Am I at fault if I T-boned the car in front of me if the driver lost control after they hit a stopped car on the freeway?

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Am I at fault if I T-boned the car in front of me if the driver lost control after they hit a stopped car on the freeway?

Car 1 was stopped at HOV Lane on freeway and Car 2 tried to get out of the way by leaving the lane and

coming back or something and hit him somehow, so it turned his vehicle and created an obstacle in my

lane also the HOV and created a T-bone accident between me and Car 2. This happened with me missing Car 1 and not impacting it but did collide with Vehicle 2’s driver door and my car dragged this car past Car 1 so Car 2 ended up in front of Car 1 even though they were both originally behind Car 1.

Asked on January 24, 2019 under Accident Law, Arizona

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Yes, you are at fault, unfortunately, because you hit a car that was stopped or stopping. The law requires you to maintain such following distance between you and the cars ahead of you that you could stop in time were those cars to come to a sudden and complete stop. If you hit a vehicle head of you because it stopped, whether due to an accident or otherwise, you are considered to be at fault.


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