To think it was not an overreaction to call the police?

I think it’s worth repeating. Some complete dicks on here.

This. I think 999 was completely appropriate in this circumstance as evidenced by the call handlers triage of the situation and that police attended immediately.

TBH just “taking his details” would not have been sufficient in this circumstance whether he was being difficult or not. Someone has been injured, the police needed to be called and evidence gathered. He may have needed a breathalyser or similar. It’s not something to be left until later.

I know, it’s got callous around here, but this is next level. I’m particularly noting those who also had a go about how the Mum should be feeling guilty about not watching her child getting into the car.

He shouldn't have pulled off with a pedestrian close to his car. I imagine that would be a driving test fail (well running someone's foot over would be!)
Taking his reg wouldn't help if he had been drinking, which could explain a) reluctance to give his details and b) why he drove like that in the first place

For a child’s foot that had been underneath a car wheel FFS. She had no idea whether there might have been broken bones at that point, and regardless, if you run over any part of a child’s body, then I would expect the police to be called. Even if you are giving details.

Cold. FFS.

It’s quite worrying how many people think it’s acceptable to hit a child with a car and drive off. But then it is the weekend.

Haven't read the full thread but some of the replies you've had OP... fgs!! It's really irrelevant whether he drove over her foot or scuffed it. His car collided with her, causing injury however minor, so legally this had to be reported to the Police. Sure, probably not as a 999 but in your situation, I'd possibly have done exactly the same.

Hope your DD is OK.

Of course you were not unreasonable to call the police when someone was being difficult after injuring your daughter with their car! Hope that she heals and is feeling better soon. Sounds awful for both of you.

My husband is like this too and it’s really frustrating.

Sheezus people have gotten awful.
But I repeat myself.

Some batshit responses on here OP. Hope your girl is OK. The guy sounds like a turd and a dangerous fuckhead.

What does helping an 8 year old into the car entail? Do people honestly still carry their children into the car at age 8 and strap them in?

there is no evidence to suggest that had the OP been standing with her daughter there would have been a different outcome. He drove without checking his surroundings. What could the OP have done to prevent him driving over her heel if he just started driving without warning

Oh… you’re trying to make her feel guilty for it happening?

8 year old don't generally get helped into cars.

Traumatising? That’s an insult to people who have suffered trauma

Fucking hell, of course it was a police matter.

When I was little, 6 maybe, I watched my beloved Nana get her finger slammed in the car door - it was traumatising, even though everyone tried to assure me she was fine.
I’m pretty sure getting your foot run over by some jackass who’s ready to run off is also traumatising and certainly deserves a call to 999 if only to stop him.
Sheezus people have gotten awful.

Why weren’t you helping her into the car?

I was a call handler for 3 years and have been a police officer for 9 years - this is definitely a police matter and I would agree with those saying 999 was appropriate.
The force I did call handling for had a policy of not needing to attend if it was damage only unless details were not being exchanged or there was reason to believe another crime was involved (driving under the influence etc). Anything involving an injury, no matter how minor, was always sent over for attendance and usually for an immediate response.

With regards to 999 or 101, I'd say 999 was appropriate. There is a crime in progress as he's refusing to give details and a registration alone does not prove who was driving the car. OP could've taken the reg, called 101 while he drove off and then PNC could've shown that the car was stolen, the plate had been cloned, the "registered keeper" has told the DVLA they no longer own the vehicle and they don't have the current owners details etc. And even when he did start to give his details, OP had already called 999 (appropriately) so they would just carry on with the call and still send officers because someone has been injured (again, no matter how minor).

If the police have said it was a police matter then of course it was a police matter. I think you have a DH problem, sorry.

But were you as polite and calm as possible.

WTAF

This thread is mad.

Well, ofc I wasn’t there. But according to OP, the CCTV shows the car running over her foot, and she had to tug it out when he stopped.
Any body part driven over by a car, passes my threshold of being run over, but maybe I’m soft. What are we saying is the general rule? A whole leg? An arm? The body? The head?

Then The owner gets served not once to give details of who has the car at that time. Let me guess, ‘what if it was stolen?’ ‘What if…….’ Rather than just admit it wasn’t really a 999 matter.

Wow

Yes, we must take great care to be polite and gracious to men no matter what.

Get an actual grip please.

🤣 She wasn’t run over, she got scraped skin on her heel. Boo hoo