So it is Saturday…a day off. I’m going to take it easy. I’ll start off by meeting Amy for lunch. So I spend the morning catching up on some things and finally get ready to go meet her around noon.
I walk out to my car and find my left front fender bashed in with a note on the windsheild. The note was from an eyewitness who said that just 20 minutes before I came out a Ruddock’s Termite Control truck had swerved into my car. She said the guy stopped but didn’t leave a note, so she followed him, wrote down his information (company telephone number and license plate number), and left it on my car. Not only was the fender bashed, but the wheel was scraped up too, the front bumper scratched up, and the back bumper scratched….
When I finally got ahold of the police (apparently they don’t like to answer the phone until you call ten times in a row), they actually sent out an officer fairly quickly. She took down all my information and said she would go to the Termite Company and see what happened. She told me she would call back Sunday, but she ended up calling around 9pm Saturday. She said that the driver reported the accident to his boss, and they were admitting to it. She said that the company has State Farm insurance, and they will forward her their account # (to give to me) on Monday.
Thank god for “Robbie” (the woman that left the truck’s info). Otherwise I’d be stuck with a hard choice. The damage will require the replacement (or a VERY good buff/paint job) of both bumpers, replacement of a wheel, and replacement of the fender body panel. All that ain’t gonna come cheap, and my deductable is $500. I shouldn’t have to pay a dime of it now though, so thank you “Robbie” for saving me $500. More actually…because my $3000 a year insurance premium would surely go up, but now I won’t even have to report it to my insurance (I think). Now I just have to make sure that the car repair place doesn’t use imitation parts on my baby. Too bad there is no 3C out here 😉
Here is a montage of my damage: http://www.andrewlorenzlong.com/cardamage.jpg
BUMMER, DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least you probably won’t ever get a deer in your lap like some do around here.
And here i was angry about someone letting the air out of my tire at wallyworld. after complaining to the security guard about it she said that its the new “prank” the kids are doing.
Hey, you should see if you can get the better grill out of this. Probably not, but its worth a shot.
But, isnt it illegal to leave the scene of the accident? and i dont think your insurance will go up if it wasnt your fault, and they dont have to pay. but you probably should tell them because as i understand it, if the repairs arent done properly your insurance will fight for you, and make sure you dont get screwed.