I was just in an accident and the police report didn't say whose fault it was. A friend said generally who ever is listed second on the report is at fault; is that always true?
2006-11-27 12:47:57 · 12 answers · asked by Rosie 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It generally depends on the state you are in. Most states are now"no fault" states-meaning no one is to blame-and the insurance companies generally work out the details and pay accordinly.The laws of the state in which the accident occurs determine who pays for the damages from an automobile accident. Basically, in a "no-fault" insurance state, fault is not placed on either party, and each driver generally submits a claim to his or her own insurance company instead of establishing blame. Many states, including Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and others, have some form of no-fault insurance laws.
2006-11-27 13:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by ckmd4496 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which state? In FL, vehicle number one is normally the "at fault" vehicle. If you were given a report at the scene of the accident, that is not the total report. Again, this is FL. What a person receives at the crash, is an Exchange of Information. This is the front page of a Law Enforcement Short Form Accident Report. The second page of the report contains additional information such as Causes and Events.
The local police department will issue you a copy of the total report (for a cost) with the rest of the information. If the report was taken by the FHP, you can receive a copy of the report by going to myflorida.com and going under resident: government agencies: FHP.
BTW your insurance company knows all of this. Make sure you report it to them ASAP. Let them do the leg work as that is why you pay those premiums...
2006-11-27 13:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is not true. Most accident reports today use coded information. Go back to the police department and ask for the key to read your accident report correctly. If that does not help, make a complaint to the agency head about getting the report done correctly.
2006-11-27 13:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by gablueliner 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, where I used to be an officer if we could tell , we listed the person who we thought at fault first.
But the report will say so and so traveling and so on.
Also if they beleve someone was at fault, it will say so in the report.
And at times the officer, not trained in accident investigation just has no idea, he merley rights up what each person says, writes down what he sees. If he though someone was at fault, he gives them a traffic ticket also.
So he just writes it up and lets the insurance companies worry about who is at fault in civil court
2006-11-27 15:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not true. In the narrative, the officer who took the report will state who he/she thought was at fault due to the evidence at hand. If they didn't state who was at fault, that just means they did not have sufficient evidence (i.e. both parties saying they had a green light, and there was not an independent witness to verify).
2006-11-27 13:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by ddnguyen9 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're saying he has by no potential touched that gun? If the police confiscated a gun, does no longer count if he used it or no longer? In a court docket of regulation they are going to could tutor there replaced right into a gun. you're able to discover out who the prosecuting attourney is, by making use of regulation the prosecuting attourney has to supply a police document. Edit: If what you're saying is real, the possision cost will by no potential delay in court docket, with or and not using a lawyer. What i might choose to be responsive to is why did the regulation even theory approximately any gun?
2016-12-13 15:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Texas Unit one is the vehicle the Police officer believes is in violation of the traffic code.
And also, most of the time, the person who caused the wreck is cited......there are exceptions.
2006-11-27 14:14:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Your insurance company should be able to determine who was at fault by assessing the situation described in the report.
2006-11-27 12:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by pctorab 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No that isn't true, you need to call the police department and explain to them you were in the accident and you need to know who is being charged with the accident because it wasn't indicated. I hope that helps. Good Luck!!!
2006-11-27 12:56:19 · answer #9 · answered by Redneck Girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually unit 2 is the one at fault, but you need to check with that agency in particular.
Or call the officer and ask him to explain it.
2006-11-27 12:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by toobusytostress 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