Hit and run...

[Arizona_928]

There's a special place in hell for sobs that cause accidents and make a run for it...

[masraum]

Yep

[herr_oberst]

Tell us more! Did they cause an accident and get away unscathed, potentially ignorant of the fact that damage was done, or did they know full well that damage was done and they chose to run away?

[pwd72s]

Should be. Friend who lives in Salem Oregon related what a cop told him. Many fender benders are caused by no license/no insurance illegals. Cars bought under fake names. If an accident, they bail and run, abandon the car.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Should be. Friend who lives in Salem Oregon related what a cop told him. Many fender benders are caused by no license/no insurance illegals. Cars bought under fake names. If an accident, they bail and run, abandon the car.

Exactly the case when I was a passenger in a vehicle that was hit&run.

Our vehicle was able to drive off and chase, but a red light was run that we did not follow because of cross traffic.

Long story short, the guy tried to dive into a parking lot just around the bend after that light. He hit a parked police car with the officer inside. Police officer chased and called in friends.

After giving up on winning a car chase guy jumped from still moving truck and ran off into the woods.

Police hunted him with dogs, took him to jail.

I would have never found out about this because their was a jurisdiction line where the police that apprehended him had no idea about the earlier incident just seconds before. I was sitting in a waiting room at a chiropractor's office in about 50 minutes away next to the officer that got hit as he was waiting on his wife.

He was talking on the phone, describing a hit and run chase that sounded eerily similar. Same night, same time, same color and make of truck, same color of shirt of driver.

[David]

It can work in your favor too. I was 16 in 1983 when I had my first accident. I was following other cars thru a left turn, realized too late that i didn’t have right of way and t-boned a car coming the other way. They looked at me and took off apparently not wanting to speak to police. I drove off but my mom insisted I report it to the police. At the police station the cop said if I’m not reporting it to insurance I shouldn’t report it to the police either and sent me on my way.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Tell us more! Did they cause an accident and get away unscathed, potentially ignorant of the fact that damage was done, or did they know full well that damage was done and they chose to run away?

I wish this was a beater I could care less about.
Cut off on the highway in the fast lane this morning. I caused significant damage to the sobs car. Busted out the back window which then was deposited into my condenser. Popped his trunk up, and broke at least one tail light. Judging from the amount of red plastic in my radiator area. But evidently I didn't hit him hard enough to disable the car from running away... As that's what he did. Lady behind me stopped and was an excellent witness for the copper, but doesn't mean anything when you don't have the other guy's insurance to pin. Dirt bags.


Everything on that front end is kaput. Rad, intercooler, oil cooler, condenser, core support as the rad is shoved into the fan, headlight, buckled fender, Lower tab on the frame rail bent, and looks like the tow hook it a few degrees off. Anyone want to take a stab at the estimate?!

[1967KaiserM715]

Cost me (my insurance) $5000 to replace a taillight on a 2012 subaru.... so I'm guessing close to $20,000 for all your issues. Provided no major frame damage (typically a full write off)

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[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Should be. Friend who lives in Salem Oregon related what a cop told him. Many fender benders are caused by no license/no insurance illegals. Cars bought under fake names. If an accident, they bail and run, abandon the car.

Same thing happens in Florida.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by AZ_porschekid

I wish this was a beater I could care less about.
Cut off on the highway in the fast lane this morning. I caused significant damage to the sobs car. Busted out the back window which then was deposited into my condenser. Popped his trunk up, and broke at least one tail light. Judging from the amount of red plastic in my radiator area. But evidently I didn't hit him hard enough to disable the car from running away... As that's what he did. Lady behind me stopped and was an excellent witness for the copper, but doesn't mean anything when you don't have the other guy's insurance to pin. Dirt bags.


Everything on that front end is kaput. Rad, intercooler, oil cooler, condenser, core support as the rad is shoved into the fan, headlight, buckled fender, Lower tab on the frame rail bent, and looks like the tow hook it a few degrees off. Anyone want to take a stab at the estimate?!

So you rear ended the other car..

[gacook]

Which, in Arizona, is almost always automatically your fault (partial, at a minimum). You got lucky that they ran away, or you'd be paying his bills, too.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

So you rear ended the other car..

Yeah he cut me off and I slammed into him on the interstate. Like I said I have a really good witness that was following directly behind me. As the highway cop said don't worry about fault. You have a solid witness. Wasn't ticketed. Most damage is to that right frame rail.

[1967KaiserM715]

Originally Posted by gacook

Which, in Arizona, is almost always automatically your fault (partial, at a minimum). You got lucky that they ran away, or you'd be paying his bills, too.

New Hampshire has the same law, the only way around it is to be able to prove failure to yield to oncoming traffic, or failure to ensure clear right of way.

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[Tervuren]

Seems to me you could send Wayne to prowl around shops and find a car with matching damage.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Tervuren

Seems to me you could send Wayne to prowl around shops and find a car with matching damage.

Shops!
I can guarantee that car is in a scrap yard by now.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Friend who lives in Salem Oregon related what a cop told him. Many fender benders are caused by no license/no insurance illegals. Cars bought under fake names. If an accident, they bail and run, abandon the car.

We need more undocumented hit and run drivers... Aw, lets avoid PARF.

[Rick Lee]

And this is why I run a dash cam.

[jcommin]

I just experienced this last Monday at 1 am in the morning. My car was parked and got hit. A neighbor called 911 and the police came out. The neighbor gave me photos and video of the police and car. I presumed a report was made - I go to my car at 7 am to go to work to find my car has been hit and there is a tow truck read to hook it away. They told me the police called them because the car was pushed into the street and was obstructing traffic.

I call the police only to learn there was no report made and there is no incident reported from the 911 call. I learned from my neighbor that the police office took the driver with him. No record of anything. I go to the police to report the accident, show them the pictures and ask about the 911 call. The response I get that yes, all 911 calls are recorded and I can get this from the Freedom of Information Act and that needs to be requested by me. Otherwise, I can go to the desk sargent who will take to the desk commander from that evening who can talk to the officer who responded to the call.

After they ran the plate, I got an address of the driver and learned the car was not reported stolen. The police offered no knowledge of the towing company. My car was struck in their pound for 4 days before I went there to get my car.

This has not been fun - what I learned. I got issues with the police department, and the towing company. I'm refraining from I really feel.

I just want my car fixed!!!

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

And this is why I run a dash cam.

I have been procrastinating buying one. They're ironically only 30ish dollars at Wal-Mart.

[Arizona_928]

I have an update. I have the sobs license plate. Was shoved into and under my grill...
Gonna call the police in a few, but maybe my insurance as well.