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I'm 19yrs old and hit a car at 5mph & left a tiny dent on side. drove away. no one saw. should i be worried?
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I'm 19yrs old and hit a car at 5mph & left a tiny dent on side. drove away. no one saw. should i be worried?



    




John K
Deny it, even if they have a video of you doing it.


Heisenberg
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yes you should be worried. you should be worried that if you dont change your ways, you're going to grow up to be a deadbeat loser.

i cant believe you hit someone's car, damaged it, and drove away. seriously, why in the world would you treat another human being like that?


Miss Kitty
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Aww.
You should've left a note on their windshield.
I'll bet you anything they would've let you slide, and would've greatly appreciated your honesty.
Cuz see, now you're worried about it.
You would've been guilt-free and you would've done the right thing.
I remember when my boyfriend and I were parking at the movies, he accidentally did the same thing.
We left a note and everything was fine.


ericmassey1983@sbcglobal.net
if they catch you, yes your in deep trouble


Phil
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Go back quickly and leave your name and insurance info under the windshield wiper. Also, you THINK no one saw, but how do you really know? A lot of places have security cameras these days.

You're probably not going to get caught, but think about this: Some day, sooner or later, someone will probably hit your car and put a dent in it when you're not there. When that happens, remember what YOU did. Whatever you feel at the moment you find your car has been the victim of a hit and run, that's probably what this person feels about what you did.


emaleariel
Hmmmm... interesting. OK. Well, you should worry, at least for awhile. Then, if nothing happens within... oh, 6 mos. I'd say you're in the clear. But I wouldn't give up worrying until you hit the 6 mos. mark. HOWEVER, if you have a conscience, (and at 19 I'm going to assume you don't, judging by the question itself) you need to worry about your own karma. You know... "what goes around comes around?" If it was a microscopic dent (and again, at 19 yrs old I'm almost certain it was) then I'd just hope that no one REALLY saw you, didn't get your license plate #, & call the cops or leave a note on the car with the info. (Unlikely) So for now, I'd be cautiously optimistic. OR optimistically...nervous. For a few months, put it to rest in 6.


Zippy
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it's rude and in this case if you fessed up better things than worse will probably happen ... and in this day and age, you'd better hope there are no cameras!


Lefty
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Well, Don't make a habit of it! We all make mistakes LOL.....


thuddo
It depends what you mean by worried? You are actually the guilty party here, you hit another car, and if you were in a residential place i am sure somebody saw through a window? You should probably leave your name and number, just for karma's sake anyway!!


austin.h
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Well, if you're caught it would be a hit and run, but if there is no video evidence, and no one saw it, you're probablly safe. I would consider leaving insurance info and a phone number next time, they probablly wouldn't call, but at least they know you were decent enough to give the extra effort.


hedrivesfastcars
If it was my car you should be, cause I would go to no ends to hunt you down and make you pay.
I hope you get caught, and I hope you face the wrath.


RaddaX3
Nope, if no one saw you do it then it's pretty much a hit and run.


Mike
right thing is to contact owner, fess up, and pay the damages. How would you like it if someone did this to your car and left hoping no one had seen ?


noahb7
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jeff been there done that i wouldnt worry 2 much only be worried if some one actually did see you and reported you but you would have already found that out... It would be a hit and run on your drivers record and leaving the scene of an accident... but like i said if you havent heard anything by now you are all set..


Jovanna
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no one saw, get away with it!!! lol!!! go to sleep!!!!!


namesgyna
Only if someone saw you and took down your license plate number. If the dent is small enough I bet the owner won't even notice right away. I'd say you're fine, but be safe out there in the future. Car accidents are the balls.


a gem
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no saw that you know of. there are many places that are monitored by cameras. Besides why have that on your conscious. Man up and admit it, pay for the damage. Hit and run is a felony. Go back and tell them I think I might have hit your car.


wvparanormal
So what you are saying is that you are a very immature 19 year old that is too irresponsible to have a drivers license in the first place. you are a prime example of why everyone elses insurance just keeps going up.

Should you be worried about hitting the car, probably not. Should you be worried about your integrity? Definitely.


terrellfastball
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Worried? No.
Responsible? Yes. You caused damage to someone else's property, and need to own up to your negligence and make it right. After all, how would you feel if some scumbag damaged your wheels and ran? You don't have the right to be treated any better than you are willing to treat others.


just another girl
no! not like antyhings gonna happen!


MD
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nothings gunna happen if no one saw but u cant be too sure no one saw


Sammy M
your lucky it was not my car cuz i would hunt you down make you pay for the damage and then bring you to jail! and sue ur *** lol


Julez
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no


Merlin
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you're a dead man walking


kip
I think I and anybody would do the same thing, I wouldn't worry about it even if you get caught. Any normal person would probably just drive away out of fear. But if you get caught, most should be covered by insurance.


M B
as long as know one was in the car you should be just fine


Annie V
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What's the point of everything we do in life if we're going to DIE anyways?


lindseylee
No, I wouldn't be. There's probably no surveillance cameras and if so, a lot of people are too dumb to utilize them when needed. Months from now, you will wonder why you were ever so worried ;)


Hollywood Prod.
I totaled a car and no one noticed so don't worry about it


thomasyaknow
naw u straight





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