A few days ago, my mom was out on her scooter picking up some fruit when she got into an accident. Some guy flying past her clipped her handlebars, causing her to lose control. She wiped out and landed hard on her left side. Even though she was wearing a helmet, she still hit her head and ended up with a bloody gash near her eye.
Her ribs on the left side took a major hit and were causing her a lot of pain, plus she scraped up her knees and hands.
The most infuriating part is that the guy didn't even bother to stop and check on her. He just sped off like nothing happened. At the time, my mom thought she was fine and didn't want the hassle of dealing with the cops, so she just kept going.
We kept telling her she needed to file a police report—not just for her own protection, but because hit-and-run drivers need to be held accountable.
So, three days later, we finally went to the station. But get this: the police told us that because we waited so long to report it, we could actually be fined between $1,000 and $3,000 for "improper handling" of an accident. We spent hours with them going through security footage, trying to find a clip of the crash, but we came up empty-handed. It looks like the cameras didn't even catch it.
Since we had no evidence and could be facing a fine ourselves, we just ended up dropping the case.
I think it was a sign from fate that we weren't meant to report it to the police.
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