There are many different reasons for hit and run collisions, from deliberate assaults to accidental strikes by a drunk driver who didn’t even notice that a collision had happened. Courts will take these sorts of events very seriously either way, though, and even a minor hit and run could result in the suspension of your license and skyrocketing insurance rates. Worse, a hit and run can make a potential employer think that you’re the sort of person who tries to evade authority when you do something wrong, and that makes it considerably more difficult to get hired to any job, much less one that pays reasonably well.
However, a Los Angeles hit and run lawyer can help turn these sorts of situations around (as much as possible, anyway) by providing you with information about the law, your options under it, and the best way to proceed in this particular scenario. You might be surprised at how many different factors in a hit and run could have an impact on the case. The largest one is often intent; deliberately fleeing and leaving because you didn’t even notice the collision are two very different situations. However, things like the amount of damage done to each vehicle, your ability to leave a note, and other factors may also have an impact on the case as a whole. Even a case that seems very open-and-close could be more complicated than you think, and that means greater potential help for you.
