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What happened?</p>
<p>Just a side story: My friend “hit” a pedestrian once–person went flying over the hood and she was traumatized and worried (worse, she was in the process of moving). She was sued but it turned out the “victim” made a living by jumping in front of cars…literally…biggest scam artist ever.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the condolences and suggestions. D is still very upset and worried about the pedestrian. Of course we can not find out anything about him. D did drive today, so she got back on the horse. We called our insurance first thing and they are sending us the form that has to be filed with the DMV. This is all very traumatic.</p>
<p>Oh goodness, I hope your daughter is feeling a little better about it now that a few days have passed. Very scary situation all around. Good for your daughter driving again.</p>
<p>When you get the police report, read it over very carefully. I was in a serious car accident where the other person was at fault, and admitted it to the police at the time. The police officer made an error on the report. Even though all the comments were correct, the conclusion was in error (because they refer to Driver A and Driver B, or some such, and he just got it confused). I contacted the police right away, and the officer corrected the report. Unfortunately, the other guy’s insurance and attorney had gotten their copies of the report before it was corrected…it was a pain in the butt legally, but in the end all was well because I’d had it corrected immediately.</p>
<p>Don’t be surprised if your daughter gets sued over this. I’m sure each state has its own rules, but where I live the statute of limitations is 2 years, so in 23 months your daughter may get a large envelope in the mail (with signature required) from a law firm. It’s a good idea to keep careful notes now while it’s still (unfortunately) fresh in her mind.</p>