Update from Jeff:
The other driver left things until the
last minute, but finally weighed in to contest my account and claim
they had the green (they didn't - my best guess is that they were on
their phone since they didn't swerve or brake).  According to their
claims adjuster that makes it his word against mine and they won't
pay (not anything).  My claims person is waiting to get the police
report before accepting that.  I searched on line for the police
report and can't find it - could it still not be in the system after
7 weeks?  My insistence that the forensics prove I was well into the
intersection and he should have seen me appears to be falling on deaf
ears (despite the fact that my agent said this when she saw the
pictures).  The insurance company is very slow to respond to any
request for information and I usually have to escalate to a manager
just to get a response.

I veer between utter discouragement and anger, which is
exhausting.  I'm sleeping a lot.  Emotionally I still feel extremely
vulnerable.  I don't feel ready to drive - I'm not even ready to
clean my stuff out of the car.  I'll need to junk the car and buy
another car.  It seems likely to cost me about 10-13K before fees and
taxes.  It's overwhelming.  Physically, I still have some small aches
and pains, but nothing major as far as anyone can tell.  For that I
am grateful.

People at Pan are being very kind and generous, getting me to and
from the theater and even helping me run errands and do grocery
shopping. I'm extremely grateful for all the support I'm
receiving.  Thank you, everyone, for helping out.

Update: Campaign Success

Here is the latest update from Jeff:
"The other adjustor finally got back to me and said he hasn't been able to contact the other driver. He said he couldn't do anything until he heard from them, but I escalated to his manager and got him to admit that at some point they will make a default judgment."

The fundraising campaign has raised over $3550 to help Jeff. The original goal was $3500. Jeff is still getting rides/taking the bus as he deals with the adjustor.

We will be keeping the campaign up for any last minute donations up until January 9th or until Jeff finds a new used car.

Thanks so much for your donations and sharing the campaign.

-David

Latest Update:  The claims adjuster for the other driver finally got back to me.  Apparently the other driver (and the policy holder who might be the driver's father) have not responded to his calls and emails.  The adjustor's take on it was that there is nothing he can do without contacting his client.  After I ran that up the chain to his boss, he admitted that if he never hears from the client, they will make a default judgment on liability (which would allow me to collect).  He would not give me a time line on that.  It's all very frustrating.

I'm being advised by some to take legal action - either through an attorney on contingency or through small claims court.  Kind of an overwhelming prospect at this point - especially this time of year.

On the positive side, people are being extremely generous, not only contributing to the fund raiser, but also offering rides and making sure I get to and from Pan and to the grocery store.  I cannot thank you all enough for all the support.

Jeff

We have raised over $2500 to help Jeff so far. There is still no word from the insurance company. 

Jeff is teaching again, but not driving. He performed last night.

Jeff has returned to teaching and directing. Here are pictures of the car that hit Jeff and a rather shaken and shocked Jeff after The accident.