Am I responsible if my daughter’s boyfriend drove my truck without permission and was in a accident?
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Am I responsible if my daughter’s boyfriend drove my truck without permission and was in a accident?
My daughter ask to borrow my truck to haul scrap I was OK with that. However a few day’s later while she was sleeping her boyfriend drove my truck and hit a truck pulling a trailer. I was at work and had no ideal he had my truck until he called me and asked if I had insurance that he had a wreck. My insurance has paid for property damage, now the other party has hired a lawyer for injury and has a suit against me, so my insurance said that my policy was 50/100 and he is asking for more. Insurance can only cover what my policy is. I have no ideal what to do now.
Asked on November 9, 2011 under Accident Law, Alabama
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your daughter's boyfriend drove your vehicle and was in an automobile accident and was the cause of the accident, there is a very good chance that you could be held partially responsible for the damages suffered by the other party.
The rationale is that your carelessly allowed him to drive the vehicle. Hopefully he has a policy of insurance. You need to make sure that your insurance carrier defends you concerning any action that may be filed by the other side.
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