If a friend was driving and ran after a hip skip is the owner to blame
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If a friend was driving and ran after a hip skip is the owner to blame
My friend was driving my car and hit 2
parked cars. He exited the car and ran.
Would I ,the owner, be charges?
Asked on May 14, 2018 under Accident Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You will not face criminal charges, since you did nothing criminal and had no criminal intent: i.e. you were not the one leaving the scene. However, the owner of a vehicle is liable (financially responsible for) any damage done by someone to whom he lends his vehicle, if that person was at fault. You can be sued for any damage he did to those parked cars, since, by definitition, you are at fault (driving "negligently" or carelessly) to hit a stationary object.
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