老猫及其他热心的朋友:
我们是一对英语很差的老年夫妻(现退休在家). 前些日子开车发生一件车祸, 车子被撞坏(total lost), 幸好俩人无伤;
我们在加州马路上 (四个方向都是二个Lane 左转, 三个直行), 在绿色左转灯下出线左转, 由于我们是第三輛车, 后面沒车跟着 , 灯就很快变成黄色, 由于动作较慢, 快结束时, 灯変红, 对方最右边一輛AUDI A4 迅猛冲出, 撞在我车前右侧, 我车即无法行驶;
当时有两人出來作证, 由于碰撞时, 我们是红灯, 因此认定我们Run Red-Light; 警察局亦由此定论, 用了更严格的, 法律词 (Enter the intersection against a red arrow);
这样我们的保险公司也在考虑让步, 对方女性Passenger 称肚子疼(complain), 看来他们颇有经验, 我们的邻居美国老太亦说他们耍花招, 对方请了律师(这种情况, 等于是”免费”).
如果仔细阅police report 其中破绽甚多, 无法推定我们Run Red-Light, (加州采用Permissive yellow law ; 即Enter the intersection时的信号灯颜色为准.) 证人A 说不知我们车来自何方(左转还是直行), 实际上推翻了他自己的证词. 可是这样简单的问题, 很难说清並让人接受 . 真是有理说不清楚.
估计要警察局Amend 报告, 亦极困难;
该路口四个方向都有Redflex 的 “Red Light Photo Enforced” 相机.
另外如在MO 州, 有一案例与我们极为相似, 应是我方有理.
According to the law, if you entered the intersection while the light was still yellow and thereafter it turned red, you are legally within the intersection and you have the right of way to clear the entire intersection over all other vehicles. When another vehicle quickly proceeded into the intersection immediately upon the green causing the collision, it is their violation. Why? Because your vehicle, which entered the intersection on the yellow light, was legally within the intersection. You had the right of way to clear the intersection. The other driver’s green light did not give him right of way over vehicles or pedestrians legally within the intersection at the time the light changed to green for that driver. This is based upon section the law at, 304.281 R.S.Mo. The vehicle that has a light turn green, must wait and yield to all vehicles that already entered on a yellow.
现在请教老猫及其他朋友, 我们该如何做? 我们有些无助.
先请教几个问题
- 由于我们沒有受伤, 律师不接受这样案例, (当然此刻亦不是时机). 假如事后我方公司赔了款(例如八万) 此時律师是否有积极性介入? 当然事先应由保險公司与律师协商, 另是否有此先例.
- 在加州是否有类似MO 州 304.281 R.S.Mo 的Code
- 我们去找证人, 请他澄清一些事情, 法理上是否可以
当然向我们的保險公司要尽全力澄清.
谢了
John99lee
