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So i just crashed the **** out of my car. heres the part i love, my favourite part. It wasnt my fault. I was driving (traction control on) because it was wet road, and raining. going about the speed limit and out of nowhere some guy hits me from behind, i completely spin out and hit the median, where i knock out 2 trees and a lamp post. guy speeds off and i try to catch him but i realise i have a flat tire and half my car is on the road. so i just got home, and ill file a police report and tell insurance tomorrow. whoever it was that ******* **** is going to cost me a lot of trouble and money probably.

So, the moment you've all been waiting for - The pictures from the accident. Sorry it took so long.

That is horrible. I assume you are ok?

WOW! Sorry to hear that! You didn't get hurt?

no i am luckily perfectly fine. heres a funny thing. Only the passanger airbags went off.



Ill post pics tomorrow it looks like zeus took a bite out of my ***.

I'm hoping you got a plate, otherwise you would have been better off stopping and asking for witnesses.

^^ this...
Hope your ok and everything gets worked out, but I couldn't imagine leaving the scene then trying to file a report later with that kind of dmg...

Holy crap, I can't believe you got hit and run like that! I'm glad you're okay, I hope they get that a-hole =(

It's going to be hard to catch him if you don't have a plate. But I hope you at least got witnesses. If not, it's gonna be a a b*tch working this out and convincing the cops and insurance.

just follow the trail of ****** up car parts being flung down the highway

Any reason why you didn't call police and insurance when you got home instead of posting online? This baffles me.

Tough
 

Thats gonna be real tough to get the cops to buy off on this one. Should have never...NEVER left the scene. Glad you are fine, but shouldnt have left the scene.

DinoJ, I'm with CPD and just to let you know you should have NEVER left the scene.. and you should have called the us immediately... it kinda makes it easier for us to catch whoever did this to you.. so they pay instead of you through ur insurance.. what highway were you on ?

I know I shouldnt have left the scene originally I did it to try and catch up to the guy to see if I could get a plate but he was long gone. Wether the police believe it or not, Insurance should still pay for it right shouldn't they? I mean even if it was my fault they still would have, yes?

This wasn't on a highway zboi it was on tylersville right after mason middle school.

I just was so freaked out about the whole situation and I think I have/had a mild concussion and some whiplash. I dont know.. bad situation handled badly.

Oh and I do have a witness but he didnt get the plate number, hes my colleague from work.

Yes, insurance will pay but you will end up with a black mark on the policy as you were unable to identify the other vehicle. Whether it will result in any kind of insurance surcharge varies by state.

By law you typically have to call the police to the scene if there is more than $1000 in damage and file a full report within 24 hours (again this varies by state). The police would have checked your vehicle for the initial impact damage looking for paint etc to collaborate your story.

Damn, That sucks.

When I got hit. First thing is to look for the plate, like a natural reflex.

Premium increase is gonna suck also. Did you atleast get the make/model?? Anything.......

Glad to hear you're ok. Now on with the pics!

It's hard for me to believe that you posted to this forum before calling the police. After getting rear-ended on a wet road, hitting the median, two trees, and a lamp post. Then the guy who hits you takes off and you try to catch him until you realize you have a flat. I understand the spur-of-the-moment reactions, but I don't understand how you drove home with a flat without calling the police first. If you did fix your flat first, how in that time did you not think to call the police? You do have a cell phone, right?

I think your lie'n. How do you drive the car home "looking like it was crushed in half by Zeus, and a flat"

I mean it sounds serious enough for ANY logical person to immidiatly call the cops...even if you tried to 'chase' him down - you would have then pulled over at the time where you realized you couldnt catch him.

The whole thing sounds so weird...and you have time to post on a forum to get input FIRST? Are you sure your not the one that hit and ran?

This might sound a bit harsh but I work with alot of policemen and its like second nature for me to ask questions like this...

Oh ya - while you were trying to chase him down, how dont you even know what kind of car/truck, make/model/color ANYTHING?? Let me guess, super foggy and visibility reduced to 15 feet ?

EDIT: Dispite this, I do hope/am glad that you are OK, as that ofcoarse is the most important thing.

Well, look at the time of his post. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I would surmise that it was dark, thus making it even more difficult to identify the truck(?) But I agree that taking the time to fix the flat in order to drive home (if that's what he did) but not calling the cops is a little strange.

Either way, DinoJ I want to say glad you're not hurt, but it sounds like maybe you are, so . . . get well soon?

If this is true, then...well, I guess I hope you're ok. But, I question even the REMOTE idea of leaving the scene of an accident to try to chase someone? As soon as you realized you had a flat, you should have stopped and called the police. What on earth were you thinking?

On the other hand...you drove all the way home and didn't call the cops? Thats even more silly.

I'm sorry, I find this post very shifty to say the least, and if I was an insurance adjuster I'd immediately question it.

