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A Drunk Minor Ran Into The Street And Hit My Car

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So I dont know exactly what to do here but what I know is that I need legal advice...Location: Manitowoc Wisconsin

This previous weekend I was driving for Uber and a drunk pedestrian ran into the street and hit my car. I was able to slow down but there was a good amount of snow on the ground and the impact he had put an estimated $4600 to my vehicle. Since there was no passenger in my vehicle, Uber bounced the claim to my car insurance, who had approved the repairs, but I will be responsible for the $2000 deductible and will not be able to get back to work until the repairs have been completed 9 days from now. I average roughly $200 per day driving for Uber, which puts the personal monetary losses from the repairs and lost wages at $4500 not to mention the sleepless nights of seeing and hearing the person bounce off my car and as well as my screaming thinking I had killed someone.

As it turned out, the person was an underage college student that was walking from the area of town where bars are located towards the dormitories. This occured in Wisconsin which have DRAM shop laws that hold restaurants and bars accountable for the actions of people that have been served alcohol at their establishments if they failed to ask for ID or knowingly served a minor. I want to pursue legal action to recoup my losses but have no idea where to start...

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