Walk It Through: The Fender Bender at the Four Way
Two cars at once, a stop at the line, a crash with no one hurt, and a dent in a parked car.
Two cars reach an intersection from different roads at about the same time. The other car is on the right.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A low speed crash with no injury. A crash with injury or death, where leaving can be a felony, and the insurance claim afterward are not walked through here.
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.