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Can I be sued if some one else was driving my car and got into a fender bender with alcohol involved

Asked by a user in Tucson, AZ - about 3 years ago.

Under Arizona law, you would be liable only if you negligently entrusted the vehicle to whomever was driving at the time of the accident. This means that, unless you had reason to know that he/she was a dangerous driver or that he/she was driving after consuming alcohol, you would most likely not be responsible for the accident. You are not automatically liable simply because you owned the vehicle. Your insurance, however, covers the driver, as long as he/she was driving your car with your...

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