Originally Posted by
hiyer1
thanks everyone, the woman who hit me didn't appear to have any insurance, and she didn't speak English very well. She insisted she called her employer (she was a maid), he showed up, and said he would take care of the damages. Before then though, another woman who saw everything pulled over and gave me her business card, saying she can give her account if ever there's a need.. I've been in contact with the driver's employer since and he is being very cooperative.
I didn't think to call the police, in retrospect it's probably good that I didn't. Yes, the driver should have been more careful, but people make mistakes, and if she got kicked out of the country for it that would really be a tragedy.
Thank you all
I'm not anti-immigrant by any means, but I would have no hesitation in filing a police report on this. You need it to protect your interests in the case (in case her boss doesn't come through with the money), and driving without insurance is a serious crime IMHO. I would feel bad too if she got deported, but you are taking a big risk to help her.