According to the police, this guy was leaving some sort of Laotian celebration.
His hair was covered in cake and shaving cream.
And sorry about your Explorer!
Oh I didn't realize you weren't in the car, and it was just parked!
Years ago I also had a drunk run into my Explorer, which was parked in front of my house on a dead end street in a sleepy suburban neighborhood. Go figure? Even the cops were like "what are the odds of that"? He tried to drive away also, but fortunately he messed up his steering in whacking into my truck and couldn't turn around and get away. It was some young college kid who had been partying hard and was coming to find some girl who supposedly lived in my neighborhood. It was his 1st offence, but because he tried to drive away they took away his license for 3 years. My Exploder wasn't too badly damaged and was easily fixable, but unfortunately it ended up costing me later down the road when I sold it and it had an accident on it's record. Resale is one of those hidden costs of being in an accident.
Just a scrape on my knee from putting him down
No injuries, my car was unoccupied, parked on the side of my apt.
and you know drunk drivers, they always manage to walk away from an accident without even a scratch.
He got a good distance away.
drove to the end of the street, made a left, going the wrong way on a one way street, traveled two blocks where he made a right, and parked, barely missing another parked car.
Whoa, that thing took a hit! Sucks man, but lucky you weren't in it so you didn't get hurt. Nice job on chasing him down and just holding on to him until the cops arrived. I sure hope you come out on on the good end of the settlement.
Have they got you a rental car yet? Some ins companies can get you one that is billed directly to them. Dunno if it's true, but someone once told me that when they've given you a rental that they're paying for it gives them a little extra incentive to not sit on your claim. Different companies and states work differently though, so you might want to check to make sure you're not upfronting them money, and that they don't have some maximum coverage you need to be aware of.
Hope it all goes well.
No offer of a rental, I didnt request one either.
I spoke to the adjuster once, monday afternoon.
Called today and it went straight to voicemail.
I'll call my companies adjuster on my next break.
get him to give them a call.
In a case like this there's no question of fault, so there's no reason for you to be inconvenienced by it and more than you have too. Dunno if you have another vehicle or not, but if not definitely get them to provide you with some temporary wheels. Plus it puts them on the clock paying for it while they dicker around with your claim. I hope they do right by you.
Soooo, what's your next vehicle going to be?
My 1988 Mustang 5.0 was taken from me while parked on the street and hit by a drunk driver as well.
Also, a couple years ago a guy on a black CBR street bike ran into my parked 2005 Ford Escape and totaled it. About $9k in damage. I helped the guy to the curb and then went inside to call 911 and the guy ran off!!! Turns out the bike was stolen.
I'm born and raised in San Diego, I know what you mean. I've had 3 parked vehicles hit while unattended in my life, 2 of them a total loss and one had about $4,200 in repairs to get it back on the road. I don't park on streets anymore if I can help it.
Wow that really sucks, hopefully everything works out.
Jeez I am surprised he was able to "run" off. Looks like he would have been pretty badly off from that.Soooo, what's your next vehicle going to be?
My 1988 Mustang 5.0 was taken from me while parked on the street and hit by a drunk driver as well.
Also, a couple years ago a guy on a black CBR street bike ran into my parked 2005 Ford Escape and totaled it. About $9k in damage. I helped the guy to the curb and then went inside to call 911 and the guy ran off!!! Turns out the bike was stolen.
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