A Massachusetts "hit and run" accident involves a driver who hits you or your vehicle and flees. This may also arise when the police do not arrive at the scene of an accident before the person who caused the accident leaves or when there is no record or identifying information available to identify the person or vehicle which caused the accident. In these cases an uninsured motorist claim may be made against your insurance company in accordance with your insurance contract coverage. Due to requirements of Massachusetts law on these cases, most of these types of claims are settled or resolved through mandated arbitration.