34 morning radio.
I'm gonna need a 1051 for one vehicle.
It's going to be off the
roadway in a ditch.
A1 car crash. OK mommy,
next thing I know, the glass
shattered glass just everywhere.
Oh my God, the
driver telling DeKalb police she
lost control and ran off the road.
And a sound from the back seat.
As far as instinct, so mothers,
instincts just basically looked
over there and I'm like Oh my God,
we're in an accident and my daughter
is in the car with me right now.
She's in a car seat at that point. Yes, she
was only two months
little Olivia and her mother
Lakeisha both had to go to the
hospital by ambulance but survived
with relatively minor injuries.
Remember her crying as I remember.
OK ma'am, are you alright? What
are we talking about in
terms of medical bills?
It's enough that I can't pay him
what happened when you tried to
get these medical bills covered.
Well basically I have medical
bills on my credit right now.
Unfortunately I'm glad
you excitation alright.
1/4 figures obtained because
he lost control of the vehicle
and going off the road break.
I'm gonna write
she wasn't driving so
you weren't driving.
Yeah, who was driving?
Oh, you're driving?
OK, I only saw you
that's why I thought.
Lakisha Wooten
wasn't driving.
She and her baby girl were passengers
in the back seat of a Lyft car,
but let's ensure refused to pay the claim.
We deny any and all coverage.
State Farm wrote.
The insurance company confirmed the
driver who was cited for failure
to maintain lane was driving
for Lyft but in the wrong car.
It appears the vehicle being driven
at the time of the loss was not
the vehicle authorized by Lyft Inc.
To be used by the participating driver.
What should just be an ordinary claim?
You get this denial from State Farm,
stating that no, we're not going to
pay because we we did an investigation
and it's the wrong Vin. No
Hurley is suing State Farm.
The driver and Lyft on behalf
of Wooten and her daughter.
Lift does not dispute that there was a crash.
No lift does not dispute that your
client was injured in a crash.
No lift doesn't dispute that the person
driving the car was a Lyft driver, right?
No, they do not.
The only dispute is that that wasn't
the car the driver was supposed to be.
Driving, yes, it comes down to the
difference between a 2017 Hyundai
accent and a 2017 Hyundai Azera.
The AZERA was covered for
use by the Lyft driver.
The accent was not,
but there was literally no sign to
Wooten that this was anything but.
The car lift had sent the
biggest thing for them is the list sign
and they did have the lift sign on there.
I called her from an app I called
her from the Lyft app. Even
if she had checked the VIN,
she would have also had to check.
Then against the insurance policy.
So so at what point was she going to be
able to do that at 5:30 in the morning,
restraining a baby in the middle of the
back seat of a car on the way to work?
The drivers insurance won't cover it, right?
Right? The car owners insurance
won't cover it, right? Right?
Lift their insurance won't cover it exactly.
So what are you supposed to do?
That's a good question.
Lyft says no. Everyone else says, hey,
she works for Lyft State Law says you have
to be covered if you're driving for Lyft.
We contacted Lyft and the company
suggested we check back with State Farm.
After we got involved State Farm Insurance
RE evaluated and made a settlement offer,
but Wooten and her lawyer turned it down
pushing forward with their lawsuits,
seeking $5 million in punitive damages.
They had also filed a complaint with
the state Insurance commissioner. We
actually asked that lift be
prevented from operating in Georgia
until they agree to covered
passengers. All rideshare companies
suggest you check that the drivers
name matches before getting in,
which is what Putin did in this case.
So the car matched the
manufacturer and year but
not the model. There hasn't been any
justice at this point because of the
fact that right now I'm just kind.
I feel like I'm kind of just left out there.