Hit and Run in Palos Verdes

Jarrett88 · 03-11-2004, 01:04 PM

If you havent checked out the thread already i will link it to you. I take the long way home.
Long story short i am looking for a 90's Ford Taurus SHO Black in color with body damage and paint transfer (guards red) on the back drivers side 1/2. This accident occured in PV on PV Drive west going south, but i highly doubt this individual lives in PV. I believe probably in wilmington, harbor city, and San Pedro areas are my best chances. Police have been notified, so will see how that works out.

GrindingGears · 03-11-2004, 01:06 PM

Once again, I'll keep my eyes out for it.....those cowardly bastards...

MIK911 · 03-11-2004, 09:41 PM

That's messed up. I work in that area,so will keep an eye out.
Good luck

Mike
'86 coupe

Sonic dB · Sonic dB's Garage

Jarrett...sorry to hear about that incident. I hope you catch the bastard.

I dont like making generalizations...but out here in So Cal, the worst, most selfish and irresponsible drivers reside. Lots of jerks with no regard for anything other than to get to their destination as fast as possible. I got rear ended last week... luckily the damage was minor....but I do expect it to happen again. Its just the nature of things out here...too many cars on the roads to begin with, half of the people are irresponsible drivers.

Hope i dont sound too bitter...

swbsam · 03-12-2004, 05:06 AM

sorry to here about your accident, but even if you had gotten a plate number you may not have been able to do anything about it .

many years ago I was driving home from king harbor towing my boat I was on the harbor fwy and I'm in the right lane I see a guy coming up an on ramp in a Chevy luv truck, at that point something tells me he's going to pull in right after I go buy and hit my boat but on my left is an eighteen wheeler and there was no where I could go so as I drive buy him he pulls out and hits my boat , so I slow down to pull over and the guy turns off his lights and drives around me and takes off, so I check my mirrors to make sure everything is still okay back there and then I go after him, he's in a POS luv truck and I'm driving my suburban so I catch up with him a few miles down the road, first my wife takes down the plate number then I start flashing my lights to try to get the guy to pull over, well he just speeds up and trys to loose me, were now going like 90 miles an hour my wife is on the cell trying to call the CHP and the guy pulls of the freeway and I follow him but at that point he starts running red lights and I'm not about to start going through red lights towing a boat so I pull over and check the damage to the boat and I 'm waiting for the CHP, well I'm sitting there for forty five minutes and no one shows up so I call the CHP and they say I can make a report the next day at any CHP office so I head for home two miles down the road as I get on the 10 FWY there's a bus turned over and every CHP and fire unit is there, now I know why no one showed up for my little fender bender, so the next day I'm at the CHP office I think okay I've got this guys plate number they will just go out and pick this guy up, after all it was hit and run ? well they want to know if I can identify the driver, and I tell them I didn't get a good look at him ,so they run the plates and the truck hasn't been registered in three years and after the insurance company investigates they find out that the last registered owner sold it and has no record of who it went to, by now I think you can tell where this is going anyway no one ever did anything and I got stuck with the insurance deductible and that as they say was that.

Jarrett88 · 03-12-2004, 08:11 AM

Thanks for the support everybody, Sam I have a feeling that even if i did get the License # i dont think this SOB would be registered, he/she is probably just a worker in the area. I am also sorry to hear about your boat, everytime i am towing my stand-ups or boat i am always sketchy about people merging and not looking behind my truck for what i am towing. My insurance company sucks the big one and I already get the feeling talking to them that they are going to try to blame me. The cop was real cool and said he is going to put in his report zero fault to me. The crazy thing was after i spun 180 degrees i looked at my skidmarks and they are all inside my lane. Oh and Sonic i know exactly how you feel, there were two cars that witnessed the incident directly and neither of them stopped. When i was turned facing the wrong direction in a cloud of tire smoke i was looking at one of them and he stared at me and then just F@#$ing left. It makes you question humanity, now i know why my father wants to move to Utah to retire at least people there give a *#$ about each other, i am just not into the 2.5% alcohol in your beer thing.

techweenie · techweenie's Garage

I hate it when passersby just ignore you.

The worst that happened to me was being hit hard ($8K worth) approximately 100' from a CHP officer who refused to walk over and 'get involved'(!)

At least the guy behind me stepped up & gave me his business card.

Jarrett88 · 03-16-2004, 03:10 PM

Here is an update on the porsche its hard to see the damage because of the lighting in the body shop

Jarrett88 · 03-16-2004, 03:13 PM

cant get pictures to work...

rcwaldo · 03-16-2004, 04:32 PM

this is another example why someone needs to invent a in car camera that records what is happening aorund you from inside your car. Something like only the last 30 minutes stay on the media..

