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Later the police found and questioned her. she stated to them that me jumping out waiving my arms was to tell her everything was ok, and went on to tell them that she didn't even think she had hit me because she did not feel anything, even though I was pushed back a good foot with my foot on the brake.
If she "didn't think she hit you," then what was "ok"? Why would you jump out of your car? What was/would have been the issue in the first place?
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The ultimate insult came when they said they would not charge her with a hit and run because she didn't think she had hit me and they could not prove she knew she had run into me. The only ticket issued was a improper backing because she did not look behind her before she backed up. That sounds like a ticket you would get when you back over someone's beer cooler with your boat trailer, not when you park your H2 on hte hood of someone's car.
Wait...they didn't "think she hit you" but somehow found the probable cause to charge her with improper backing? The damage to your car is FAR BETTER evidence that the collision occurred than a cop's ...presumption...I guess, that she backed up illegally. Plus...if the cop is accusing her of wrongdoing (improper backing), then what is so farfetched about believing that she committed the offense actually sustained by evidence?
I'd go to the cop shop (the police station, not the local donut joint) and ask to speak to an officer. In most states, you, as a private citizen, can bring charges against an individual. The catch is that YOU, as opposed to the police, have to show up in court to testify against her. The police officer's position to cite her for a moving violation, but not for the accident, despite evidence of the accident taking place and her not denying she left the scene, is a bizarre situation. Those two things - the damaged car and her not being at the scene of the accident (but acknowledging that she noticed you and saw you waving your arms) would, IMO, definately be probable cause to charge her. The prosecutor could drop the charges if he or she thought they couldn't prove them; the cop only needs to worry about "probable cause."
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sorry to hear about the car. I would have them take measurements from the height of the damage done to your car to the where it would come in contact with the hummer. I had a similar thing happen when my 00 was new. Some chick in a parking lot with a tow hitch backed right into my car and pushed it up onto the sidewalk I was parked in front of. I got the license plate from a witness and that was enough.
License plate number (I wasn't around) measurements of the heigth of the damage on my rear, the cop measured the heigth of the hitch assembly on the Navigator and that was it. The chick at first was denying everything. As soon as the cop told her there's enough evidence to prosecute (he bluffed), she broke down and confessed.
thats incredibly lame. i would find the address of this woman and totally bitch her out. go sarcastic on her like "oh no im not holding my hands up to my neck because im choking, im trying to tell you i didn't shave today." the OFFICER should face criminal charges for that incredibly false write up. you can feel an accident no matter what car your in. thats so incredibly lame. how could he believe that bullsh!t?
why would you jump out of your car, mad as hell, to say "im ok!" if she didn't hit you? and why didn't you chase that bitch down? ooohhhh boy i would smack that bitch. just for being an idiot. cause im such a hardass.
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