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MikeNice

01-14-2004, 08:50 PM

Leaving my apartment complex today, some stupid b!tch in a Ford Expedition plows into the back of me. She stopped for about 5 minutes, then when she realized my GF was hurt, she took off. I got the plate # and everything but lets see what happens. Since I only have liability and PIP, my insurance won't cover it if she isn't caught. I talked to a bud of mine that does body work for a living and he said it's about $1500 worth of damage. This blows especially since I have a bodykit on the way and everything. We spent the ight in the hospital getting some XRays mf of GF but they said all looks to be in order. They said there'll just be some soreness. Here's a few pics of my GA now. I'll explain each one.

Here you can see the newly created gar between the trunk lid and the hind quarter panel...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash1.jpg

Here you can see the lack of space between the trunk lid and rear quarter panel.

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash2.jpg

Here's a pic of the damage to the plate and the bumber. Check out the gap between the bumper and trunk lid...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash3.jpg

The right light is not straight. It's pushed up quite a bit...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash4.jpg

My bumper has a nice crack in it over here...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash5.jpg

Knocked the neon off. Still works tho, go figure...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash6.jpg

Underneath, you can see where the frame buckled...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash7.jpg

Another nice crack in the bumber. It's kinda hangin'...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash8.jpg

Another angle of the underside...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash9.jpg

You can see how puched in the bumper is...

http://www.uploadit.org/MikeNice/crash10.jpg

Grandam02chick

01-14-2004, 09:02 PM

damn that sucks hope they find the lady that rear-ended u and hope ur g/f feels better.

93GT

01-14-2004, 09:03 PM

Sorry to hear about that glad you and your gf are ok. Hope you catch up with that lady that did this.

Riley1123d

01-14-2004, 09:10 PM

OH MAN!! I'm glad she's okay, and if I were in your shoes.. as soon as that lady decided to take off.. well.. we'd just see how well a GA can keep up with a big SUV. She better get caught, I can understand people like.. panicing, but theres no excuse for leaving the scene of an accident, ESPECIALLY when somebody is hurt.

RyanB

01-14-2004, 09:27 PM

I am glad that you got her liceanse plate that will help alot and I am also glad to hear your gf is fine that is the most important thing.

Artic

01-14-2004, 09:53 PM

Glad ya are ok just hope they catch the person that done it

3 DeeJay

01-14-2004, 10:08 PM

dang.. tha blows.. atleast you guys are okay.. I'm still going to chiropractor care from my rear ending and its been 8 months and he still isnt releasing me.. how fast was she going?

MikeNice

01-14-2004, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by Riley1123d
OH MAN!! I'm glad she's okay, and if I were in your shoes.. as soon as that lady decided to take off.. well.. we'd just see how well a GA can keep up with a big SUV. She better get caught, I can understand people like.. panicing, but theres no excuse for leaving the scene of an accident, ESPECIALLY when somebody is hurt.

Well, if I was by myself, trust me, I would of been on her @ss. But since my GF was hurt and crying, I thought it was better to just stay put. She's more important than my car anyday...

Jordon'sGrandAm

01-14-2004, 10:29 PM

Dude that sucks, iam glad that you and your gf are ok and stuff. don't worrie about the car it can be replaced or fixed. i hope they catch the lady who did this.

TA^Guy

01-14-2004, 10:34 PM

Wow, doesn't look that bad until you see the structural damage.

Those damn soccer moms in their oversized SUVs.

grandam01

01-14-2004, 10:48 PM

Dude yeah if i got rear ended in my baby i would have chased her down in my ga and takin my baseball bat in the trunk out and pursuaded her to get outta her car. man im glad everyones ok and not horribly hurt. stupid suv soccer moms

Riley1123d

01-15-2004, 05:15 AM

I'm just curious, if you don't mind me asking, how was your gf hurt? Her back?

MikeNice

01-15-2004, 08:52 AM

She hurt her head and neck. The impact made her bang it in the windshield. She stopped most the impact with her hands tho.

