something similar like this happened to me like this when i was 16 and had my L lol.
i was making a left, i tried to race a yellow and of course the person on the furthest lane decided to go forward, we both slammed our brakes and i hit them going like.. 5km/h or something lame. it was almost nothing.
4 ppl in my car, 3 ppl in theirs. everyone was fine. absolutely fine
then the lady claimed neck injury and loss of money cuz she couldnt work blah blah.
anyways of course, GET A FUCKING LAWYER, but probably ask ICBC what you should do first. cuz ICBC doesn't want to pay them out either, they will help you as best they can.
anyways, i was young I really don't remember how the issue resolved other than, i had to go in, their lawyer asked me questions for like 45min. then "my" lawyer (i think icbc refered him), "interrogated" her for like 4 hours. i never heard from her again.
mind you, fuckin 10 years later, i ask ICBC why im not road star status, and they're like, oh 10 years ago you got in an accident and blahbalh. i was like uh yeah but it wasnt my fault (cuz we paid off all the damage in cash). they're oh oh yeah! ok.
then i find out later, ICBC did eventually pay her out 75 000 dollars. SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS. after 3 years of her bitching and going through the legal crap.
ok so whatever, icbc's problem not mine anymore cuz it was resolved and i didn't have to pay her a cent or use my insurance at all (mind you this is another reason you always get more than 1million liability. legal things cost a lot, what if they really did get seriously injured and you get sued for 5million+, lol your insurance aint gonna cover all of that, you're fucked for life).
so the same can be done with you cuz the situation sounds similar, if they want their money, make them get it from ICBC not you.
i'm no lawyer but yeah, icbc knows tons of ppl try to scam them for money and shit.
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