having been experienced in a hit and run accident (caused by an illegal), i will tell you what happens.
1. They attempt to run (they really have no other choice)...
2. You better have full coverage and a minimum of 100k of uninsured motorists because your Health Insurance will NOT pay a dime claiming your Auto is first in line. They will pay later, but you have to shell out the money first. If by chance you don't tell your Health Inurance it was auto related, they'll pay first (better choice), but trust me, you WILL get tons of paperwork requesting your Auto policy and reimbursement, etc...
3. You will need a lawyer to even collect a dime from your Auto Insurance to pay back your Health Insurance...
Yea, so long story short, you get screwed. And if you're lucky enough to catch the person, as I was (4 car accident and f*cker attempted to run w/ a leaky radiator/bottom end so was easy for the police to follow to his driveway), they go to jail and i've no idea if he's getting deported....Accident was Aug 2, and he's still in jail.
And for the updates, I'm still getting Hospital bils, AAA is refusing to pay because my Medical portion has capped, and my Health Ins is waiting for me to claim my Uninsured Motorists to collect from me (or it goes on my credit), all of which even if I collect my full amount, my attorney will collect 33%...
I just hope the Attorney negotiates w/ my Insurances so that I'm left dead even (not including the loss of the car.....yes, it was totalled, but i really didn't want to have to buy a new car)....
So my take on illegals, get them the f*** out.....i don't know why CA claims they don't know where they are..i mean heck...there's ILLEGAL immigrant rallies to get the driver's licenses ALL THE FREAKING TIME.....I mean heck...they gather! Is that not easy enough?