wonderful insurance companies ^_^
Foolish said:
though some ins. companies will do anything they can to keep from paying you. If you pay your deductable and have your company deal with his, it may save you some headache, though it will cost you some money up front.
I think you maybe onto something. I spoke to Ian from Progressive this morning. I repeated my testimony to him, so he could record it. Apparently he had already spoken to the witnesses before calling me since he knew their names and other details. I faxed him a copy of the police report, and I thought all was going well until he said... that they'll try to reach D. Donahue; however, if they can't hear his side of the story, Progressive might not pay me anything.
When I tried calling D. Donahue after that I got his voicemail right away which probably meant that the phone was turned off. I thought I'd try calling Mrs. Donahue in Ohio to see if she had a physical address for this guy. I appreciated how she was genuinely interested in my well-being. She told me that she might have a P.O. Box for Donny somewhere which she could attempt to locate if I gave her a few minutes. Interestingly she added (although I never asked) that, "Donny is the oldest, but he never acts his age. My other son, Alan, gets upset everytime we get pulled into whatever trouble Donny has caused."
I waited 10 minutes before calling her back. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to find the listing, but she was happy to share more of her family story: "when my husband was around, he used to take care of everything for Donny. He's spoiled; it's like he never grew up." I felt really badly for her because here was a 56 year old troublemaker running around in Virginia while his 82 year old mother in Ohio who was suffering from a degenerative disease, killing her eyesight, was having to deal with me. She seemed almost happy that she had someone to talk over the phone as she commented that I seemed like a nice person. I thanked her for her time and wished her for quick recovery.
I may hand the case over to my insurance after all, as I never imagined this to be such a headache. I mean... what more could they need? I have my banged up brand new car, eyewitnesses who are willing to testify, a police report, and even this guy's own family has no doubt about it. To say this whole experience has been frustrating would be quite an understatement. Paying $1,000+ isn't such a big deal to me(it's only money), but I am having a difficulty comprehending this guy's thought process, let alone the lukewarm cooperation of the insurance company in such a clear-cut case.
I'll just leave it up to God because I have no time to worry about this nonsense, and I have yet another wedding in three days (my friends). What's up with everyone getting married nowadays? *^_^*
