What to do ifI was found liable for an accident but the officer never took my statement?
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What to do ifI was found liable for an accident but the officer never took my statement?
I was in an accident as I was driving through an intersection. As I entered the intersection the light was yellow but it turned red as I passed through it. A person turning left hit me, which resulted in me running off the road and hitting a post. The accident report shows that I contributed towards the accident and that the other driver did not but the officer only asked for the other driver’s account of what happened. The officer never asked me or my passenger about the accident.
Asked on September 30, 2011 under Accident Law, South Carolina
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
That really stinks. Generally speaking, yu can usually file a report on your own and sometimes an amended or corrected report is what it is called. You can go down to the precinct or station house or highway patrol office - where ever the issuing officer listed on the report reports to - and request to file a report based upon your version of the facts. And you should most definitely ask if ther than filing one with your version how it goes in to the system. So that when some other person requests the report - like your insurance company - both reports go with the request. Good luck to you.
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