Hit and Run

The search is how to get paid if the driver is gone

People search the police report, a partial plate, a camera, and their own uninsured-motorist coverage. A criminal hit-and-run charge against the other driver is a different case from the injury claim. A parked car with no injury is usually an insurance claim, not a lawsuit search.

Send the city, the date, any plate or description, and whether you have your own auto insurance. That last fact is what opens the uninsured-motorist question.

Deadlines

People still ask how long they have to sue. If a driver is found, many injury claims in Pennsylvania are filed within two years. The insurance notice on your own policy can be sooner. Do not wait for the police to identify the car before you tell your insurer there was a crash.

Nothing on this page is a prediction of what a case is worth, and it is not legal advice. A message asks the desk to review the facts and refer them.

What to send

Crashes where the other driver left. A plate, a description, and whether you have your own insurance are the first facts.

The useful first facts are the place, the date, the court if there is one, and what happened. Records can wait until a lawyer asks for them.

How a referral works

A message asks the desk to read the facts and refer them to a lawyer who handles this work. It does not hire that lawyer, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The lawyer who receives the introduction decides whether to take the matter and talks with you about deadlines and fees.

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• Car Accidents — Crashes, insurance, and injuries
• Truck Accidents — Tractor-trailers and commercial trucks
• Motorcycle Accidents — Bike crashes and serious injury
• Pedestrian Accidents — People hit while walking
• Bicycle Accidents — Riders hit by cars or trucks
• Rideshare Accidents — Uber, Lyft, and passengers
• Bus Accidents — SEPTA, school buses, and coaches