LiKe WhOa!
12-01-2004, 05:32 AM
i was driving down to fry's tonite to buy a fan for my computer. there was TONS of traffic on all of the highways (it was about 6:15pm). i took the 15S toward Aero Drive to get to fry's and at the exit right before aero i'm at a dead stop look in my rearview mirror to find someone barrelling toward me. i say "@#$%" and the next thing you know he slams into me at about 20mph. this pushes my car about 6 feet into the guy in front of me and bump him. he hit me so hard that my hat flew off and my seat got knocked back a few knotches. myself and the guy in front pull over to the highway/exit divide and put on our emergency lights. as i get out of the car to see if the guy is ok, the car that hit me zooms ahead and down the highway. i started to chase after him in traffic on foot because he doesn't pull to the shoulder when i realize i forgot to put on the e-brake in my car and it starts rolling. the guy that i bumped into saw him fly by as well but there was no way we could catch him. we did not get a make or model of the vehicle because he took off so fast, but it was a white car. i immediately call 911 where i'm waiting about 3-4 minutes before the operator picks up my call and report the accident. after dealing with them, i exchange info with the other driver and inspect the damage to both of our cars.
he had no visible damage to his rear bumper and says that i don't need to worry about his car. my front bumper is pushed back slightly and the hood does not fit flush, but my rear is all kinds of @#$%. the taillights are popped out and one is broken, the passenger rear quarter panel is bent (not sure about the drivers side, my bumper is finished and is rubbing into my rear tires, my exhaust is scuffed up and possibly bent, the piece between the bumper and trunk is totalled, the trunk lid itself is slightly bent and will not close now, the trunk area is all mangled up and it looks like my frame may be slightly bent. my neck and back are tweaked out of wack and i'm walking a bit stiff. my neck is especially sore.
anyway, needless to say, i'm a lotta bit pissed, but at this point, there's not a whole lot i can do about it. i'm gonna have to pay my deductible of about $500 for uninsured motorist insurance to either get my car fixed, or depending on what the adjuster says, to total it. i estimate that it will cost upwards of $6000-7000 to fix (on BMW hourly rates). it's an E36 M3 btw. hopefully somebody who saw the hit and run took down his license plate number and reported it. i will sue the guy if i ever find him. well, that was my night. i'll post pics once i take some.
he had no visible damage to his rear bumper and says that i don't need to worry about his car. my front bumper is pushed back slightly and the hood does not fit flush, but my rear is all kinds of @#$%. the taillights are popped out and one is broken, the passenger rear quarter panel is bent (not sure about the drivers side, my bumper is finished and is rubbing into my rear tires, my exhaust is scuffed up and possibly bent, the piece between the bumper and trunk is totalled, the trunk lid itself is slightly bent and will not close now, the trunk area is all mangled up and it looks like my frame may be slightly bent. my neck and back are tweaked out of wack and i'm walking a bit stiff. my neck is especially sore.
anyway, needless to say, i'm a lotta bit pissed, but at this point, there's not a whole lot i can do about it. i'm gonna have to pay my deductible of about $500 for uninsured motorist insurance to either get my car fixed, or depending on what the adjuster says, to total it. i estimate that it will cost upwards of $6000-7000 to fix (on BMW hourly rates). it's an E36 M3 btw. hopefully somebody who saw the hit and run took down his license plate number and reported it. i will sue the guy if i ever find him. well, that was my night. i'll post pics once i take some.