Legal Question in Traffic Law in Pennsylvania

Hit and Run help

Early one morning it was snowing and I lost control of my car. I went into a field, and the back end my car smashed a mailbox (as I slid sideways). My car became stuck in the field. I remained at the scene for at least an hour before I decided to leave the car and get it out the next morning. I arrived at my car at about 10:30am the next morning and remained there another hour before it was pulled onto the road where I left under the cars own power (not a reportable accident). The mailbox was the mailbox of a business so when I returned that morning I didn't believe there was anyone at the business at the time (Sunday), but there were footprints all around the mailbox and walking up to my car. I assumed this was the owner of the business but I didn't see any cars in the parking lot. In the vehicle code it says with property damage you have to leave a name and a note with information. I consider my car to be much better than a note. My assumption was right it was the owner who found the mailbox and my car. Although I didn’t talk to the owner of the mailbox until the next day the state police were already on it. I had to leave school early to talk to the police, afterward I went to the owner of the mailbox where I paid him for it.

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