Hit and run in a parking lot. I was there but they gave fake information. WWYD
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Anonymous
From the OP - "Their first reaction was to drive off" That's still a hit an run - perhaps an attempted hit an run. |
Anonymous
| Did you snap a picture of the damage on the other car....which would match the damage to your car presumably? Should be bumper scratches, paint missing, paint from your car on their bumper, etc on the offender's car? |
Anonymous
| Were there security cameras in the parking lot? If you parked near the store front, the store's camera may have picked up the side swipe. |
Anonymous
| Go to the police station and file a police report. |
Anonymous
Did you read the other posts? |
Anonymous
NP. I read them and I still think it makes sense to call the police. |
Anonymous
Sorry, hit submit too soon. PP is not obtuse, but is calling you out on lazy language that doesn't serve any of us. -someone who works in border security |
Anonymous
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OP said they got the person’s plate. Does that make a difference? I had the same happen to me once and I took the info to the police. They tracked down the driver almost two years later and she was made to pay. But that happened on a public street.
Its still on private property, so no it doesnt make a difference. It wasn't a hit and run once they got out and spoke to each other. She has plate info for the car, and the suspect gave her a fake ID, so it seems to me like it is a police matter after all. OP should definitely call to file a report anyway. Even if she is told no. Probably illegals. Immigration status aside -this is definitely a police matter since they provided a fake ID. Illegal isn’t a noun. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegal For better or worse, Merriam-Webster disagrees. |
Anonymous
Many people don't know this, but you can file for a Diminished Value Insurance Claim with your insurance company to cover for reduced value of your car as a result of the accident https://www.thebalance.com/diminished-car-value-after-accident-2645571 |
Anonymous
| How was this hit and run?! |
Anonymous
They hit the car and then left the scene without providing the correct information. It stopped being a hit and run when they spoke to the person they hit, but there is an argument here that by providing the incorrect information on purpose it is the same as not stopping/giving information at all. Or that by providing an expired license they are driving illegally? |
Anonymous
This person is correct, you can file an incident report but private property police won't handle. |
Anonymous
| Hit and run not exactly correct. It’s hit and fraud since they gave a false address and drivers license. |
Anonymous
Because you call then and that is what they say. |
Anonymous
| The police won’t come for this. |