Sorry to hear about this, really. I know how frustrating it is with hit and run drivers as my wife was rear ended by a tweeker female in a POS van. She did stop, got out and spoke with my wife. She stated whe was moving the next day to Oregon. She did give us her moms number. I called her mom, sure enough, she moved the next day. Her mom was a piece of work as well. Needless to say, we got nowhere with these people or our insurance company. Insurance says we need to PROVE she was uninsured before we can claim uninsured motorist. How is that possible? Police wouldn't do anything for us either....

AARRRRRGGGHHHHH!@!!!

DavidI · 03-16-2004, 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by swbsam
sorry to here about your accident, but even if you had gotten a plate number you may not have been able to do anything about it .

Respectfully, I disagree Sam. Being a cop here in SoCal, we would go after the bad guy from a law enforcement standpoint. We hate people like that more than most people because we see it so often. Most of us keep our faith in humanity because 98% of the people are honest hard working folk. I will keep an eye out for the bad guy and will put the message out to the troops!

Good luck Jarrett, David

911 · 03-16-2004, 04:40 PM

Jarrett88,

I've got my eyes open in the Torrance area for you. Sorry to hear about the hit & run.

Rich

swbsam · 03-16-2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DavidI
Respectfully, I disagree Sam. Being a cop here in SoCal, we would go after the bad guy from a law enforcement standpoint. We hate people like that more than most people because we see it so often. Most of us keep our faith in humanity because 98% of the people are honest hard working folk. I will keep an eye out for the bad guy and will put the message out to the troops!

Good luck Jarrett, David

I take it your not CHP ?

DavidI · 03-16-2004, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by swbsam
I take it your not CHP ?

No Sam......just an honest aggressive SoCal lawman with A LOT of friends.

As a team, maybe we can find the bad guy......

Victor · 03-16-2004, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DavidI
Respectfully, I disagree Sam. Being a cop here in SoCal, we would go after the bad guy from a law enforcement standpoint. We hate people like that more than most people because we see it so often. Most of us keep our faith in humanity because 98% of the people are honest hard working folk. I will keep an eye out for the bad guy and will put the message out to the troops!

That rocks, can you move to my neck of the woods?

Jarrett88 · 03-17-2004, 07:47 AM

Does anybody know what program i should use to make the picture files smaller so i can post them

RickM · RickM's Garage

Jarett,

Here you go... Porsche photo Photoshop Question

Jarrett88 · 03-17-2004, 09:22 AM

Lense of camera must have had some stuff on it, also its hard to see the car (lighting) with it being under a lift

banjomike · banjomike's Garage

Man this makes me so d@mn angry. It recalls the TWO times that my 944 was hit-and-run parked in front of my home! And the TWO times that my two Golfs were hit and run parked in front of another home of mine!!! But maybe this'll make you feel better.

My wife and I were driving in Berkeley one afternoon. I saw a POS chrysler K car pointing out from a parking spot on the side of the road. I noticed his reverse lights were on. Right after I passed he stomped the throttle and backed up HARD into some SUV behind him. I saw both cars lurch in my rearview. I stopped in the lane, put the hazards on and waited for a bit. I said to my wife, "I bet he tries to run." Sure enough he starts to pull out. So full of rage from the above mentioned 4 hit and runs, I got out and ran right at him and stopped in front of his car and yelled "you aren't going anywhere or it's hit and run!". I looked at his plates. I went around to his window which was cracked open and told him that I knew his plates and his face and he'd better not run. Sure enough he left. Then I stood aside and let him drive off. I wrote it all down and the victim soon came out. I gave her my info and the notes I made. I begged her not to let this go. "Go after him! Press charges! Please!" A few weeks after I got a call from the Berkeley PD and gave a statement. About a month after that they had me come down for a photo lineup. That was really hard because they picked 6 old white guys with beards and receding hair! I couldn't really call up a face i my memory. So I asked my self thin or round face? and crossed out the round ones. Grey, blond, or salt and pepper? Long hair or short? Eventually I narrowed it down. I must have picked the right one because months later I got a letter from the County saying that if I had a claim against some guy I'd never heard of that I had a month to file etc. I called them and asked what it was about, and they said a traffic accident on that day in Berkeley.

I NAILED that stinking SOB! God I hope he had to do time.

GrindingGears · 04:23 PM

What's up with the drivers in PV?

Here is my incident from today...

it occured on PV Drive North.

Ugly ugly SC bumpers...