Is the person who does the rear ending always at fault?

No.  Surprised?  Heard otherwise?  Most states look at the comparative fault of the parties when considering who should pay for an accident.  NORMALLY, when one car rear ends another, the one in the rear is at fault.  However, there are instances where the vehicle that gets rear ended is the one at fault.

Don’t believe me. Well, here’s a recent case from another state that illustrates this point.  Believe it or not, there are folks out there that try to cause this type of accident just to get paid.  Unfortunately, some insurance companies believe that that is every claim they get, which that is simply not the case.  Now, I’m not saying that this is the case in this recent case, but it does appear that the jurors, at least, liked the defendant more than the plaintiff.

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