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« on: March 28, 2023, 10:23:40 PM » |
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Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, but Roxie's Trike was totalled late Tuesday afternoon. Roxie was not riding, It was being ridden by our Niece Angy. A F'ing impatient 4-Wheeler passed her after his lane had ended, and ran her into the back of my Harley, and she went off the road and hit a tree. As I said, no serious injuries, but the Trike is a total loss, and I now need a new Tour Pak and the right hand saddlebag. Angy has some pretty bad looking road/tree rash on her right arm, and lots of bruises, but no broken bones. She ended up about 20 feet beyond the trike, and one of her shoes was 20 feet beyond that.
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Jack B
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2023, 04:18:40 AM » |
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Pray for a fast recovery
Hope they got the SOB they did that to you guys.
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2023, 05:02:16 AM » |
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Sorry to hear this, I hope your niece has a fast recovery. Did the SOB pull over?
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2023, 05:30:38 AM » |
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Sorry to hear. Prayers for her recovery and future safe trips. Glad y’all are ok and nothing serious (except the trike)
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2023, 07:55:18 AM » |
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Praying for a fast & complete recovery...
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2023, 08:05:14 AM » |
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I am guessing he or she did not stop.
Glad you are here to write about it and she will be okay as well.
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2023, 08:28:57 AM » |
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Glad you 2 are ok, sorry for the loss of Roxies trike. You just got it fixed up too..
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2023, 10:00:40 AM » |
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Praying for a fast recovery for her. Sure glad to hear it wasn't worse.
Did the impatient one stop?
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2023, 04:13:25 PM » |
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sending healing thoughts and prayers for her.
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OLDFRT
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2023, 06:08:52 PM » |
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The LOW LIFE did stop, but never apologized or admitted anything, and the cops said they couldn't charge him because his car never actually contacted the Trike. Didn't matter a bit that he was in a closed lane, passing on the right.
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2023, 06:40:36 PM » |
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So forget crime, sue him civilly.
Get the accident report. Have witness write down exactly what they saw while fresh in mind. Correct for consistency. (preparing for trial)
Look into small claims and do it yourself (sometimes the max amount in controversy can be pretty low depending on state law, but these have gone up in more recent times). It appears FL allows small claims cases up to $8K. Research small claims in your FL county. Probably a 5yr statute of limitations. Don't wait.
You file suit and have him served, he may decide to offer a settlement to avoid court... as court day approaches. That will cost you a filing fee and service fee.
If you do decide to try this, I will happily help with advice and assistance (PM or email or phone). (free of course)
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2023, 04:00:06 AM » |
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No doubt the most important part is not anything serious.
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2023, 05:39:48 AM » |
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Sorry to hear about the accident Don but glad everyone is okay and hope Angy fully recovers
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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2023, 07:46:49 AM » |
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Sorry to hear about the accident but glad everyone is ok. Sent speedy recovery for your niece and hope you find replacement parts for your Harley soon.
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2023, 08:38:07 AM » |
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Oh man, Don! I’m really glad no one was seriously hurt. I hope everyone heals really fast. It’s just hard to think after all that work that you had done to get the trike back in shape and then this happens! I hope something is salvageable from the trike.
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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2023, 02:30:22 PM » |
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 Good grief. So thankful your niece wasn't seriously hurt. That bozo needs to be cited for causing the accident for sure. I agree with earlier comments and possibly taking him to court. I bet she thought she was going to die or be seriously hurt. Prayers for her and thanking her  angel. 
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« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2023, 05:01:39 PM » |
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Don, I am sorry to hear that Roxie's trike is totalled, but glad to hear your niece is not severely injured. Is the trike kit still usable? If so, there are a lot of very reasonably priced 1500 Wings available in Central Florida.
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OLDFRT
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« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2023, 08:33:52 PM » |
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There are some parts that are still OK, Like the forks and triple trees, and the engine, and possibly the rear end. If the forks and triple trees are good, we will probably have Wood Butcher put them on my Neice's Aspencade, which has the Training wheel setup, and needs the raked front end. Some of the tupperware is good, but not much. I guess the seat is still in pretty good shape, too.
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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2023, 08:41:07 AM » |
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Wow, so sorry to hear this. So glad your Niece is Ok for the most part. Wishing her a speedy recovery. I know its a hassle but small claims court would be worth a try.
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