What is the name of your state? WA
I was driving into the university parking lot next to my dorm, around 20-25mph, and might have had a couple hard turns. I was driving in a low gear with a high rpm, but it sounds faster because of the noise. When I was about to park (going around 10mph) my foot slips off the brake because it doesn't have a rubber coating and is slippery at times and I accedentially hit the accelerator instead. The car goes bouncing off the curb and the front lands over the curb and into a bush behind it. Me and my friend stepped out of the car to check if there were any damages to the car and couldnt really see any except for some minor scratches from the bush and the deflector under the front bumped had gone loose. We pulled the deflector off and backed down from the curb/sidewalk. We didn't have a cell phone so we went into the dorms to get my cell phone to call campus security and tell them what happened and where it was. When we got back a cop was already there with a security officer to look at the damages. The parking lot is under video surveilance and they saw what had happened and came down there. The cop took our names, driver licenses and numbers and talked to us without writing anything down or giving us a citation. The university security officer did take down some brief statements. They said that because we had gone to get a cell phone we had technically left the scene of an accident because there were damages over $300, which I highly doubt seeing only a bush and my front bumper had minor damages. They also said I was driving recklessly and they have it on camera, though I would at best call it a high speed for a parking lot enviroment.
The security officer said that they will put the case through student conduct for the university to find out if they should report or take the case any further. I expect them to demand some reinbursement for the part of the bush and maybe some cosmetic damage, at most to the curb, but what can they report to the police and what charges could be brought on to us?
Could the university or the police officer charge us for leaving the scene of an accident without giving us any documents? Could the university do it when they have reviewed the case? Could both my friend and I be charged with it?
Can I get a speeding ticket without having been caught for speeding by a police officer? Could they use the video tape to figure out the speed and use that as evidence? Or use the video tape for a charge on reckless driving?
Is there anything else they could try to put on me?What is the name of your state?
I was driving into the university parking lot next to my dorm, around 20-25mph, and might have had a couple hard turns. I was driving in a low gear with a high rpm, but it sounds faster because of the noise. When I was about to park (going around 10mph) my foot slips off the brake because it doesn't have a rubber coating and is slippery at times and I accedentially hit the accelerator instead. The car goes bouncing off the curb and the front lands over the curb and into a bush behind it. Me and my friend stepped out of the car to check if there were any damages to the car and couldnt really see any except for some minor scratches from the bush and the deflector under the front bumped had gone loose. We pulled the deflector off and backed down from the curb/sidewalk. We didn't have a cell phone so we went into the dorms to get my cell phone to call campus security and tell them what happened and where it was. When we got back a cop was already there with a security officer to look at the damages. The parking lot is under video surveilance and they saw what had happened and came down there. The cop took our names, driver licenses and numbers and talked to us without writing anything down or giving us a citation. The university security officer did take down some brief statements. They said that because we had gone to get a cell phone we had technically left the scene of an accident because there were damages over $300, which I highly doubt seeing only a bush and my front bumper had minor damages. They also said I was driving recklessly and they have it on camera, though I would at best call it a high speed for a parking lot enviroment.
The security officer said that they will put the case through student conduct for the university to find out if they should report or take the case any further. I expect them to demand some reinbursement for the part of the bush and maybe some cosmetic damage, at most to the curb, but what can they report to the police and what charges could be brought on to us?
Could the university or the police officer charge us for leaving the scene of an accident without giving us any documents? Could the university do it when they have reviewed the case? Could both my friend and I be charged with it?
Can I get a speeding ticket without having been caught for speeding by a police officer? Could they use the video tape to figure out the speed and use that as evidence? Or use the video tape for a charge on reckless driving?
Is there anything else they could try to put on me?What is the name of your state?