Psi

01-15-2004, 09:39 AM

Oh man, that's brutal, I hope your GF gets better.
Get the cops out for this, they'll track down the vechical fairly well if you can provide them with the info they need (plate, type of SUV, ect (which u have all of)).
The cops will be able to get her to admit she did it, because she ran from the accident, she'll crack while the cops are interogating her.
Best of luck, best wishes for your gf as well.

gagt98driver

01-15-2004, 09:59 AM

Obligatory "screw the structural and frame damage and just get the cosmetic damaged fixed... pocket difference and profit" post that seems to pop up each time someone posts on here about an accident, particularly a rear ender.

Not that I'd condone this course of action since should you get into an accident in the future:
A) The car is less safe since there is pre-existing structural damage
B) The insurance companies will tell you to f-off for the most part because of the pre-existing damage which you refused to fix from the last accident.

That BTW looks like way more than $1500 in damage.

When I got rear ended in my 98GA there was no structural damage (not even to the foam core or internal steel of the bumper) and it still cost just a hair under $425 to fix the chips, scratches and small crack in the rear bumper cover and repaint.

With that frame damage you're also probably looking at internal damage to the foam core of the bumper and damage to the internal steel bumper brackets. I'd guess all said and done there is at least $2500 in damage to the car.

30thAnnGAGT

01-15-2004, 10:35 AM

I dont' know what it's like there, but in Michigan they take hit and runs VERY seriously.

Artic

01-15-2004, 10:46 AM

Aswell do they here in west virginia

MikeNice

01-15-2004, 11:29 AM

Especially when someones hurt. Well...like I said. I have a kit coming that I planned on putting on in a month so I don't know what to do about this now. If her insurance pays for the old stuff to be fixed, I'm just gonna be taking the bumpers off anyway and putting on the kit. How would I go about this? Would her insurance pay to get he kit on? I odn't know what to do....

2002GT

01-15-2004, 11:38 AM

Since it was a hit and run, I think you get estimates and then they write you a check... So if they write you a check for about $2000 you can do what you please... but think about long term too... are you going to want to sell your car with the kit on it in the future? that is the only problem i see... glad ot hear ur alright

PS- my friend goes to flagler in florida... NICE city!

MikeNice

01-15-2004, 01:36 PM

Well, I just got off the phone with the police. The tag came back as a legit tag but they still haven't made contact with the female. I'm hoping it's only a matter of time. Sonce the damage was estimated at $2000 by the cop, she has a warrant out for a felony hit-and-run. I'm praying she gets caught soon...

Originally posted by 2002GT
PS- my friend goes to flagler in florida... NICE city!

Yeah, this place is pretty damn cool. I like it better than Rhode Island where I used to live...

Riley1123d

01-15-2004, 01:58 PM

Good, I hope she gets caught, and once she does, make it hell for her.

3 DeeJay

01-15-2004, 02:10 PM

When I got rearended they sent a adjuster out to look at my car.. He was sent by the girl's insurance that hit me.. The only thing he wrote down was the bumper, although my quarter panel and whole exhaust system was also messed up.. They didn't want to pay for that.. So I got screwed over on my exhaust and my quarter panel just stayed the way it did when I traded it in. All the bumper supports were damaged and had to be replaced.. The car was done in 2 weeks.. the girls insurance however didn't pay them for another month and they wouldn't let me have the car until it was paid.. then we tried for 2 days to get a rental and finally we did.. it was a MESS.. esp when the insruance guy talked to me.. he was so rude to me, it was horrible.. I hated it.. They call like every 3 weeks and check to see if I'm done with the chiropractor.. I know the bill is around 900-1K bucks so far and we've had a hard time trying to get them to pay for anything.. it sucks.. good luck with the car deal and hopefully ur gf will be okay..

mom2mac

01-15-2004, 08:35 PM

with a plate # the police should be able to nab the B*TCH and she will get nailed to the wall for hit and run and I would push it big time if I were you.

Hope your girlfriend is alright, neck injuries can resurface years later so go after the witch for all she is worth!!!!

Good Luck!

MikeNice

01-15-2004, 09:02 PM

Tomorrow mornign I'm gonna call the cops, get all her info, then go down to the courthouse and file a suit on her. The sheriff will serve her. I'm also gonna go to an attorney tomorrow and see what my best course of action is. I'll keep you all informed.

My GF is doing better. Her neck is just really sore today. She could barely move it.

