Driver Tells Verona Woman, 'I'll Pay For Car Crash' (It Didn’t Work Out, Cops Say)

VERONA, NJ — A Verona driver exchanged info with another motorist after a crash earlier this month, letting them off with a promise to pay for the damage, only to find that she’d been given incorrect contact information, authorities say.

According to the Verona Police Department, a woman reported that she was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Oct. 2 during which she was rear-ended. Her car suffered damage to the bumper during the collision, she told officers.

Instead of filing a police report, the driver of the vehicle who struck the woman’s car promised to pay for the damages. She agreed, and the two exchanged their contact information, police said.

However, when the woman tried to call the other driver, she found out that she'd been given the wrong number, police said.

Verona police gave the woman a crash report to fill out and submit to her insurance company.

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