DOHC1
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Story time:
about 5 years ago, my car was parked on the street in a residential neighborhood. One side of the street had houses, and the other side was trees etc. My car was parked on the tree side of the street. When I got back to my car, the entire rear left corner was smashed ( quarter panel side of the tail light, and side of the bumper). No note.
I called the police, and they said just fill out a report and call insurance..but I would need to find the driver to make sure my rates don't go up.
Through power of deduction, I realised that the only way someone could hit my car in this angle would be from exiting the driveway of the house across the street. My friend who I was visiting told me that the person in that house drives a silver car, so I ring the doorbell and speak to the 50 year old lady.
Me: "Hi, someone exiting your house in a silver car hit my car, and the police need to speak to the driver"
Her: "What..? I dont know what you're talking about, look my silver car is in the garage, and there is no damage"
Her car was in pristine condition
Me: Hmm, thats odd. My friend was smoking out front and says he saw a silver car hit it. Must not have been you, sorry..I'll just call the officer and ask him if he ran the plate number yet"
Her: Plate number?
Me: Yeah he got the plate, but the police told me to come back in 24 hours in case the person reports to the collision center.
Her: Oh.... give me your phone number... I'll give you a call if anyone else saw anything
I found this odd, but I left the number regardless.
Within 10 mins of leaving the house, her friend calls me taking responsibility for hitting the car. Her excuse for not leaving a note: I had no paper (***** your friends house is 10 feet away!). Her husband then continues to ask me why I am getting the police involved etc and that they will just pay out of pocket.
My bluff had paid off:lmao:Turns out, the visiting friend who hit me also had a silver car.
I kept the police updated with everything as it unfolded.
The next day, I get 2 estimates of around $3000, and the husband starts saying its too much. At this point, I have the phone number, and plate of the car. They refused to give name, address, DL# etc. As soon as I told the officer that they were f*cking around, the cop went over to her house, charged her with hit and run + a few more tickets, and hand delivered the collision report to my house.
Insurance fixed the car, and rates didnt go up.
Moral of the story: Find Joe. Sometimes you need to do the police leg work yourself; they simply dont have the resources. Just keep speaking to the officers in the police station and keep them updated.
about 5 years ago, my car was parked on the street in a residential neighborhood. One side of the street had houses, and the other side was trees etc. My car was parked on the tree side of the street. When I got back to my car, the entire rear left corner was smashed ( quarter panel side of the tail light, and side of the bumper). No note.
I called the police, and they said just fill out a report and call insurance..but I would need to find the driver to make sure my rates don't go up.
Through power of deduction, I realised that the only way someone could hit my car in this angle would be from exiting the driveway of the house across the street. My friend who I was visiting told me that the person in that house drives a silver car, so I ring the doorbell and speak to the 50 year old lady.
Me: "Hi, someone exiting your house in a silver car hit my car, and the police need to speak to the driver"
Her: "What..? I dont know what you're talking about, look my silver car is in the garage, and there is no damage"
Her car was in pristine condition
Me: Hmm, thats odd. My friend was smoking out front and says he saw a silver car hit it. Must not have been you, sorry..I'll just call the officer and ask him if he ran the plate number yet"
Her: Plate number?
Me: Yeah he got the plate, but the police told me to come back in 24 hours in case the person reports to the collision center.
Her: Oh.... give me your phone number... I'll give you a call if anyone else saw anything
I found this odd, but I left the number regardless.
Within 10 mins of leaving the house, her friend calls me taking responsibility for hitting the car. Her excuse for not leaving a note: I had no paper (***** your friends house is 10 feet away!). Her husband then continues to ask me why I am getting the police involved etc and that they will just pay out of pocket.
My bluff had paid off:lmao:Turns out, the visiting friend who hit me also had a silver car.
I kept the police updated with everything as it unfolded.
The next day, I get 2 estimates of around $3000, and the husband starts saying its too much. At this point, I have the phone number, and plate of the car. They refused to give name, address, DL# etc. As soon as I told the officer that they were f*cking around, the cop went over to her house, charged her with hit and run + a few more tickets, and hand delivered the collision report to my house.
Insurance fixed the car, and rates didnt go up.
Moral of the story: Find Joe. Sometimes you need to do the police leg work yourself; they simply dont have the resources. Just keep speaking to the officers in the police station and keep them updated.
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