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Yesterday I got into a fender bender. minor scratches and dents on both cars. I was stopped at a left merge sign on the highway, as I didn't see it due to a truck in front of me. I turned on my blinker for at least a minute to indicate my merge into pretty slow traffic, I saw a big gap between two cars and as I was attempting to merge slowly, the car directly behind me in the same lane tried to cut in front of me at a higher speed than I was going, as I was already in motion to move into the lane. They clipped my driver's side mirror/fender with their rear right tire as they were straightening out into the lane. Who is at fault here?
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Personal Injury Attorney serving New York, NY
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Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek, P.C.
Based on your description it sounds like you are both partially at fault. The other driver has a duty to see what is ahead of him/her and to act accordingly. However, you have a duty to enter the roadway in a safe manner.
Answered on May 05th, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Jonathan Damashek 212-490-5700 damashek@lawyer1.com www.lawyer1.com