Car accident victim now has ambulance bill in collections...
Date: Wed, 03/19/2008 - 12:51
I was crossing a street and was hit by a pickup truck. Fortunately, I had only sustained serious injury to my shoulder which did require surgery. Could have been worse, right?
Anyway, I was advised at the scene of the accident to go to the hospital to be examined, since I was a pedestrian.
My insurance company paid a portion of the bill (which they then went after the driver's insurance, since I did not have car insurance or a driver's license, and thus he was 100% responsible for all of my medical bills). I was then invoiced for $84.00.
In October of 2005, I met with an attorney and gave him all of the medical bills pertaining to my accident , including the $84 ambulance bill. They were then sent to the driver's insurance company for payment.
A few months later I received a call from a collections agency stating that I owed the $84.00. I explained to them the situation and legally was not responsible for the debt. I gave them the contact information for my attorney and that they should contact my attorney's office.
I just checked my credit report and now that $84 is showing up as unpaid and delinquent. I've left a voicemail for my attorney's office and have not received a callback as of yet.
Not only that, I disputed the debt online and they verified the debt is correct and that i owe it.
Does anyone know what I can do to get this off my credit report?
You need to get your attorney off his ass. In your place, I migh
You need to get your attorney off his ass. In your place, I might well be camping in his waiting room until I got some answers.
If only he were in this state
I would LOVE to be able to do that, but he's in Pennsylvania (where I lived at the time when the accident occurred) and I'm in CT. I can't really afford to take a day off to sit there and demand answers. I didn't hear from them by EOB yesterday, so at 9am sharp I'm calling them back again today.
BTW, on a random note, I like your Zappa-esque signature. :-)
If he's not responding to phone messages, try a certified letter
If he's not responding to phone messages, try a certified letter, return receipt requested. That oughtta get his attention. The ambulance bill should have been covered by the at-fault driver.