Q: car accident, 911 called-- at-fault party changes story once i file the claim with his insurance agency.
911 called for car side-swiping me on interstate. At-fault party(tony) had already left scene when police arrived. (at-fault party did leave me valid drivers license, insurance policy & we exchanged confirmed phone numbers)
Once dunwoody police officer arrived, i called the tony. tony confessed to officer that he was at-fault for the accident.
Officer said that the phone call confession was recorded, just in case tony switched up his story.
i asked officer whether report needed to be written up. he said basically it was up to me. I decided against it, thinking the recorded conversation of admission was enough.
So now that Tony has disputed the insurance claim of him being at fault, what is best course of action:
1] obtain recorded message from officer
2]get 911 logs
If i get this data, do I deal with his insurance company again, or small claims court?
A:
If you have collision you can run it through your company and let them go after him. Or you can file the claim but it would help to have the information.
Note: this happens a lot, even when people have told the police one thing, they change it. Gee, I think we've had a trial in DC with something like that.
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