I'm not expert on this stuff, but these kind of things happen all the time.
As for leaving the scene of an accident, I doubt he gets charged on this either, assuming he reported the accident the first thing next morning.
He may have left the scene of the accident, but there was no other driver there and it was also 1:00 am. Was he supposed to knock door to door on people's homes in order find out who owned the vehicle?
As for being drunk, I would believe him if he said he wasn't. Roads in Calgary are icy, assuming he wasn't going too fast, this is an extremely common accident.
How much damage did he do to the other vehicle. If it was low velocity impact and he only hit one or two panels it shouldn't affect his insurance too much.
Edit: like it was said above, It's never a bad idea to consult a lawyer who is an expert in the field.
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