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I was walking across the street and a car reversing knocked me down and broke my ankle. I didn't make a police report because my wife rushed me to the hospital. But I got the persons information. I would like to know if me not making a police report will damage my case.. thank you
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The benefit of reporting an incident to the police is that it establishes an incident actually took place. Also, when the police arrive at the scene, they take statements from both parties as to how the incident occurred and document the prevailing roadway / weather conditions. If you have the driver's information, you should consider filing a Report of Motor Vehicle Accident, https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv104.pdf, so that your version of what happened is memorialized; report the incident to the driver's insurance company; and file an application for no-fault insurance benefits with the driver's insurance company, https://www.dfs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/01/nofault_2.pdf. The longer you wait, the more likely the driver's insurance company will question whether the incident ever happened.
Hope this helps.
Jonathan R. Ratchik, Esq.
Kramer, Dunleavy & Ratchik, PLLC
61 Broadway, Suite 2220
New York, NY 10006
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Answered on May 11th, 2020 at 7:45 AM