in front of her the sequence at the three way stop is red green turn arrow then solid green the person coming across would of had a red light he stated it was green. This wouldnt work the store across the street has cameras and so do the stop lights what would be the next steps do you know any attorneys in MN who would take the case. The problem being I’m a college student and the cop cited me for being on my phone I was not and have call and txt records to prove this my phone was in my purse the whole time.

Thursday, December 31, 2015
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Kelsey,

When did this accident happen? Have you received any medical treatment as a result of the accident? If so, what are your injuries? Please feel free to give us a call so that we can let you know how we can help.

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Kalin N.:

I had a similar accident I was at a complete stop at a red light and my arrow turned green I proceeded to turn left and a car was flying down I thought the car would slow or stop and she hit me full speed. I had two witnesses that turned around that saw the accident and told the officer they saw my green arrow . The officer didn’t issue a citation to either one of us and said cases like this I would be the one to get the ticket but he was goin to have a detective come out and from there one of us would be issued a citation in the mail.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Kalin,

What was the date of your crash? Did you get injured? Do you have the contact information for the two witnesses? Please feel free to call us should you wish to discuss the incident further.

Friday, December 9, 2016
Joseph R.:

I was making a left hand turn under green light witch I saw perfectly safe, because the oncoming car was approximately four cars length from me, but before I could complete the turn he was right there, hitting me in the rear passenger side quarter panel. My suspicion is, that the green light was turning yellow and he was gunning trough it before it turned red and that is the reason he had no reaction time to push on his brakes and the proof of that is, there were no tread marks on the ground from witch I have pictures. Can I please get a response to this, telling me if I stand a chance in winning the case. Thank you.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Joseph,

When and where did this crash occur? Was anyone cited or ticketed for causing the crash? Did you get injured in this crash? If so, what are your injuries? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Jon:

I was making a left hand turn it was clear my vehicle was 3/4 of the way out of the road and on to the driveway of the parking lot. An oncoming driver hit my rear wheel. I was driving a large vehicle. Do I have any chance at defense?

Monday, February 27, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Jon,

When and where did this incident occur? Did you get injured in the crash? Was anyone ticketed or cited for a traffic infraction? Please feel free to call us so we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Angela T.:

My son had an accident just lastnight. He was at an intersection known for bad car accidents, he was turning left solid green light, no cars coming, he was halfway through the turn when a vehicle in the opposite side turning left came around another car and decided to go straight with speed and hit my son’s passenger side total out his front end.

Thursday, March 2, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Angela,

Where did the crash occur? Was your son injured? If so, what are his injuries? Was anyone ticked or cited for the crash? If so, who was ticketed or cited? Do you have photos of the damage to your son’s vehicle? Also, do you have photos of the intersection? Do you know if there are any cameras recording footage at the intersection? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Friday, May 12, 2017
Aenigma:

Hello I am also involved in a left turned accident. My husband was driving. He made sure there was no car coming and safe to turn before turning left. He turned left but suddenly a car hit us. I knew I looked at the road too, I never saw a car coming. So we were hit at the right front side of the car. The driver who hit us didn’t have their headlights on. We took pictures after the accident. But didn’t see if the car don’t have headlights cus the other front’s car was wrecked. I know the other driver was speeding too. The speed limit was only 40~45. I know its hard to prove that the other driver was speeding cus of the impact. And I never heard brakes sound.

Monday, May 15, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Aenigma,

When and where did the crash occur? Were you or your husband injured in the crash? If so, what are the injuries? Was anybody cited for causing the crash? If so, what was the citation? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Heather:

My husband was involved in a left handed accident, he stopped before pulling onto a 2 lane highway, looked both way, and began to pull out so he would be going southbound. Then the other car hit him. Infact she hit him so hard that his car (as well as hers) was now gfacing northbound in the southbound lane. The sheriffs that was there stated the other driver was acting like she was on something. But they took her to hospital and never tested her, and now the police report says my husband pulled out in fron of her?

Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Heather,

When and where did the crash occur? Did your husband receive a citation for the crash? If so, is he planning on fighting the citation? Was your husband injured? If so, what are his injuries? Feel free to give us a call so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Thursday, October 26, 2017
Carmela D.:

My son had a similar accident where he was making a left and women coming down a hill who witnesses and the police report said she was on her cell phone (she was ticketed my son was not). My insurance is tring to say that its 30% her fault 70% his fault. How is that so if he never received a ticket and she did, there was no green arrow at that intersection, she was coming down a hill, he was yielding the way to pedestrians before starting the turn. She never braked, went straight through hitting him then someone on a bike before stopping her airbag deployed his did not. How can they say he was at fault?

