JTrull1
Oct 24, 2011, 09:08 PM
Hello.
I was involved in a vehicle-bicycle accident today. I was the driver. The cyclist wasn't hit, just the back tire, so her injuries were minimal. She refused an ambulance and refused to call the police. I helped her out of the road as another witness encouraged her to call EMS. She refused and asked me to just pay for the back tire and be done with it. I agreed, figuring it would just settle the whole thing then and there. She suggested all of this anyway.
Unfortunately, someone called the police. The cyclist told the officer that she did not want to file a police report. The officer then told us that he considered this "civilly resolved" between us and left. He did not take either of our driver licenses, names, or phone numbers, or any other information. I gave her money for a new tire and took her to her house nearby. We exchanged names and phone numbers only, no insurance or driver's licenses.
Later this evening she calls me to tell me that she went to the hospital after I dropped her off and she received some x-rays and would like for me to call her back to discuss it. I did not, I do not feel I owe her anything else.
With no police report and without my information, what recourse does she potentially have?
Would they go so far as to file a report after the fact, use my phone number to find me somehow, and then take further action?
I just worry that she isn't injured at all, because she was legitimately fine when I dropped her off, and I don't want to be taken advantage of.
Thanks for any and all help!
I was involved in a vehicle-bicycle accident today. I was the driver. The cyclist wasn't hit, just the back tire, so her injuries were minimal. She refused an ambulance and refused to call the police. I helped her out of the road as another witness encouraged her to call EMS. She refused and asked me to just pay for the back tire and be done with it. I agreed, figuring it would just settle the whole thing then and there. She suggested all of this anyway.
Unfortunately, someone called the police. The cyclist told the officer that she did not want to file a police report. The officer then told us that he considered this "civilly resolved" between us and left. He did not take either of our driver licenses, names, or phone numbers, or any other information. I gave her money for a new tire and took her to her house nearby. We exchanged names and phone numbers only, no insurance or driver's licenses.
Later this evening she calls me to tell me that she went to the hospital after I dropped her off and she received some x-rays and would like for me to call her back to discuss it. I did not, I do not feel I owe her anything else.
With no police report and without my information, what recourse does she potentially have?
Would they go so far as to file a report after the fact, use my phone number to find me somehow, and then take further action?
I just worry that she isn't injured at all, because she was legitimately fine when I dropped her off, and I don't want to be taken advantage of.
Thanks for any and all help!