Is it illegal for someone to hit my car while parking?

[drichardson127]

What is the name of your state? Illinois

I have a brand new car I purchased two months ago and this parked their car behind mine today hitting my rear bumper. There was no note and nobody around when I came back to find my car like this.

I can't find any info on this type of situation online. Is this illegal and what can I do about it?

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state? Illinois

I have a brand new car I purchased two months ago and this [edited] parked their car behind mine today hitting my rear bumper. There was no note and nobody around when I came back to find my car like this.

I can't find any info on this type of situation online. Is this illegal and what can I do about it?

Please edit your post to clean up the language. Thanks.

Yes. It is illegal for a vehicle to hit a parked vehicle and it is illegal for the one who hit the parked vehicle to leave the scene of the accident.

You can file an accident report with the police and contact your insurer.

(Original post was reported for moderator editing)

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state? Illinois

I have a brand new car I purchased two months ago and this (edited out vulgarity) parked their car behind mine today hitting my rear bumper. There was no note and nobody around when I came back to find my car like this.

I can't find any info on this type of situation online. Is this illegal and what can I do about it?

Please follow the TOS of this site and refrain from using vulgar language.

Removed advice. Px Hx, folks!

 

[zddoodah]

what can I do about it?

You could, among other things, take the car to a repair shop and/or file a claim with your auto insurer.

Do you have any evidence as to what car caused the damage?

 

[FlyingRon]

Presumably, you have damage to your car.
Absent any evidence as to who did it, you're out of luck.
Don't expect the police to do any investigation.
If the car is financed or leased, you have collision coverage. Report it to your insurer and move on or just eat the loss yourself.
Life isn't always fair.

 

[Ella George]

If the car is parked and the damage is minor it will still consider as a crime.

 

[quincy]

If the car is parked and the damage is minor it will still consider as a crime.

It is preferred on this forum that older threads are not revived, especially if it’s simply to repeat what has already been said by others.

 

[quincy]

Adrain, commercial links are prohibited on this forum. Your post was reported for moderator review.

In addition, this is an older thread, drichardson has not returned to the forum since September, and your post did little but reiterate what had previously been said by others.

This thread is from September.