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On October 18, 2014 our vehicle was hit and run for the 5th time while parked in front of our home. This last accident was caused by a drunken neighbor at 3:30 AM who totaled my car, fled the scene of the accident, returned home down the street, called the police and attempted to turn this accident in as if he had been hit and run in front of his own home. Fortunately, the police were already at the scene when he called in to the station and was caught once the officer found my tail light sitting on his windshield wiper. Unfortunately the suspect was never taken into custody despite the evidence against him. The story gets very involved and in short the police lied to us and issued no tickets to the suspect until we threatened to filed a internal investigation. Nobody's ever charged.
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You have two options. You can sign a complaint against the neighbor who ran into Your car. You can utilize the criminal complaint to have the municipal prosecutor bring the case against the neighbor. The issue here is whether the prosecutor will prosecute the case with enthusiasm. You do have the alternative of hiring a private prosecutor. However, the cost is significant. The second option is bringing a civil action against the neighbor. You can sue him for damages you have incurred. You would be the plaintiffs and you would have the burden of proving the case against your neighbor. You would be controlling the case.we have a certified trial attorney who could bring this action for you. You must decide if you want to incur these legal costs. Please call if we can help.
Answered on Feb 02nd, 2015 at 6:53 PM