Question about liability in a car wreck with a death.?
If you buy a 22 year old child a car, keep it in your name, don't put his name on the insurance and he has a wreck and goes to prison for 10 years for Felony DUI with a death, are you liable for that death and damages?? Can the family of the deceased sue you or do they have to sue your child?
Sorry for the seeming run-on sentence.
Only serious answerers please:)
Answer:
Yes, the owner can be sued.
In some states the owner of the car is liable for any tort committed by someone driving your car with your permission. So in those states all that the P will have to prove is that drive was negligent (here very obvious DUI) and the car was not stolen.
In other states the P will need to prove that the owner was negligent in allowing the driver to drive the car. For example owner knew the D had driven drunk in the past.
If this is in more than a hypothetical question contact an atty ASAP you are facing major liablity including loss of home, bancrupcy, etc.
I very much doubt it.
He drove the car that was not in his name or insured and at the age of 22 is an adult fully and soley responsible for his own wrongs.
Not your liability so stop beating yourself up over it.
They can sue you for allowing him to use the car that is registered to you. If he was not an excluded driver on the insurance policy then they would go after the insurance company, probably not you personally.
Your car, your insurance, your responsibility. They can sue the insurance company , and YOU in Civil Court for damages in the death.. if they choose to. ...Sorry
They're going to sue the insurance company.
And, the law limits how much money family members receive for accidental death. (They can't be awarded damages for pain and suffering.)
hes 3xs7, been convicted, seems everything points in his direction...
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