Call me crazy but I took a left and didn't ssee a car coming, so when i finall did see it, the other car must have breaked, but i speed away. so there actuall was no accident, but close to one.
but then the next day, i see the same car on the side of the road as i was passing it, and it seemed like they were waiting for me to write down my license plate or something, because after i passed it, they started to drive again. there's no chance that they can report me can they? Since there was no accident, but i just may have caused a whiplash for them since they may have had to hit the breaks hard?
2007-12-07 16:16:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no they cannot sue you unless an actual accident occured. In any law-suiet the "victim" must prove that they were somehow damaged or hurt by the actions of the defendant. Since no accident occurred they cannot prove damages and therefor any law-suite would have no merit. BUT, what they can do is report you for speeding or driving wrecklessly. But they would have to have some sort of proof and would have had to call it in that day.
2007-12-07 17:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If there was no impact I can't imagine an attorney taking the case, too hard to prove damages, if any. Without monetary damages, the attorney does not normally get paid since they work on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases.
2007-12-07 16:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by fantagirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can sue you if they can show your acts caused them whiplash. Are you sure they saw your car? Maybe it was the car behind you that looked similar. It all happened so fast. Did you even know what happened or did you drive away unaware? Case closed.
2007-12-07 16:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by Legend 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What could they report? Without a policeman to witness reckless driving, you can't be charged with that. With no accident, the other party has no grounds on which to sue. I'd be more concerned that the other party is planning some harrassment.
Next time, drive more responsibly.
2007-12-07 16:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Reverend Black Grape 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They can file a report of reckless driving (which is probably why they waited for you) and they could sue you if someone was hurt when they slammed on the brakes. Nice to see you take such strong responsibility for your careless actions.
2007-12-07 16:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No there wasn't any damage. Without damage, there isn't a valid claim. I would worry more about the fact that they were following you. I would take a different route home / to work for a while.
2007-12-07 17:49:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ollie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they can't sue you. You have a much bigger problem than that. It sounds like the person is either (1) stalking you, or (2) is a scam artist and is afraid you can identify them. I suggest you go to the police and report these incidents.
2007-12-07 16:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No foul, no harm. If there was no contact in the incident, there was no accident. Thus, there is nothing either party can do to the other.
2007-12-07 16:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by Isaac O 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they won't sue you. they might have their insurance co call yours though if they were hurt.
or they might just call the state police - here in CA that gets you a letter mentioning that someone complained. no power behind it, but it might wake you up :)
2007-12-07 20:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by Barry C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I agree with what's been said so far
2016-07-30 08:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