Call the CHP area office which was responsible for the towing of your vehicle. Set up a tow hearing with the administration Sergeant or Lieutenant. If you did not know your vehicle was being driven by an unlicensed person you should get your vehicle released (no guarantee since I don't know the facts). However, the driver may have said you knew his license was suspended, making the officer impound your car for 30 days.


This should answer the question. "CAN THEY DO THAT..."

14602.6. (a) (1) Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was driving a vehicle while his or her driving privilege was suspended or revoked, driving a vehicle while his or her driving privilege is restricted pursuant to Section 13352 or 23575 and the vehicle is not equipped with a functioning, certified interlock device, or driving a vehicle without ever having been issued a driver’s license, the peace officer may either immediately arrest that person and cause the removal and seizure of that vehicle or, if the vehicle is involved in a traffic collision, cause the removal and seizure of the vehicle without the necessity of arresting the person in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) of Division 11. A vehicle so impounded shall be impounded for 30 days.
Yes, we can. It's a good way to ensure they don't drive for the next 30 days. It should also serve as a reminder to you to not randomly let others borrow your car without making sure they have a valid license...

..I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO..ANY IDEAS??I HAVENT EVEN CALLED MY INSURANCE YET. THE CHP, SAID ANY INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER DRIVER, AND THE ACCIDENT WAS TO BE OBTAINED, ONLY BY THE OFFICERS REPORT..SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO EVEN TELL MY INSURANCE COMPANY.. I HAVE ZERO INFORMATION TO GIVE THEM, BUT WILL CALL MY AGENT FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING
Your friend should have been given a collision card with a temporary report number written on it. That is all you need to call your insurance. You do not need the other driver's information or anything. If you do not have the collision card, you need to still call your insurance and tell them your car was involved in a collision and give them the date, approx time and tell them the CHP is taking a report on it. They will still get the report, because that is the job of the insurance company. (Even if the report is not complete, the insurance company will be able to obtain at the minimum the first two pages of the report, which lists drivers, vehicles, and the driver assigned fault). On the reverse side of the collision card explains DMV-SR-1 reporting requirements which YOU are required to do. It's important to do...

Your friend was either,
A) Lying to you about the accident
B) Bending the truth to make him sound innocent (lying)
C) Fibbing (lying)
D) Telling you the partial truth (semi-lying)
E) Exaggerating to make him sound less at fault (semi-lying)

Who knows, the officer could have told the lady in front to stop, which she may have done. That could explain the reason why she stopped. Who knows, you weren't there and neither was I. 99% of rear ends are caused by unsafe speed or following too close (which I think is more believable in this case).

Bottom line is there is no rewind button to make it all disappear. Do whatever you need to fix it, or don't. Sounds like your friend owes you a lot now...