My brother and his pals were returning home after a night out. They were on a stretch of road with another car coming towards them. The other car swerved on to their side of the road, causing them to swerve, hit branches of a tree and crash. End result was one of the lads knocked unconscious and my brother left with a broken collar bone. The driver of the other car came to a stop, looked back at their car and then took off without checking to see if they were ok.
Gardai and ambulance were called and my brother will now be out of action for at least 4-6 weeks, which will interfere with his final months of college and no doubt a great deal of pain.
My question on this is does my brother have recourse to anyone over this accident. Obviously his friend who was driving the car was not at fault and the driver of the other car drove off without checking to see if anyone was hurt, first and foremost and of course without any insurance details being given. Unfortunately they did not get his car reg. number so they cannot pursue him over any claims. Someone mentioned to me there is an insurance board you can apply, but I thought I would ask if anyone knows what would need to be done to apply to them regarding a claim.
Hope my questions make sense, thanks in advance for any help.
Gardai and ambulance were called and my brother will now be out of action for at least 4-6 weeks, which will interfere with his final months of college and no doubt a great deal of pain.
My question on this is does my brother have recourse to anyone over this accident. Obviously his friend who was driving the car was not at fault and the driver of the other car drove off without checking to see if anyone was hurt, first and foremost and of course without any insurance details being given. Unfortunately they did not get his car reg. number so they cannot pursue him over any claims. Someone mentioned to me there is an insurance board you can apply, but I thought I would ask if anyone knows what would need to be done to apply to them regarding a claim.
Hope my questions make sense, thanks in advance for any help.