LoneRangers15

01-15-2004, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by mom2mac
with a plate # the police should be able to nab the B*TCH and she will get nailed to the wall for hit and run and I would push it big time if I were you.

Hope your girlfriend is alright, neck injuries can resurface years later so go after the witch for all she is worth!!!!

Good Luck!
You shouldn't have moved the car. You should have called them that night. If you call them how will they know that you weren't the one who hit her and ran. She could say that she stopped and you drove away. Unless you have another witness besides your g/f I'd say you're screwed.

LoneRangers15

01-15-2004, 09:55 PM

To expound on my post above, it would be the perfect story for someone to hit another car and then drive away. They could say that the other car hit them and the other car drove away. Since the person who drove away filed the report, the police would never expect it.

gagt98driver

01-16-2004, 12:51 AM

Originally posted by 3 DeeJay
When I got rearended.... (a whole bunch of hassles)

That's why you get your insurance company involved as well. Hell if you've got insurance you may as well put it to work for you. Let your insurance comp. battle it out with the other fools comp. Its a very good way to avoid b.s. like what you described happened to you.

MikeNice

01-16-2004, 08:15 AM

Umm...let me clear things up a bit. You guys are getting confused. As soon as the b!tch hit me, I got on the phone with 911. The woman stayed there for about 5 minutes, then whe she realized my GF was hurt, she left. The cops were already on the way when she decided to leave. I never left the scene of the accident. I didn't even move my car after it was hit until the police got there. They know she hit me and ran. I even have a witness other than my GF. The ambulance came and took my GF to the hospital.

Psi

01-16-2004, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by MikeNice
Umm...let me clear things up a bit. You guys are getting confused. As soon as the b!tch hit me, I got on the phone with 911. The woman stayed there for about 5 minutes, then whe she realized my GF was hurt, she left. The cops were already on the way when she decided to leave. I never left the scene of the accident. I didn't even move my car after it was hit until the police got there. They know she hit me and ran. I even have a witness other than my GF. The ambulance came and took my GF to the hospital. ahh ... well that lady is SCREWED!

tikiboy

01-17-2004, 02:07 AM

I know here that if the lady is not found and is not the registered owner, then the reigistered owner of the vehicle will be liable regardless of who was driving. Don't know how it is in Florida though.

MikeNice

01-17-2004, 03:23 PM

Well...I called the cops yet again to find out whats going on and to get her name and address so I can file a suit. Well...the cops didn't really tell me jack except that I have to wait to get her report and they'll be talking to her attorney on Tuesday to get it. What the hell would she even bother getting an attorney for? You ran into the back of my car b'c you were driving like a moron. Someone was hurt yet you STILL took off. Police had to hunt you down. Case closed. :/

MagusXIII

01-17-2004, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by MikeNice
Well...I called the cops yet again to find out whats going on and to get her name and address so I can file a suit. Well...the cops didn't really tell me jack except that I have to wait to get her report and they'll be talking to her attorney on Tuesday to get it. What the hell would she even bother getting an attorney for? You ran into the back of my car b'c you were driving like a moron. Someone was hurt yet you STILL took off. Police had to hunt you down. Case closed. :/
Heh, an atty that would even defend somebody who caused personal injury, ran away, and beyond a shadow of a doubt, broke every law in the process, should be disbarred.

I figure she is getting an attorney to try and save her sorry ass. Dont worry Mike, her attorney will NOT save her. If anything, it will only make her financial obligations MUCH HARDER!!! She will now be paying high fees for felony defense! If you get the 911 dispatch tapes during the trial, your case will be closed much faster! :)

MikeNice

01-17-2004, 06:02 PM

How would I go about getting those?

Big Joe

01-17-2004, 06:32 PM

this is crazy

MagusXIII

01-17-2004, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by MikeNice
How would I go about getting those?
Mike, since this is felony hit and run, I assume it will be going through criminal court, correct? I know in Ohio it would be. What I would do is contact the prosecuting attorney, assuming one has been assigned to your case by now, and suggest that to him/her.

