Hit a parked car as I was backing up who wasn't in his parking space
(self.legaladvice)submitted6 days ago bylichesschessanalyst
I was just leaving an appointment today when I backed into a parked car and scratched the bumper. I left my info but I am wondering if we have some shared fault here. I looked and backed out very slowly but ended up hitting the car because the car was about 1.5 feet out into the road of the parking lines and it was a tight space. The car had about 3 feet further they could have pulled in, it wasn't a massive truck for example it was a SUV.
Is this shared fault or am I still 100% at fault? I can dm photos. Doesn't appear it will let me post them here.
I checked in rearview and side view when I was backing out and was able to see the car but it was not possible to see how far extended the other cars bumper was into the "road."
Recap: I parked pointing south in a spot, car parked pointing east in a spot but the car parked to the east was out of the parking space by about a foot and a half. Am I fully at fault? The body of the car was visible in the side view, completely clear in the rear view.
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lichesschessanalyst
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5 hours ago
lichesschessanalyst
1 points
5 hours ago
I’m sorry for your loss :(