So I got in an accident at 12pm today. The street lights were out, all flashing red. This was a really busy intersection also, right next to a freeway. Cars were honking and people were having problems turning and what have you. I am trying to return a video due in like 10 min (noon).
I just pulled up to the stop light to take a left. I was thinking, "what the hell is going on here". I was just watching the traffic for 10 seconds, figuring out when I should make a u turn just to get the hell out of there(just sitting there, not rolling). a second later, this old lady in a brown American car is taking a left turn to go on the opposite direction from where I would go if I were trying to go straight. Hard to explain, but she was right in front of me when she was turning. She was turning like she had a green light. The problem with this is that there were cars going straight on my left, so she slamed into a red crown vic, making a huge dent in his door. I look close at the driver of this brown car, it is an old lady, flailing her arms (not even on the wheel) and screaming it looked like in her car. She then seems to accidently hit the gas after bouncing off of the crown vic (her tires were squealing after hitting the vic) and then slaming into me, nearly head on, a little more on the drivers side.
I slide 45* to the right, touching this new, nice looking black car on my right, the brown car also touches it. The black car's door is also dented in hardcore like the vic's. The was also a green van involved which was behind me, I slid lightly into it, you can see the scrape on the right rear bumper, nothing light about the damage there though.
The cops came 10 min. later, and they are calling it a state-something accident, he explained that doing it this way would cause less hassle. The cops then took down everyones information so they could make a report. They said that this report would be mailed to me in 7-10 days, but he said I may be able to pick it up sooner. (2-3 days) I have a # to call to check if it is done. What that will tell me is the old lady's insurance phone # so I can get a check from her insurance company. The whole front bumper was torn up and bent up, it fell off after the lady backed up and the black car moved, we (the cops and I) just put it in the trunk.
Right now, the car was towed to a body shop called LeMettys or some thing like that. I went there to get some of the stuff I forgot, garage door opener, CD's etc. The place seemed really clean and tiety, there was a newer BMW and an audi along with a few newer trucks that were smashed up. The AAA tow guy recommended it. I am hoping that because it was 100% the old lady's fault, that her insurance will cover mine and everyone elses damages. In reality though, I would think that the defective lights are to blame, they are the true cause of the collusion. All I really care about though it that my car looks the exact same or better when this is all over. Also that the alignment is not off at all, the metal thing behind the bumper was bent in, that may cause problems that I hope will be fixed. Nothing was leaking. Here are a few pics of before.
One of the cops took 18 after pictures, but I don't have those yet, I will probably get them sometime. Basically, the bumper is missing and the headlights are cracked and the drivers side fender is screwed also.
I want to make something more clear, I only have liabilty coverage from Farmers, but one of the cops said that I shouldent report it if I don't need to. He said to call the lady's insurance and basically ask them for a check that the repairs cost. Should I get a check for the estimite or of the final repair price? Is this how everything will go?
This has now motivated me to do my "Issue's" paper in english on why old people (65+) should be required to take a driving test every year. I'll see if they will let me get those after pics they took when I get a copy of the police report. After the accident, she asked me, "What happened?" I said, "The lights are out". She was really confused.... :nixweiss
I went to http://www.pearsonautobody.com Hopefully I can have AAA tow me to there. The costs will be free, I just hope that the old lady's insurance doesnt make a limit to how much I can spend or make me go to a certain body shop. Anyone have any experiance with my situation? I really want it to end up flawless, this accident was 100% not my fault, I just sat there and got slamed.
I just pulled up to the stop light to take a left. I was thinking, "what the hell is going on here". I was just watching the traffic for 10 seconds, figuring out when I should make a u turn just to get the hell out of there(just sitting there, not rolling). a second later, this old lady in a brown American car is taking a left turn to go on the opposite direction from where I would go if I were trying to go straight. Hard to explain, but she was right in front of me when she was turning. She was turning like she had a green light. The problem with this is that there were cars going straight on my left, so she slamed into a red crown vic, making a huge dent in his door. I look close at the driver of this brown car, it is an old lady, flailing her arms (not even on the wheel) and screaming it looked like in her car. She then seems to accidently hit the gas after bouncing off of the crown vic (her tires were squealing after hitting the vic) and then slaming into me, nearly head on, a little more on the drivers side.
I slide 45* to the right, touching this new, nice looking black car on my right, the brown car also touches it. The black car's door is also dented in hardcore like the vic's. The was also a green van involved which was behind me, I slid lightly into it, you can see the scrape on the right rear bumper, nothing light about the damage there though.
The cops came 10 min. later, and they are calling it a state-something accident, he explained that doing it this way would cause less hassle. The cops then took down everyones information so they could make a report. They said that this report would be mailed to me in 7-10 days, but he said I may be able to pick it up sooner. (2-3 days) I have a # to call to check if it is done. What that will tell me is the old lady's insurance phone # so I can get a check from her insurance company. The whole front bumper was torn up and bent up, it fell off after the lady backed up and the black car moved, we (the cops and I) just put it in the trunk.
Right now, the car was towed to a body shop called LeMettys or some thing like that. I went there to get some of the stuff I forgot, garage door opener, CD's etc. The place seemed really clean and tiety, there was a newer BMW and an audi along with a few newer trucks that were smashed up. The AAA tow guy recommended it. I am hoping that because it was 100% the old lady's fault, that her insurance will cover mine and everyone elses damages. In reality though, I would think that the defective lights are to blame, they are the true cause of the collusion. All I really care about though it that my car looks the exact same or better when this is all over. Also that the alignment is not off at all, the metal thing behind the bumper was bent in, that may cause problems that I hope will be fixed. Nothing was leaking. Here are a few pics of before.
One of the cops took 18 after pictures, but I don't have those yet, I will probably get them sometime. Basically, the bumper is missing and the headlights are cracked and the drivers side fender is screwed also.
I want to make something more clear, I only have liabilty coverage from Farmers, but one of the cops said that I shouldent report it if I don't need to. He said to call the lady's insurance and basically ask them for a check that the repairs cost. Should I get a check for the estimite or of the final repair price? Is this how everything will go?
This has now motivated me to do my "Issue's" paper in english on why old people (65+) should be required to take a driving test every year. I'll see if they will let me get those after pics they took when I get a copy of the police report. After the accident, she asked me, "What happened?" I said, "The lights are out". She was really confused.... :nixweiss
I went to http://www.pearsonautobody.com Hopefully I can have AAA tow me to there. The costs will be free, I just hope that the old lady's insurance doesnt make a limit to how much I can spend or make me go to a certain body shop. Anyone have any experiance with my situation? I really want it to end up flawless, this accident was 100% not my fault, I just sat there and got slamed.
