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    Colin Sylvia car crash

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mel...-1226174405534

    Bit of a wierd one here he was a passenger apparently so I am not sure on why he would be kicked out of anything.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Regardless that he was a passenger it was his car in the accident so he should have stayed with the car and the driver.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Regardless that he was a passenger it was his car in the accident so he should have stayed with the car and the driver.
    The law says otherwise. If details have been exchanged there's no need for him to remain with the vehicle.

    For me the wierd thing was that there was a prang on Kings Way where a Power Pole was brought down and Police didn't get the job for an hour.

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    The law says otherwise. If details have been exchanged there's no need for him to remain with the vehicle.

    For me the wierd thing was that there was a prang on Kings Way where a Power Pole was brought down and Police didn't get the job for an hour.
    With a power pole?
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    My son was in an accident and cops said they had to be called because someone was injured and he would be charged.
    If no one was injured going by that whats problem.
    Anyway i admit that was a strange comment i thought by coppers, but then again cops arent called for other accidents so I am not sure where the line is drawn.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    The law says otherwise. If details have been exchanged there's no need for him to remain with the vehicle.

    For me the wierd thing was that there was a prang on Kings Way where a Power Pole was brought down and Police didn't get the job for an hour.

    I'm not talking about the legal aspect but he's had behavioral problems before so he should have stayed until the car was towed away. The fact that he left doesn't paint him in a good light.

    Who just leaves their BMW after it's been in an accident?
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by ledge View Post
    With a power pole?
    In that instance the onus is on the driver to report the collision to the nearest Police Station as soon as practicable. If they've waited for a tow it sounds reasonable to me.

    As far as 'interviewing' Sylvia goes, I would assume that as a passenger in a single car collision that they would have obtained a statement from him.

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    What did Sylvia's Mother say?

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by Throughandthrough View Post
    What did Sylvia's Mother say?
    Said Sylvia's busy, to busy to come to the phone.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by Throughandthrough View Post
    What did Sylvia's Mother say?
    Quote Originally Posted by Scraggers View Post
    Said Sylvia's busy, to busy to come to the phone.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Comedy gold.

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by Scraggers View Post
    Said Sylvia's busy, to busy to come to the phone.
    Shame they didn't 'Walk right in' to the Police Station.

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    In that instance the onus is on the driver to report the collision to the nearest Police Station as soon as practicable. If they've waited for a tow it sounds reasonable to me.

    As far as 'interviewing' Sylvia goes, I would assume that as a passenger in a single car collision that they would have obtained a statement from him.
    On further examination it would appear that they've both left the scene.

    I have a sneaking suspicion that the 'driver' is taking the fall for someone else...

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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    On further examination it would appear that they've both left the scene.

    I have a sneaking suspicion that the 'driver' is taking the fall for someone else...
    If they've left the scene after an accident (one would assume to avoid a breath test) & caused $70,000 damage to cars that were struck, does the insurance company have to pay out or can they say we're not paying as there was a criminal act committed? Could be expensive for the driver.
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    Re: Colin Sylvia car crash

    Quote Originally Posted by The Coon Dog View Post
    If they've left the scene after an accident (one would assume to avoid a breath test) & caused $70,000 damage to cars that were struck, does the insurance company have to pay out or can they say we're not paying as there was a criminal act committed? Could be expensive for the driver.
    Depends on the policy, but generally speaking most insurance companies will pay out unless there's alcohol or drugs involved, or the driver is unlicensed. The 'criminal act' essentially has to be comitted in the course of the drving itself, unless the Policy specifies otherwise.

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