Winfield, WV asked in Criminal Law for West Virginia

Q: I am trying to get information on a wreck, and the cops are saying they will get a warrant on me for fleeing the scene

I am 18 yrs old. I was with some friends some are 17yrs. Old. My friend let me drive her car. I slid on ice and wrecked her car. I left the scene for ab 15 mins by time I went back cops were at the scene. They said they were getting a warrant on me for fleeing the scene, but took me home. They also said they were going to charge me and my other friend that is 18 with alcohol that was in the car but we wasn't drinking, and the girls had the alcohol before they picked us up that night. If I went back to the scene how could they get me for fleeing the scene. What could they do. They said they were going to charge me for fleeing but didn't take me to jail so if I was being charged why did they not take me to jail

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