Legal Question in Traffic Law in Illinois

Vehicle accident during test drive

The salesman pulled the car to the

sidewalk. I got in the drivers side he

got in the passenger side. I drove a

foot or two and the next thing is i

was scaping the side of the car

against a little 2 foot pole that was in

the ground. I called my buddy who is

a dealer and he told me to leave. I

was under no obligation to pay for

the damage since it was a test drive

and I never went anywhere. I did

not even make it across the sidewalk.

The dealer was trying to bully me

into paying with cash. I said no and

left. They called the police and i was

issued 3 tickets. 1 for failure to

exchange information. I said they

had all my information. 2. failure to

reduce speed. I said reduce speed

the car moved 3 feet. 3. failure to

report accident to police. ok my

fault. i should never have left.

after the police left the salesman was

trying to make a deal with me to pay

again. What are the laws in

Evanston, Il in regards to this

situation. BTW i dont have

insurance. I have never owned a car

and this was my first time ever

goning into a dealership to buy a car.

thanks

peter

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