Ok, from my perspective ( CPD)... I know you already know this but, number one honestly you were wrong, you shouldnt have left at all.. second I know it was raining hard and dark and that made it difficult to see a make/model clearly, but give me something a color.,.. truck, car something...third why in the heck were you posting on here as opposed to calling the nearest district.. its too late now dont bother just go through your insurance .. again as everyone stated your premium is going to to go sky high but you live and you learn..you know for next time...again im not saying you are being supicious just going about things in the wrong way...

As an insurance person or a cop my thought on this matter would be that:

Driver was playing around in the rain. Lost control, crashed.

Drove home, went to internet to fabricate excuse.

Need to see some pics of the damage.....the pic will explain it all......


i would have called the police and just tow the car back home....not worth driving on a flat back home......and definitely wouldn't feel like installing the spare at a time like that.....it would wise to see a Dr after something like that...neck pains suck and back pain....

Yep, learned the lesson the hard way. NEVER leave the scene. fortunately for me, there was absolutely no damage to my car on the hit and run. I also got the guy's plate and was able to call in some favors and get the information I needed to...-nevermind about that last part.

sucks about your car though man. hopefully things work out for you.

over here, if it's a small hit and run....you gotta go to the police station, but something like that being rammed off the road...... that's bigger than a small hit and run fender bender....

Take it easy guys. Why would anybody lie about that? The only reason I think makes sense (credit to DannyGT) is if he was the guy who did the hit and run - to gain perspective on what chances the other guy has of catching him... But if that was the case then how would he end up with a smashed rear-end? He said he'll post pics. It should be easy to tell if he was rear-ended, right? I guess he could have damage to rear from something else, but insurance would definitely be able to tell the difference, so that's kind of a moot point.

And why would he not just say he called the police from the scene if he was pretending to be the other guy? I mean that's what most people would do.

As far as posting on the internet to cover your ***, I seriously doubt an insurance company cares about that. I can just see them saying "well, he posted in an online forum that it was a hit and run so it must be true." lol.

I think it was just a stupid mistake. A lot of people don't think straight during and immediately after serious accidents. You would think he could basic identifying features, but again, if you are rear-ended in the rain, at night, not expecting it at all, and it happens with such force and speed that you spin out and hit the median and a couple trees, it is plausible that he he didn't catch anything.

I don't know why in the hell he would drive off without contacting the police, it does seem retarded, but maybe he was DUI or had drugs in the car and just didn't want to admit that part.

I can tell if he was rear ended or not ..no prob.. as far as having other stuff in the car (illegal contraband) I cant speak on that.. and being DUI possibly idk.. but none of that matters at this point for him.. as I stated there is no point in going to us to have us look for him right now quite honestly.. just file a report to the station for insurance purposes.

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getting crowded in here..... we can't make any assumptions til the pics are posted.

^ there ya go calling out all the lurkers :) I agree with the majority consensus here, I'm just keeping my mouth shut since it's a kinda sensitive topic.

^^ same here......don't want to insult the guy....maybe he did get rammed.....

Yeah, I don't really want to come off like a jerk about it. Just glad he's OK and will wait for pics.

I thought u guys carried guns for this sort of thing?

How you let someone drive in the back of you? were you still breaking it in?

Who's 'you guys'? Shooting at a fleeing vehicle, even after an accident, is a pretty big felony no-no everywhere around the US that I've looked.

Oh, and right, as soon as the car is broken in, everyone should always be a dot in the rear view mirror. Got it.

Grow up :icon14:

Unfortunately that’s a common misconception people from the UK have about the US. I’m from the UK and now live in Dallas, no matter what the papers say back there or what you think, no, that is not how it is in reality.
Bit of a silly thing to say really.

I did somewhat expect this kind of reaction. Maybe i explained it badly. The reason I instinctively left the scene was to try and catch up and get a plate from the guy. My whole rear end was ****** so i didnt know i had a flat tire until I got home, The car drove but theres so much wrong I couldnt make out flat tire, or plastic blocking the wheel in the wheel well, or anything really, because it felt like... I had just gone backwards at 40mph into a tree. Anyway, as soon as i was hit I did a 180 into the median so by the time I could see or drive he was long gone I had no chance at all to see him. And the visibility wasnt too bad but not amazing, it was dark and raining but i could have seen him had I had the chance. Yes i know it was stupid to leave the scene i've said that but as i've said also I was very much in shock and not thinking straight. No contraband to hide or DUI, anything like that, just very stupid judgement. Today I did file a report and actually got a fine for leaving the scene which i did expect. Pics coming as soon as i get home. Hope this clears some of the questions up.

Dinoj, we've all done stupid stuff. The important thing is that you weren't hurt. The car is repairable, and if not, replaceable. You aren't!! Hope you can get the car repaired and back on the road soon.

so, any pics of it......

I am sorry you got hit but am happy you are ok. I hope that guy gets caught..

So, the moment you've all been waiting for - The pictures from the accident. Sorry it took so long.

Those pics are painful to look at. Any update on your condition? Did you get checked out yet? You previously said something about a possible concussion and whiplash.