Legal Question in Personal Injury in Texas

so i was turning left to exit in a parking garage and u suppose to look right for oncoming traffic before go. U have to move really far up to see if there any car cus there are cars block from u seeing anyways i turn and than a woman pop up and ran away from my car when i was turning left. she was kneel over doing something and when i turn that when i saw her. i suddenly stop to apologize to her cus i didn't see her cus i scare her. i mean it was such a close call. She went side of my car and call me a bitch. i didn't want roll my window down because she was cussing at me i had to apologize in the car. i dont know if she saw me cus my window was tinted it was kinda dark in the parking garage. I was so scare. She didnt say anything else and i left. If she got my plate what i do? it my sis car what happen. How long will it take for me to find out if she did file a report? Should i file a report in case she lied and say i did hit her and she want money from me.


Asked on 7/27/10, 8:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Roger Merrill Merrill & Associates

You don't have to file a report if you didn't hit her or cause her to hurt herself when she tried to avoid being hit by you. If you simply startled her, I wouldn't worry about it. It usually takes about 10 working days for an accident report to be entered into the police department's records.

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Answered on 8/02/10, 7:56 am


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