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Carmela,

When and where did this happen? Was your son injured in the crash? If so, what are his injuries? Who is the insurance company for the other person? Is the other person’s insurance company also arguing that the crash was your son’s fault? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Sunday, December 10, 2017
Wei:

Are you take case in Baltimore Maryland? I was involved in a crash a few month ago. I made left turn in solid GREEN ARROW but was hit by a SONATA from the other direction. She said she had a yellow light and filed a complaint for I failed to follow the right of way. She also made a false statement that I hit her but I had damage photos for both cars to show she lied. Do I have a case to against her? There were no serious injury in both side but my wife and I did went to the emergency room for examinations.

Monday, December 11, 2017
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Wei,

What was the date of your crash and where did it occur? Who is the insurance company for the person who caused your crash? Is the other driver making a claim against you for injury? What are your and your wife’s injuries? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Yolanda:

Jon:
I was making a left hand turn it was clear my vehicle was 3/4 of the way out of the road my front end was already in the middle lane and an oncoming driver hit my rear wheel. I was driving a large vehicle. Do I have any chance at defense?

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Jon,

Where and when did the incident occur? Were you injured in the crash? If so, what are your injuries? Were you cited? If so, what type of citation did you receive? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Saturday, February 17, 2018
Travis:

My son was involved in a left hand turn accident. He had pulled into an intersection waiting for traffic to clear. While waiting the light turned red. He started to initiate the turn to clear the intersection as cars across from him stopped in 2 of the 3 lanes. The 3rd lane however ran the red light and struck him. It can also be verified in the accident video that I have that the driver that ran the red light and struck him was also speeding. Our insurance company wants to settle on a split fault however I don’t think they should.

Sunday, February 18, 2018
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Travis,

When and where did this crash occur? Did your son get injured in the crash? If so, what are his injuries? Do you have a copy of the video? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Priya:

I was making a right turn at an uncontrolled intersection. Before making the turn I looked, there was no car coming from left line or on the opposite direction, while I was making a turn a car came out of nowhere from left speeding. I pressed the brake so hard but I hit the other car, me & my mum both got injured. Please help me.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Priya,

When and where did this happen? Did the police come to the scene? Was anybody cited for the crash? Did you or your mom get injured? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Sunday, July 8, 2018
Michele P.:

Hi-
I was just involved in a Left turn accident today at noon. I was driving on 272nd in Kent, WA. I waited until it was clear to make my turn on a solid green light. I was in the middle of my turn when a car that had been stopped at the light suddenly switched lanes into the oncoming lane and struck me at a fast speed. No one was injured. How do I prove that I am not at fault? They hit me in the intersection and they were stopped when I initiated my turn. No police were called. I have notified my insurance company and they have assigned an adjuster to review the case. I am concerned that I am going to be found at fault even though I did what I was supposed to do.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Elmer B.:

I turn letf on my red light… when struck by a commercial truck.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Elmer, please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Dereck:

I was coming to a intersection that was a red light when I arrived. If there was traffic it would have turned into a green arrow because of its sensors, but I was the only vehicle so it had turned a solid green for both north and south sides of the road. So while I’m at the light I did not see any oncoming traffic so I took my turn. Within the midst of that turn my pregnant girlfriend seen light from the tow truck coming our way and it rear ended us from the passenger bumper and the police reports shows that I’m at fault for failure to yield.

Friday, May 17, 2019
Attorney Jason Macri:

HI Derek,

When and where did this happen? Do you know if there are any cameras at the intersection that may have recorded the crash? Were there any witnesses to the crash? Were you or your girlfriend injured in the crash? Please feel free to call us so that we can let you know how we may be able to help.

Saturday, August 31, 2019
Jerica K.:

I was in an accident on August 8, 2019. Myself and another party were at an intersection. I stopped at the light. All lights were red. The green protected arrow came on for me to go. I proceeded to turn left. While turning left on the other side of the road was another vehicle. She proceeds to make a right turn on red while exiting a parking lot. It was almost as if when I was making my left turn the other vehicle was turning as well. This was a 3 lane road. She took the lane closest to the curb while I took the middle lane. Before I can completely finish my turn she does a lane change and I end up hitting her on the driver back side.

I filed a claim to get my vehicle fixed. I gave my statement. I received an email on today from the claims adjuster that says they won’t be accepting liability for my claim. The officer says the other party contributed to the accident when she did a right turn on red. I need to know my next step.

Sunday, September 1, 2019
Attorney Jason Macri:

Hi Jerica,

Where did this crash take place? Were you injured in this crash? Were there any witnesses to the crash? If so, what do the witnesses say about what happened? Who is the other person’s insurance company? What is your own insurance company saying about this? Please feel free to call us so we can let you know how we may be able to help.

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