by Guest » Fri Apr 20, 2007 02:14 am
Last Saturday night a man and I almost got into an accident. We both swerved-- neither of our vehicles made contact with one another. He was going pretty fast so when he swerved he went up on the median.
This was my first experience of anything remotely accident-related, and I wasn't really sure what to do. The guy took down my insurance information and he said he wrote down his as well, but when I looked for it, he didn't write it.
So now his wife calls and says that the vehicle isn't working, what do I do?
Is this even considered an accident?
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This was my first experience of anything remotely accident-related, and I wasn't really sure what to do. The guy took down my insurance information and he said he wrote down his as well, but when I looked for it, he didn't write it.
So now his wife calls and says that the vehicle isn't working, what do I do?
Is this even considered an accident?
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 07:40 pm Post Subject: What happens?
While driving on the highway a car next to me lost control and crashed into the guardrail. I continued driving home. A few hours later police arrived at my house saying that witnesses said i caused the accident. I told them this is not true. Am i going to get in trouble for this?
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 01:06 pm Post Subject:
I agree to nique1221 reply...However, its better if you provide more information regarding which state you reside in or basic description of the accident detail.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:15 pm Post Subject:
While driving on the highway a car next to me lost control and crashed into the guardrail. I continued driving home. . . . witnesses said i caused the accident. I told them this is not true.
Whether you caused the accident or not is a matter for a judge and/or jury to decide.
However, the motor vehicle laws of every state declare that if you are witness to a collision, you must STOP AND IDENTIFY yourself as a witness (such as to persons involved in the collision, or to law enforcement), after which you may lawfully leave the scene if you were not otherwise involved in the collision. Failure to stop and identify is usually punishable by the loss of your driving privilege (an administrative action by the DMV, or a legal action by a judge).
Your failure to stop resulted in your being accused of wrongdoing leading to the collision. That may or may not be true. You have very little defense to such a claim.
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