What are the resources I can use to find the driver of a vehicle that left the scene after hitting my car?
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What are the resources I can use to find the driver of a vehicle that left the scene after hitting my car?
The accident was reported to the Dept. of Public Safety but nothing has been done to locate this other driver. I was able to give the officer a description of the other vehicle and a partial license number. I was not injured but my car received extensive damage. What can I do as a citizen to find this other vehicle and driver?
Asked on January 7, 2012 under Accident Law, Arizona
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have a partial driver's license plate of the car that struck your vehicle and fled the scene without stopping, you might consider consulting with a private investigator's office to see what information the limited information you have can provide.
If you have not placed your insurance carrier on notice about the incident (assuming you have auto insurance), you should do so. Your insurance carrier should have access to methods and means to possibly retrieve the registered owner of the car that struck yours.
Another option is to place an electronic ad for information of the car that struck your vehicle with the date, time, location of the incident and the general description of the vehicle and plate number.
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