This is far more common than one might think. Usually, client is in an accident and other car is at fault. Other person put pressure to just exchange information or worse just exchanging phone numbers. Later, when you go to call, the phone number is incorrect or is correct and now the person no longer agrees to fault. When you call the police, everything is documented, the insurance information, the respective statements on how the accident happened, the damage to the vehicles, and so forth. It is definitely a mistake, particularly if the other car is at fault, to not call the police or to not wait for the police if they are taking longer than normal (that is another common scenario: “the police are taking too long and I have an appointment; let’s just exchange information.”
Please call my personal injury law firm today for a consultation without charge. Drucker Law Offices has offices in Boca Raton (principal office), Coral Springs, Miami, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach. The phone numbers at the law firm are 561-483-9199 in Palm Beach County or 954-755-2120 in Broward County or 305-981-1561 in Miami-Dade County. I will gladly advise you on your rights following an accident, so please call today.
Every case is different and unique and should be judged based on its specific facts. The legal discussion in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case or more importantly for your case. The goal of the blog is to give some information about a topic and to have you call the law firm for specific advise, if I were to take your case. A minor difference in the facts of the case in a fact pattern such as above could completely change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on the laws of Florida and the laws of any other states or country could vary drastically from Florida.
