Legal Question in Insurance Law in California

When do you need to report an accident?
For a low speed accident where one car rear-ends another, do vehicle damage was done and at the time no one was thought to be injured. But 7 days later the driver of the car hit says they have neck pain (which was not told to the other driver till 4 days after the pain started). Phone numbers were exchanged when the accident happened, but not insurance information.

If there is a injury in an accident I was told you have 10 days to report it. Does this need to be reported by the uninjured and/or the injured driver, since the injury was mentioned 8 days after it happened? What are the legal ramifications if not reported in the ten days since the accident?

Asked on 12/10/01, 12:48 am

Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

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Re: When do you need to report an accident?

accidents need to be reported if any injury or $500 in property damage. If no one reports it usually nothing happens.

Answered on 12/11/01, 2:39 pm

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