Auto accident what is going to happen?

Question

I was driving today came to an intersection. It was a two-way stop with me having a stop sign. I stopped once twice and then a third time creeping up slowly to see around a parked vechaile and the trees that were next to it. I did not go into the road way. After judging that i was clear i proceded through the intersection and that is when an oncoming car hit me and pushed me making me do a u-ie into the other lane i stopped and then he stopped. Afterwards he came to the veichale and asked if i had stopped and i told him yes i had he then left. I never talked to anyone in the veichale again. The ambulance/fire came and he left on the ambulance.. the police officer said that he would site me for something 3 pnts. My question is could he potential sue me and what would happen? Also the cop said he would mail it why did he not just cite me on the scene?

Answer 1

Notify your insurance company at once !  Let them handle everything.  

Why would you stop 3 times at the same sign?  This can only be confusing to other drivers and is dangerous because people can't figure out what the heck you are going to do next.  As you found out...It is a seemingly safe practice that is in fact dangerous

Answer 2

Well...I doubt you'll get sued.  What would happen, if you were to be sued, is his insurance company would sue your insurance company, and they would fight it out.

As far as not receiving your ticket at the scene, who knows.  You may get it in the mail.  The officer may have decided to wait until his report was written before issuing the citation.

There are a couple of ways this can go...First, you could get a ticket/points and be determined to be at fault for not yielding the right-of-way to the other driver.  Your insurance would be responsible for the damages and any injuries.

Second, the other driver may be considered to be at fault for reckless driving or something along that line.

Either way it goes, you definitely want to get a copy of the police report.

Best of luck to you.

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No, CHAR L, it is not a hit and run if he left with the ambulance.

Answer 3

You need to report it to the insurance company first. (You did have insurance right?) The police should have asked you questions then should have given you a card or something in order for you to retrieve a police report about the incident. If not you can call the station and ask for one. If he was going to cite you, I don't know why he didn't do it then. Can they sue you? These laws vary by state. Some people try but to sue you have to prove serious injury. Considering he came to you car, he couldn't have been that hurt.  He probably left in the ambulance as a precaution.  I was just in an accident two weeks ago which unfortunately was my fault. Although I did not receive a ticket.  I refused to go in an ambulance although they kept pushing me to go. I had to sign off to say I didn't want to.  The man I hit went because he was older and had diabetes or something.  The ambulance driver told me it was really just a precaution. By the way... insurance took care of all of it.

Good luck.  I hope it all works out for you.

Answer 4

citations are often not given at the seane unless both drivers are present there should be an investigation to the accident.

The officer will send you a letter to let you know the fine amount if you are found at fault. If what you say is true it sounds like he hit you. If he hit you so hard to spin you he would be at falt. Unless he had the right of way then you would be at fault.

Answer 5

You need to contact your insurance company, who will take care of everything for you, and will answer your questions.  

That's what you pay them the money for.

Answer 6

NO, but that was classified a HIT & RUN and  probably what the cop is siteing  you for is not getting the drivers information ie.. Drivers license, insurance, license plate number, If you did something illegal you would have been sited at the scene. If you get something in the mail, fight it in court since he was not present at the time of the accident and dosen't know what really happened

You can't do anything about it now. You can not recoop any damages for a Hit and Run with no information nor can they come after you because obviously they didnt get your personal information either

ALWAYS GET PERSONAL INFORMATION AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR IT IS HIT AND RUN

Answer 7

Yes whenever a accident occur you can bit your granny panties that a suit will be not to far behind. were u insured? If you are contact your insurance agent and he or she will take it from there.

Answer 8

If the cop is going to mail you something than that usually means you are in for a court date...meaning either the other driver is pressing charges or if he is not then the state can choose to press charges. Since it was a two way stop and the other guy was coming from the side without a stop sign, you are in the wrong, regardless of the parked car..that won't be sufficient to avoid the consequences, you will have to pay for damages and depending on your age your license can be suspended for up to a year...if you are still on your restricted license then they can take it away completely and then you will have to go back after a year and retake everything. Depending on what you are charged with the consequences could differ a lot...if the other driver was injured in any way then you could and most likely will be charged with Vehicular Assault, Reckless Driving, Failure to Yield to Oncoming Traffic, Running a Stop Sign (that is if you can't prove that you stopped), you can also be charged with Inciting an Auto Accident. This is all of course if the State or the other parties involved in the accident press charges, which if other cars are damaged or people are hurt then they will most likely press charges.