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Why am I responsible for a crash I did not cause? I was in a car accident a while back. I was changing lanes and an unknown car pushed me back into my original lane, causing me to rear end a rental car. The rental car and I pulled over but the unknown car did not. The rental car company wants me to pay for the damages out of my pocket that I cannot afford. Why do I have to pay if I am not at fault?

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If you’re not at fault you don’t have to pay; but really isn’t that the question to be answered. Are you at fault? As described there aren’t enough facts for me to say one way or the other whether it’s likely you’ll be found to be at fault. Good luck to you.

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