Responsibilities of accident witness |
Helping the motorist get justice 
Helping the motorist get justice
Responsibilities of accident witness |
 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 12:09
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Is there any formal responsibility of someone who witnesses a road accident?
I was thinking about this this morning as I witnessed a van in front of me turning right across a motorcyclist, who went into the van's side. He didn't seem to be badly hurt and I helped him up. I gave him my name and telephone number and told him to get checked out as he seemed to have a leg injury. The van driver (white van man type) couldn't get away as he was turning into a yard entrance (and gave me some abuse when I said it was his fault - he even took a pic of my car for some reason). I left the scene once they had their vehicles off the road and were exchanging details. This post has been edited by stamfordman: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 12:10 |
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stamfordman Responsibilities of accident witness Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 12:09
The Rookie The only responsibility is a moral one.
Its possi... Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 12:37 stamfordman I made sure my details were on his phone before I ... Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 12:50 southpaw82 None Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 15:14 dacouc I witnesses a similar accident but with a cycle.
... Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 16:19 stamfordman Well just seen another one as i was out picking so... Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 18:39 Neil B I always worry that people won't bear witness ... Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 09:18 oldstoat Re original question. You have no legal responsib... Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 17:51 The Rookie Erm, he was convicted of manslaughter, he did more... Fri, 29 Sep 2017 - 10:24 oldstoat but he did not push her in the only thing he did ... Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 08:14
nigelbb QUOTE (oldstoat @ Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 09... Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 09:26 666 QUOTE (nigelbb @ Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 10... Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 09:47 Speedy2007 A white van once reversed into me from a side road... Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 09:38 oldstoat QUOTE (666 @ Mon, 2 Oct 2017 - 10:47... Tue, 3 Oct 2017 - 13:41 southpaw82 QUOTE (oldstoat @ Tue, 3 Oct 2017 - 14... Tue, 3 Oct 2017 - 15:58 oldstoat QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Tue, 3 Oct 2017 - 16... Thu, 5 Oct 2017 - 15:50 oldstoat another disconcerting case which appears to be try... Wed, 18 Oct 2017 - 18:41 Fredd QUOTE (oldstoat @ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 - 19... Wed, 18 Oct 2017 - 19:12  |
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