Hey Beyond, seeking some advice. No dash cam unfortunately.
tl;dr lady backs into me, says I hit her. I have a witness saying otherwise. Do I need to file an accident report with the police?
Long read:
I was going southbound on 52nd st going to the left turn lane onto 17th. Lady in a RAV4 in front was stopped in the crosswalk on the green. Lights turn red and she stays in the crosswalk. I leave about a car length between us. She then starts backing up, stops leaving about half a car length and puts it in drive. Then for some reason puts it in reverse again and starts backing up more. I lay on the horn but she hits me. She comes out screaming I hit her as I’m asking what she’s doing. I ask for her licence and insurance as she’s still blaming me.
Luckily there was a car behind me so I go over to the driver. He agrees she backed into me and she comes over and starts screaming at him when he said she hit me. She goes back to her rav as I finish getting the witness’s info.
I then go to her and she’s on the phone with her insurance company already. They tell her to exchange info with me and I go back to my car to move it and look at the damage. Literal fender bender where her rav’s bumper folded around my gti. She comes back and wants us to go to a parking lot so she can call her husband. I agree and we go a block away. She gets me to talk with him but I have a hard time hearing (speaker phone and accent). I tell him I’m going home to get a better look at my car and they can call me later.
Now the question is do I need to go file an accident report with the police? I’m fine with walking away but I’m worried she’s still trying to blame me