Q: It is unlawful to a car owner to deny the name of another person who committed a crime while driving the owner's car?
It's been 4 months that I had been assaulted in Newark, N.J. I called the Police on that day since the guy punched me on the head and also threw away my personal phone. Since then, a Detective contacted me via text message about the case. I provided the Detective the picture/plate of the car the guy who assaulted me was driving (a witness provided me the picture of the car/plates). According to the Detective the car belongs to someone else, a women. The Detective texted me while ago that he sent a certified letter to the owner of the car to identify the driver. The question I have is what if the owner of the vehicle does not provide to the Detective the name\identity of the person who was driving the car on that day? Is she causing an obstruction of justice? If so, Can I sue her? I got a "big" bill from the hospital emergency room and also my phone screen got "broken" and sometimes does not work properly as well? - Thanks and I really appreciate it.
A: A person always has the right to remain silent with the police. Yes you can sue her, but many attorneys won't take this type of case unless you pay them per hour.
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