Q: Do I have any options if failed to report an accident?
While leaving for work I hit my neighbors brick siding. I live in a condo, and all the units are within close proximity to each other. My neighbor's garage and my garage directly face each other. It was our first major snowstorm of the year, and the snow hadn't been cleared, and whiling backing out, my car began sliding as I was trying to turn the wheel of my vehicle so I clipped the siding, which caused damage to the siding. I didn't realize how much damage I had done at that point, because you don't expect a plastic bumper to cause a lot of damage, so I went on to work. When I got home around 6:30 AM I looked at the damage to my vehicle and the brick siding and saw there was visible damage. Later that morning, I notified d our property manager, and my insurance company to report the accident and find out what I needed to do. My insurance company told me to report the accident to the police, which I had planned to around noon that day, but my neighbor called the police first. I am now
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Your question was cut off at the end, but your conduct, should you be accused of leaving the scene of an accident, demonstrates every intention of reporting it after you realized there was damage. If you are accused, contact an attorney. Ask the rep from the insurance company with whom you spoke to retain transcript or record of conversation that morning if possible to do so. If not, keep their name and phone number available and ask them to vouch for your conversation if necessary. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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