Failure to Report Collision & Stay at Scene of Accident
Traffic Tickets January 28th. 2008, 2:35pmFailure to report a collision and leaving the scene of an accident are both punishable by law. This
means that if you happen to be in an accident that has caused any kind of harm to life (even certain types of non-human life) or property damage, then it is your duty to remain at the scene, report the accident and stay there until the policemen arrive so you can relate the details they require in order to take the matter further.
In case you do not provide these details at the scene, then you typically have a 24 hour period within which you must report everything to the police yourself. Witnesses to such an accident need to make a report to the police as well.
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December 16th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I was involved in an accident. A driver shifted to my lane abruptly and cut me off. I avoided the collision and lost control of my vehicle and was hit from the back by another vehicle. The car who was driving behind the vehicle that cut me witnessed everything and gave a statement to the police. The witness said the driver was on her cell phone when she cut me off. The driver looked on her rear mirror and went from passing lane (extreme left lane) to the nearest exit which is roughly less than 800 meters away from the scene of the accident. The witnessed followed the driver and list the license plate number, car model and colour and even the description of the driver. My question is, since there was no collision between myself and the driver who caused me to loose control, can this situation still be considered as “Failure to Report Collision and Stay at Scene of Accident? Is there any liability for the person who caused my accident?