Defiant asked:
I saw a car accident happen and went to see if everything was okay..unfortunately i gave out my name and phone number…now the attorney of one of people involved in the car accident called me on the phone and left a message….what will happen if i dont call them back…
I saw a car accident happen and went to see if everything was okay..unfortunately i gave out my name and phone number…now the attorney of one of people involved in the car accident called me on the phone and left a message….what will happen if i dont call them back…
i dont want to get involved in this..what do i do? am in trouble if i dont call these people back and just ignore them?
Sue
Tags : Car Accident, Phone Number, Witness
Categories : Law & Ethics
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Andie Jo
October 5th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Irene
i would call them back if you don’t the police may think you had something to do with the car accident. yes call them back.
sir_jell_o
October 7th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Jerry
You don’t need to call them back. However, they can get a subpoena to force you to show up in court to testify. I don’t know if they’d want to do that, though, if they don’t know what you’re going to say.
americanfreeman
October 9th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Tiffany
How about being a good citizen. If you do not respond he will have you brought into court to testify.
susan p
October 11th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Viola
I am afraid you are already involved. Your best bet is to call the attorney back and tell them exactly what you saw.
kugirl79
October 15th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Crystal
The attorney can still subpoena you to testify in court, give deposition or participate in discovery. However, if he believes you won’t give testimony, etc. favorable to his client, he is unlikely to pursue. But…the other side might subpoena you in that case because the attorney will most likely have to list you in discovery as a witness to the accident. If you really want to avoid being involved, call them back and tell you didn’t see anything or that you don’t remember what happened.
Cristina
October 17th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Kelly
i think you should call them back
gcameron169
October 17th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Suzanne
You are involved, sorry but you’ll have to answer questions either voluntarily or under subpoena. Good Luck.
src50
October 19th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Gail
You don’t have to call them back, but expect more calls. Did police respond? That’s who you should have given a statement to.
carr_aisha
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Tony
You don’t neccessarily have to call back, but it would be nice. If and when you do talk to them, you can tell them that you don’t want to have anything to do with the case. That is perfectly fine. If you don’t call back, they might be able to send you a subpoena which will call you into court. Yo don’t want to ignore that. It’s really not that big of an issue. Furthermore, nothing is wrong with you telling them that you don’t want to have nothing to do with the case or you simply don’t know anything (even after the statement). Also, if they call you into court as a credible witness, you could be asked to do a lie detector test. Just to enlighten you. However, I wouldn’t be afraid about nothing. Whatever happens is what you allow to happen!
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