Makes you wonder...
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At least he stopped. In Ca, he would take off.
You are correct for the most part, police will not investigate property damage only collisions on private property. Some jurisdictions in Ca won't respond to non-injury collisions on streets either. If you want a California cop to come to your crash, make sure you tell the dispatcher there are injuries.
Hopefully the insurance company charges the dude for insurance fraud.
Suing won't work because the dude has no assets to take.
You are correct for the most part, police will not investigate property damage only collisions on private property. Some jurisdictions in Ca won't respond to non-injury collisions on streets either. If you want a California cop to come to your crash, make sure you tell the dispatcher there are injuries.
Hopefully the insurance company charges the dude for insurance fraud.
Suing won't work because the dude has no assets to take.
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From: Tucson, AZ
I bet he was looking at his g-dam phone!! Every time I'm riding in traffic either the person in front of me or behind me has their heads down while in motion swerving all over the place. And sure enough, it's always a damn smart phone in their hands!! Not paying any attention!!
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Call your insurance company on the phone immediately. That should be the very first thing you do. People are usually more honest at the accident scene. After they get home and have time to think is when they usually start making up stories as how it wasn't really their fault. Call the insurance company right away so that they can hear it right from his mouth that it was his fault. In my experience, police reports don't mean ****. It's not up to a police officer to say who is responsible for what. They do not have the authority so they don't write that in their report. Their report just says who crashed and it what position but doesn't say whose fault it was. Call the insurance company on the phone 3 seconds after the accident happens. Don't even talk to the other person until you first have the insurance company on the phone.
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You got more restraint than me...last time that happened,the guy ran, I chased & caught him (cabbie)He came at me, & I biffed the guy one punch, right in the snot locker. Out cold. 'Course that was 35 years ago, when you could get away with that. AND, I was on hi performance rice. Prolly wouldna caught him on a Harley.
Suing won't work because the dude has no assets to take.
Those 26" D's might be worth something.
Suing won't work because the dude has no assets to take.
Those 26" D's might be worth something.
Last edited by dickey; Feb 18, 2014 at 04:55 PM.
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i've got a program on my iphone called cam scanner. would work great for taking a scan of the drivers license and insurance card. i don't have one, but i'm going to look now, but there are a lot of 'accident' type apps available also. wouldn't hurt to have one of those on the phone. and like already said, take tons of pictures, from all angles
real nice of the clerk behind the counter wanting to not get involved. karma can be a real bitch when it comes back around. maybe dude was her drug connection/pimp?
real nice of the clerk behind the counter wanting to not get involved. karma can be a real bitch when it comes back around. maybe dude was her drug connection/pimp?