On March 1 at 6:15 PM I was stopped in my car front of my apartment with my foot on brake (all rear lights working checked after the crash by the police) my son had just taken off his seatbelt had his hand on the door to exit the car.
In the rear view mirror I saw headlights of a car quickly approching my car it then slam into the rear of my car causing over $1,000.00 worth of damage. The car that hit me was totaled. The other car never even tried to brake.
18 year old Isabella Cecunjamin was the driver of the car that hit my car, my witness said she was not wearing a seatbelt. I brought a police officer to my witness and this officer never included her (the witnesses) statement in his report.
Officer Cody shower Ms. Cecunjamin's father that the window on her (mother's) car (which she was driving) was smashed from Ms. Cecunjamin's head hitting the windshield.in the statement given at the scene by Ms. Cecunjamin she stated, "I had my seatbelt on and it must have not been buckled all the way and came off in the crash." Either the car seatbelt is on or not—not buckled, not on! Ms. Cecunjamin said I had stopped without warning; I was parked when she hit my car. No tickets were issued; I was told by the police that they can't give a ticket unless they see the crash. So I'm wondering if the police are at every accident when crashes happen if that's the case.
The Cecunjamin's car insurance company is Erie Insurance they have not paid the claim as of today June 5. I have called Erie Insurance numerious times to find out why they have not issued a check to repair my car.
Erie Insurance has told me that Ms. Cecunjamin will not return a phone call to her own insurance company to give a statement about this accident. I had called Mr. Cecunjamin months ago to ask him to please, have his daughter give her statement to their insurance company, Erie Insurance. Mr. Cecunjamin said if it is her fault they will pay and has refused to contact Erie Insurance.
I have had to pay out of my pocket for my car to be towed to a garage. My car was stopped for a noisey muffler twice. (which was knocked off in the crash and broken) My son wired the muffler on but, it fell off again thus the second ticket.
Erie Insurance told me that under NY State law they (Cecunjamin's) have 90 days to contact Erie and make a statement. This law needs to be changed. It has now been 94 days and Erie Insurance has not paid the claim on this accident.
The Cecunjamin's have a new car and I wait!
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