Got rear ended

itBurns

When I got into my accident (Guy decided to throw his truck into reverse at a stop light and drive up on my hood), I called the police right then and there.

The guy gave me his info and left, but I waited there for the police to arrive.

It's always best to get a police report in as soon as possible (Preferably at the scene of the accident) so stories can't get tossed and turned.

Best of luck, and sorry to see it happen to you

Also oddly enough, when my father got into an accident a few years ago .. some kid thinking he was cool in his Maxima in the snow T-boned him .. they went through insurance and (of course) it was the kids fault. However, it is on my dads driving report that he was involved in an accident so when he was searching for motorcycle insurance last year, some places were quoting him ridiculous high prices just because he was in an accident, even though he was at no fault. Insurance companies are sketchy. I never had that issue.

Justice97

This is always a gut call to me and since it is a nice sports car, OP made the right call.
I rear ended a firebird in a pontiac about 10 yrs ago. I asked them not to involve police because I was throwing up and didn't want to wait. I had a fever and blah blah. Anyway I told insurance the truth when they called to verify and I never heard another word. Rates never went up either. Not a lot of damage though.

I too had a vehicle back over my hood. This was my 280, never called the cops never got insurance involved, until he realized i was not allowing my hood to be drilled and bondo crammed in it. I demanded a new hood and bumper and he was like ok, insurance will take it. He fessed up honestly and his insurance covered it.

I barely bumped a lady at a yield and she had to have the cops involved. Being a young kid I did not have insurance because I was unemployed and well those were the times for a poor mexican kid. Wasted my day and cost me a couple hundred(no insurance ticket) over a light bump, she threatened to sue for whiplash and take my car away. The cop laughed because there was no damage and laid into the lady. What a stupid woman.

I can understand why people don't want police involved, insurance though, I don't understand that at all.