03-01-2009, 06:22 PM
"Did he get some disciplinary action for doing that?"
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No. He was within the law, so to speak even though the end result is unfounded.
I worked the Traffic Division years later myself and the law in California does state to either remain at an accident/collision scene or leave a detailed note.
Knowing I would run the plate and be back within minutes of the incident, I chose to leave and handle it directly.
Now, anyone else doing what I did would get a pass as it is the letter of the law that is broken, not the spirit of the law.
I handled this type of incident countless times myself and never would cite or report the driver who was making a good faith effort to locate the owner of the other vehicle.
So, even though it was a joke to attempt to do what he did, once he reported it to the DMV, I suffered the hit on my driving record as an "at fault collision".
This thread is very cathartic.
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No. He was within the law, so to speak even though the end result is unfounded.
I worked the Traffic Division years later myself and the law in California does state to either remain at an accident/collision scene or leave a detailed note.
Knowing I would run the plate and be back within minutes of the incident, I chose to leave and handle it directly.
Now, anyone else doing what I did would get a pass as it is the letter of the law that is broken, not the spirit of the law.
I handled this type of incident countless times myself and never would cite or report the driver who was making a good faith effort to locate the owner of the other vehicle.
So, even though it was a joke to attempt to do what he did, once he reported it to the DMV, I suffered the hit on my driving record as an "at fault collision".
This thread is very cathartic.