What happens if the person i had an accident with leaves before I can get her information?
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What happens if the person i had an accident with leaves before I can get her information?
Hi I am Adam and I was in a fender
bender. She has barely any damage to her
altima. I have significant damage to my
mercedes. A cop seen and escorted us to
the gas station and took off. I gave my
information to the lady and did not get
theres. She took off before giving me
her info… I had no insurance and I was
the one who hit her from behind due to
her breakchecking me. What kind of legal
issues can I expect? And did she break
the law for taking off before handing me
over her info? Thanks.
Asked on April 10, 2018 under Accident Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, she did break the law by not providing information to you (or the police; if you were not available at the moment, providing it to the police would have sufficed). If you have her license plate number, you can provide it to the police and also use it to locate her and sue her for the damage she did to your car (an attorney can help you both find and sue her). Or if the officer who "took off" at least took down her license plate, you should be able to get it from the police.
If you and the police have no information on her, however, then you will not be able to sue or get compensation: you cannot sue who you cannot find.
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