Walk It Through: The Crash on the Way Home
A rear end collision, a parked car clipped, an insurance card that lapsed, and three years to sue.
A car stops short and the driver behind hits it. Someone in the front car says their neck hurts.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A two car crash with a minor injury and no drinking. A hit and run, a crash with a death, and the insurance claim process itself are left to other pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe higher of the two misdemeanor classes: up to 364 days in jail, not more than a one thousand dollar fine, or both, for an offense on or after March 1, 2022.
- Statute of limitationsThe period within which a civil action must be commenced after it accrues. Tort actions and wrongful death have two years.