ICBC claim goes sideways
The following post contains enough important information that I am reposting it here on this blog. It was originally posted in June 2011 at Vancouver Personal Injury Lawyer:
As I was getting my news (Canucks) hit from the Vancouver Sun, I saw a link to an article titled:
B.C. woman rear-ended in accident may lose driver's licence
The story is essentially about a woman who was injured in an accident that wasn't her fault, but she still owes money to ICBC to the tune of about $42,000.
The issue this woman faces is that, according to the judge, she seemed to have sued the wrong person. The person that ran into her said she slipped on an oily substance on the road. The owner of the vehicle leaking the oily substance was not discussed by the judge, but it seems that she did not sue the "John Doe" or ICBC. I don't know when she hired her lawyer, but the person that was negligent was not known to her and the hit and run provisions would have applied to her.
If you have a hit and run situation, you have very, very strict obligations - failing which your claim could be dismissed and you would owe money just like this poor lady. It highlights the importance of hiring a lawyer for your ICBC claim.
If you have questions call me at McComb Witten at 604-255-9018.
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