It depends on the state it occured in, if it was property damage above a set amount, if someone was injured, if city or county property was damaged,etc.
If the laws of your state require you to repoprt an accident within a certain fixed period of time and you don't, on top of everyting else you could be liable to receive a summons for violation of the state Motor Vehicle code.
it would be smart if stops the owner from reporting the accident
purpose of accident reporting to prevent further occurrence and to learn a lesson from it.
For the act of reporting the accident I don't believe so, infact you're more likely to be in trouble for not reporting it.
Very numerous and very long, can you please be more specific?
Assuming the question is asking in a three car accident the rear most vehicle doesn't strike the front vehicle, could fault be assigned to the rear most vehicle. Answer: Yes, in many states. Laws vary from state to state and depending on the circumstances and the reporting of the police officer on the scene. The officer would determine fault in the accident, which most typically falls on the rear most vehicle who initiated the collision. You are at fault for any vehicle you strike in a rear end accident.
If an animal causes damage to your car in a car accident, you can only fine the owner of the animal 2.50.
Foreign CrashAnytime you are in a foreign country, you are subject to the laws of that country regardless of where you are from. Therefore, the American will have to go through whatever the car accident procedure is in England.
If the accident involved injury or damage to anyone including yourself then you are required to report the accident. If this person was responsible and you state otherwise when reporting it you are committing fraud, and possibly also perjury.
State probate laws will determine how the deceased's estate is distributed.
Depending on the laws of the state you are in, it's probably vehicular manslaughtar.
Has this car been in an accident?