((((((((Split)))))))I'm so sorry that happened. Its a scary thing to happen. Months back i got rear ended and pushed into another car. Both cars took off and left me there. Some witness called the police and i got a ticket for careless driving when it wasnt even my fault. He told me he saw no damage to my rear end only to the front. So he took it as i rammed them. But if the police didnt come out to the scene and ya'll only exchanged info, you should be fine and not get ticketed.
Luckily, my insurance did not go up because of it. So i'm keeping my fingers crossed yours doesnt either. I really dont see why it would though, with the clean driving record you have for the past 8 years.
I hope you calmed down from the accident.
Is the collision reporting place where you take your vehicle so your insurance can view the damage? If so, they wont ticket you either. They'll just write down what damage you have. Let them know everything you want fixed. they will probably look under the hood and under the car to check for damage we cant see on the outside.
Everything will be okay though. Happens to millions of people each day. Heck i gotta go drive today and i only have front brakes, no rear. Scary as hell driving that way.
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Originally Posted by splitimage
I was in a car accident this morning. I rear ended a guy pretty hard. I'm not even sure what happened - I think my foot slipped off the break onto the accelerator. I'm really shaken up.
I still have to go the collision reporting center after work today. I'm really scared that because it was my fault and the guy was stopped at a light that I'll get charged with something like careless driving. 
Fortunately there's almost no damage to my car, just the licence plate is bent in half, but his car's back end basically crumpled up.
I think I still have one at fault accident on my insurance, because I have a clean record for 8 years, but I'm still worried my rates could go up. |