What do I do if I hit a guy on a bicycle with my car?
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What do I do if I hit a guy on a bicycle with my car?
He stated knee hurt; no physical damage to car; police not contacted. Did not provide my driver’s license, phone number or name; my boyfriend gave the guy his name and phone number.
Asked on June 14, 2011 under Personal Injury, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
At this point, you do nothing; you wait. You did what you did--now the question is, for example, will the individual you hit (or his insurer) contact you and demand reimbursement or compensation because he will have, after the fact, discovered that he has a whiplash injury or concussion or knee injury requiring surgery? If you are contacted in regards to this accident, then you need to decided what to do--for example, for the amount being sought, do you retain a lawyer? Defend it yourself? Negotiate a settlement? Pay the full amount? etc. But until something happens, there is nothing for you to do. It might not be a bad idea to, while it's fresh, write down all you can about what happened (time, events, place, etc.), but that's about all you can do now.
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