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delayed police report
My car was hit in the parking of my work by my co-worker. My supervisor told me
that my co-worker has been working for the company for years so don’t worry about
calling the police since he agreed to fix the car by paying cash, which now it
seems they didn’t want to delay us going out on our job. Now 24 hours have passed
and my co-worker now after letting him know the estimated cost to fix the car,
refuses to pay. I have it on text with him saying that its not his car and that
he won’t be fixing it. Now the police department wants me to file a delayed
police report but i only have the co-workers name. My employer cannot giveme his
details like drivers license. How can i get the info i need to take my co-worker
to court to have him pay for the damages he caused?
Asked on June 21, 2016 under Accident Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
1) File the police report with the information (name) you have; the police can investigate to get more information if needed--that's one of the things they do.
2) File a lawsuit against the employee for the cost to repair your car; in the course of the lawsuit, there are legal mechanisms that will let you get more information from him and/or from the employer (e.g. subpoenas).
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