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what if you get into an accident, should you still give the police details?

• rad_gruchalski 3y ago
  The answer in the title. Never talk to the police.
  • mindslight 3y ago
    That sounds like a good way to end up paying for an accident that you weren't actually at fault for. The fifth amendment doesn't apply to civil cases, and police reports are a large part of how insurance companies assign blame. If "never talk to the police" sounds like a reasonable hard and fast rule to you, it's probably best that you just follow it. It's a good first brush. But attorneys aren't magic. It's possible to judge your situation, recall facts, and represent your rights without saying things that further implicate you, or that can be misconstrued. Especially when dealing with relatively low stakes situations like a minor traffic accident, where hiring an attorney is basically equivalent to having lost. If it's the kind of traffic accident that you're likely at fault for or someone went to the hospital or substances are involved, then you do indeed need to shut the fuck up.
    • crooked-v 3y ago
      > That sounds like a good way to end up paying for an accident that you weren't actually at fault for. The defense against that isn't talking to the police, it's having a good dashcam.