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A child had recently rode their bike out into traffic without paying any attention. from where he was coming from, he could not be seen. My husband was backing out of a parking spot and accidentally hit him. The child's mother is now telling us she wants us to but a new bike even though it was the child's fault. She has been threatening lawyers and telling us the child has a fractured elbow. She has been harrassing us via text message on nearly a daily basis. What can we do to make this stop???
Optional Information: Country relating to Question: United States State (if USA): Alabama Already Tried: We tried reasoning with her. My husband didn't realize she was threatening him and had agreed to buy the bike but she won't stop harrassing us about it. We have since then made the decision not to buy the bike. It makes no sense that the child has a fractured elbow but still persists on the bike.
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Question: A child had recently rode their bike out into traffic without paying any attention. from where he was coming from, he could not be seen. My husband was backing out of a parking spot and accidentally hit him. The child's mother is now telling us she wants us to but a new bike even though it was the child's fault. She has been threatening lawyers and telling us the child has a fractured elbow. She has been harrassing us via text message on nearly a daily basis. What can we do to make this stop??? Response: I am sorry to hear about your difficulties. You can send a certified mail to her warning her that daily texting amounts to harassment and if she does not stop, that you would not have any choice but to get an attorney to sue her for harassment. Or, you can get a local attorney to send her the letter to stop harassing you (your husband) or the attorney would file a lawsuit against her. You can use the following sites to find local civil litigation attorneys:
http://www.lawyers.com
http://www.justia.com
If her child rode into traffic, that is not the fault of your husband that the boy was hit. I am sure if the mother thought that your husband was at fault, the mother would have by now hired an attorney to sue your husband. A person riding a bike is required to observe all traffic rules just like a person driving a car is required to observe all traffic rules. See Code of Alabama Title 32 Chapter 5A especially Article 12 dealing with Rules of the Road and Bicycles:
http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp
So what you're saying is to tell her we are not buying the bike and to leave us alone??
So what you're saying is to tell her we are not buying the bike and to leave us alone??Response: Yes, exactly. Or Otherwise, you would sue her for harassment.
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