Let me just start off by saying my mom and sister are the worst pieces of crap ever. My mom has an alcohol blower on her car b/c of her extreme DUI and my sister is 18 and already has a suspended license from many car accidents. Well my sister was driving around my mom, because my mom was drunk and she got into a car accident. The car had no insurance on it. When the cops came, they said that my sister was me. I am a responsible driver with nothing on my license and car insurance and my own car. (I don't associate with these losers.) I live in AZ and I just found this out because they were trying to bribe me, telling me if I go along with it, they will give me money. How do I report this? Do I just call the non emergency police number or what? Anyone have advice?
2007-10-15 04:47:20 · 14 answers · asked by Kristen 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes the accident did happen in AZ, and she just told the cops she didn't have her license with her. (Which would be my license.)
2007-10-15 04:58:43 · update #1
I don't even know when it happened, but I think the ticket that describes my sister will make it quite clear that it wasn't me.
2007-10-15 05:03:51 · update #2
Contact the police department that investigated the crash IMMEDIATELY and make a report in person at the station.
This situation is going to be a nightmare for you if you do not get it cleared up quick. Go to the police before this all gets into the legal system. You will get dings on your license, your insurance and you will probably get sued by the other driver. It will be a mess to clean up later if it gets on the court docket or into the state DMV system.
What they did to you is not only mean, it is highly illegal! Driving with a suspended license, False information to a police officer, Filing false police reports.... All criminal offenses.
2007-10-15 04:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
During my 32 yrs. as a cop, I saw this over and over. A family member uses a siblings name and date of birth when stopped. Most often, the sibling finds out when the siblings driving privileges gets suspended and in some cases have an arrest warrant issued for them.
The repercussions for not handling this immediately are immense. The Sibling gets a bad driving / high insurance rate and possibly a criminal record that follows them for life. You want this dismissed before it goes to court.
If handled immediately before the citation goes to court, the citation can be dismissed and reissued in the correct name. It is a very simple process that clears you completely.
Immediately contact the police department that handled the accident. Tell them your sister was driving and used your name and date of birth when cited. Cooperate with the officer in the investigation. You may need to appear at the Police Department so the officer can see you aren't the person he cited. Take a photo of your sister if you have it to refresh the officers memory.
Good Luck.
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2007-10-15 05:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ranger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone telling you that you need to contact the investigating police, and I agree with you that you should NOT go along with this. But I disagree you need a lawyer until you've been directly engaged by the police.
If you can, find some kind of way to document there was no way you were anywhere near the scene at that time. You probably won't need it, but just in case... do you have anything from the night of the accident like a movie ticket? A register receipt? A phone call on your house phone or a pay-per-view order on your TV? A login on your computer or an email you sent? Anything that makes it clear or reasonably doubtful you weren't there at that time.
2007-10-15 05:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by peterknh 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I take it the accident didn't happen in AZ.
You need a lawyer.
You want to document where you were at the time of the accident.
You don't need to get involved with the family. All you need to do is be prepared to prove that you weren't the one driving. You do NOT have to prove who was actually responsible, that isn't your problem. That's the problem of the jurisdiction where it occurred, and if they figure out who it was, that also is not your problem.
Hire a lawyer, have them get the charges against you dismissed, and move along. You didn't create the mess that will be left behind, so don't worry about it once you're out of it.
Oh, and your family has asked you to commit a felony. I strongly suggest you not do that. Reporting it may or may not be a good idea, but definitely do not go along.
2007-10-15 04:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
wow i am soo sorry about this situation. i would report this to the police department. in the city where i live in NY, we can just walk into a police station and just have the police document everything and start an investigation, etc. i would also get a lawyer if this problem escalates. i wouldnt dial 911 if you cannot walk in the police station and get in hold of an officer. dial the non emergency number and request that you would like to make a documented statement with the law. thats the way it works over here. do not take the blame for this at all.
2007-10-15 11:32:58 · answer #5 · answered by carlovingbiodude 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't you have a license or a birth certificate that can prove your innocence? Either way, you should not be bribed by your mom/sister. If they are drunk, they probably don't know what they are saying and more than likely won't keep their word about giving you money. They just want you to get in trouble so they can go out and party some more.
2007-10-15 04:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gather as much info from your mom/sis that you can, including the ticket #, court date, cop's name, etc. Then, definitely call the court office in the county that your mom and sis got caught in. Explain the situation to them with all the details you can and try to speak with the cop who pulled them over.
I find it very strange that if your sis was driving that the cop wouldn't have taken her license. I feel like there is something fishy to the story and the only way to get the details it to call the county office yourself. If anything, you can give them your name and ask for all the details.
2007-10-15 04:55:20 · answer #7 · answered by Lunar Sarah 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Contact the law enforcement agency that took the report. Tell them your story. You could, after discussion with the police officer who took the report (the one who was told that your sister was you), send him a picture of you to prove you were not the one involved.
2007-10-15 04:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by k_l_parrish 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 18:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call your local law enforcement office and good luck, I've lost family members due to the terrible disease of alcoholism, they're not dead, just not in my life and it sucks. don't let their problems become your problems the best you can help it and if they try to suck you into their lives press charges even just to let them know that they can't **** with you. and what your sister did, giving false information to law enforcement, impersonating you, is a crime and it's punishable by law and you should press charges.
2007-10-15 04:58:10 · answer #10 · answered by Liteson 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