We watched the accident happen, should we have stayed?

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You should have pulled over and gave each of the “victims” your contact info. They may need you to serve as a witness as to which vehicle was at fault. When there are no witnesses, these kinds of things turn into a he said she said thing and often the party that was not at fault gets screwed over.

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