Item: Law Office of Doug Goyen
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Car Wreck with the other driver incriminating himself on the police dash-cam

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Case: Car Wreck - Insurance company had denied liability, but then we find the police officer's dash-cam video which shows other driver admitting that they had just smoked weed right before they pulled out of the parking lot.

(The insurance company was denying liability in a car wreck case. The police report was unable to determine fault due to conflicting statements. We ordered the police officer’s dash-cam video that showed the other driver had been smoking marijuana just before pulling out from a parking lot).

Our client and his wife were injured by a driver who had pulled out from a parking lot and struck the rear side of their vehicle. The driver who caused the collision claimed that he had already pulled from the parking lot into the right lane and was established in this lane when our client changed lanes into his vehicle.

We did an open records request and obtained the police report, 911 tapes and reports, dash-cam video, and body-cam video from the police officers at the scene. The police report stated that they could not determine who was at fault, and that the statements were conflicting. We watched the dash-cam video that showed the police officer interviewing the driver who had caused the collision. On the dash-cam video the officer approaches the other driver's vehicle and says "Wow, it really smells strong of weed inside your car". The other driver responds, "Yea, we were just smoking it in the parking lot before this happened". This conversation is not included on the police report. Why the officer did not include this in his report is unknown.

I advise in a letter to the insurance company that their driver was driving while under the influence of marijuana, and their driver had admitted this to the officer at the scene. The adjuster calls me and is indignant. The adjuster advises that I could be sued for making such an outrageous claim - that nowhere on the police report is there any indication that their client was under the influence of marijuana at the time. I calmly advise the adjuster that I have the video evidence (a copy of the dashcam video) and will be happy to send them a copy.

After the adjuster received a copy of the video the case settled for the limits of their insurance policy.

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You want a great lawyer who keeps you informed on whats going on speaks with you personally and gets the job done call Doug Goyen. He is excellent & very professional you wont go wrong choosing him!! Thanks again for all your help Mr. Goyen! Socorro V.

Very efficient staff. I am VERY pleased with this firm. Gina W.

Very professional job handling my accident claim. I had some ER bills, and some visits to my ortho after (and various other bills that kept coming in). I was afraid I was going to get stuck owing money, but Doug Goyen took care of the case and had everything paid, including compensating me for the injury. Great lawyer IMO. I felt like my case was taken care of very well. Thx!! Bernard M.

Doug is a great attorney. He took care of my auto accident claim promptly, and answered any questions I had. I also had one of my hospital bills go into collections for non-payment. I was able to contact Doug a year after the accident, and received a copy of the check the hospital claimed they didn’t receive. I highly recommend this guy. David J.

The Law Office of Doug Goyen helped me recovery every bit I was owed on my claim. Very happy I used them. They knew what they were doing, and kept me informed. I felt taken care of the whole way. You wont go wrong using them. Arthur H.

Mr. Goyen helped me take on my own insurance company, the great and mighty Allstate. My prior firm basically dumped me, with a permanent injury because the case didn’t meet their financial guidelines for a settlement. I was a bicycle rider hit by a car driver at an intersection, and Allstate was the company on BOTH SIDES OF THE CLAIM. My own insurance company tried to throw me under the bus to limit their payout! Without Mr. Goyen’s help, I would have been left with NOTHING! I had thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills, unable to receive treatment to correct the issue. He was unafraid and helped me get the best settlement I could … I am tremendously thankful! Pamala M.

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