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Accident

Reply #15
Honestly, even if you did yave her plate, it would be your word against hers, making it morre possible to get a ticket. Call into the police station and talk to them. Be honest and don't lie. Go from there. They can only recommen you call your insurance company, and if your in a no fault state, I don't think even your company can really go after you.

But I would still get a record of it saying she hit you and ran off. She still knows where you live, and you don't know where she does. Woth how sue happy people are, I would at least want a record supporting whatever you decided on.
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Reply #16
OK I have made a call to the police. I explained what happened, but they seamed very un-intrested. They said they would keep an eye out for the car in case something else arises such as the car being stolen. I did have a witness. I don't know if he saw the accident, but he saw the aftermath. Unfortunately he can not understand the words, because he only speaks Spanish, but he saw the actions. As for my insurance, I only have minimum requirements on the car. They will not be able to help in repair. I have decided to not post a pic, due to the fact that it is not much to see. I will polish out the scratches and repair the trim at a later date, if I can. I did find a dent where the trim is broken, however it is tiny and would not be visible if the trim was still in one piece.

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Reply #17
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Honestly, even if you did yave her plate, it would be your word against hers, making it morre possible to get a ticket. Call into the police station and talk to them. Be honest and don't lie. Go from there. They can only recommen you call your insurance company, and if your in a no fault state, I don't think even your company can really go after you.

But I would still get a record of it saying she hit you and ran off. She still knows where you live, and you don't know where she does. Woth how sue happy people are, I would at least want a record supporting whatever you decided on.

She has no idea where I live. She only knows the driveway I was pulling into. I live in a town 30 miles away. Another reason I called police is because the car did not match the driver. Car looked expensive. She did not! lol I don't think she wants anything to do with the law.

 

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Reply #18
Have any friends/relatives/etc that are LEO's? There's always a way to find out who people are...
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Reply #19
I don't know what the exact law is in Texas, but if that had occurred in NY it would have been the following:

 
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§ 600. Leaving  scene  of  an  incident without reporting. 1. Property
  damage. a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing  or  having
  cause to know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the
  personal property, not including animals, of another, due to an incident
  involving  the  motor  vehicle  operated  by  such  person shall, before
  leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, exhibit  his  or  her
  license  and  insurance  identification card for such vehicle, when such
  card is required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and
  give his or her name, residence, including street and number,  insurance
  carrier  and  insurance  identification  information  including  but not
  limited to the number and effective dates of said individual's insurance
  policy, and license number to the party sustaining  the  damage,  or  in
  case  the person sustaining the damage is not present at the place where
  the damage occurred then he or she shall report  the  same  as  soon  as
  physically able to the nearest police station, or judicial officer.


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Have any friends/relatives/etc that are LEO's? There's always a way to find out who people are...

Just file a police report and have the respective law agency handle it accordingly.
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