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Parking Lot Hit and Run-Ohio (Accidents & Personal Injury Law)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:20:00 GMT

I pulled into a parking space at a local target and realized while pulling in that i had hit a cart that was on the side of the space. I actually hit it into the suv parked next to me. When I got out I didn't see any physical damage to the suv and just went inside. When i came out the woman who owned the suv was outside talking to an employee of target. I had never been in an accident before and didn't know what to do. When I got a closer look while putting things away in my car i realized there was about a 6in long dent on her door panel. I didn't say anything to her and she didn't say anything to me. There was no damage on my car and the dent was too far up on her suv to look like it had been caused by my car. I heard her calling the police to file a report and panicked and drove away. My husband said her insurance will take care of it since it was in a parking lot, but i'm extremely worried. I'm afraid I'll get arrested for a felony hit and run.

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  • Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:49:00 GMT(1)
  • my question is whether or not her insurance will just take care of it, since it was a parking lot. or if there is a real chance that i could face some charges

    While the crystal ball is out of the shop, I don't even know if she has collision coverage. Without it, and her deductible, she won't get her vehicle repaired by the insurance company. In any case, if she wrote down your license plate # OR if Target allows her to look at its security cameras in the parking lot, then you can be looking at being charged.

    Yes, you have something to worry about.
  • Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:45:00 GMT(2)
  • my question is whether or not her insurance will just take care of it, since it was a parking lot. or if there is a real chance that i could face some charges
  • Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:36:00 GMT(3)
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