I have some experience in dealing with felony trials as a plaintiff for the prosecution. I am sure that when she drove off, you made mention of that while on the phone to the 911 operator. So it is sure to be on those tapes. And in Ohio, ANY piece of evidence that would be of use in a felony trial can easily be submitted to the court. This includes ER records, doctor's statements, etc.

mom2mac

01-17-2004, 07:36 PM

oh, and your insurance company should also be helping you with this along w/ the county prossecutor...Good Luck and take her for all she is worth don't let her beggar off, PUSH IT!!!!!

Drowningnut

01-20-2004, 09:08 AM

Mike...get her address and all when they find out who she is and shit and lets go do some damage...hehe

or or or you can sue for loads of money. ha.

but regardless of all those crazy foolish antics. I'm glad you're ok and that your g/f wasnt seriously injured. I hope she gets better soon and as for the car, since you got the kit coming dont worry about getting that bumper fixed, just the rear frame.

antirice

01-20-2004, 01:01 PM

dang, that sucks!

Artic

01-21-2004, 06:19 AM

Any update on this mike?

MikeNice

01-21-2004, 08:40 AM

Called the cops Tuesday and they said they didnt have her report yet so I called back today and they said they still didn't have it. I kinda flipped out b'c I told 'em I need my damn car fixed and I don't even know if she has insurance or whatnot. So they lady understood and said she'd call me back when she got more info. Well, 10 minutes go by and the phone rings. I guess she'll be going down to the station tomorrow to file her report or something. WTF!? I asked the woman on the phone if she knew if she got arrested or not and she said she didn't know b'c she doesn't have the report. So anyway...she said for me to call back tomorrow (thursday) at 10am.

As for the damage. I went to the bodyshop this morning. Visually, theres $1950 worth of damage. They said they could only give a visual estimate until they get the bumber off and the subs out of my trunk. Their 100% positive that it'll be more tho once they get the bumber off and stuff.

My poor GA. Even the body guy was shocked at how bad I got whacked. It doen't look like much but their a butt-ton of damage their. SH!T!!!!! Why me!?

Justmike2882

01-21-2004, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by TA^Guy
Wow, doesn't look that bad until you see the structural damage.

Those damn soccer moms in their oversized SUVs.

Prolly on her cell phone too no doubt...LOL....anyway glad to see you are all ok :cool:

Jordon'sGrandAm

01-21-2004, 12:02 PM

So good we will find out tomarrow whats going on. I hope everything goes the way you want it tomarrow.

MikeNice

01-22-2004, 10:31 AM

Just came back from the station. She had insurance! What a weight off my shoulders, omg. I called her insurance company and now their gonna call me back within the next 2 hours. I guess their gonna make an appt to come out n check the car out. SWEET!

Stay Tuned...

Artic

01-22-2004, 02:00 PM

Heck ya sweet to hear man

MikeNice

01-22-2004, 03:45 PM

OK...sh!t...this is gonna be a long damn post. I'm gonna try to type quick to so just bare with me...

The woman that the cops were after for a felony hit and run never got arrested or even cited. I bet your wondering "how?", right? Well, after she fled the scene of the accident, she went home and didn't tell a soul. The next day she called her attorney before contacting anyone. Wanna know what she said? She told them that I threatened to kill her and that I went after her son. WTF!? Get this...a woman rear-ends me, fleas the scene then makes up a story on how I threatened her life and the cops believe her without even questioning me!? Thats bullsh!t!! Also, her son that I supposedly went after was born in 1989. I got his birthday from the report. If I woulda went after him, he woulda been in a coma. I seriously don't believe this.

The only good part of this is that her insurance company, Progressive, is covering the damages to my GA. It's well over $2K. They told me their not paying the med bills tho but I'm gonna make them. Once I threaten to take this to court, they'll settle out of court and pay. Especially in this situation.

Man, this really gets under my skin. This lady gets off of a felony charge for making something up and the cops don't even question me about it? Damn it. I really don't know what other direction to take this. At least my car will be fixed and I'm pretty sure the med bills will be takin' care of. Is there anything else I should do or drop it? Should I get a civil attorney or just drop it? I talked to an attorney that deals only with going after insurance companies and they told me thru the free consultation that I should just threaten the insrance company that I'll take them to court and they'll settle out of court instead. He said if they don't, (but he's sure they will), to contact him again.

What else should I do???

JMILLS

01-22-2004, 04:35 PM

1. If you threatened to kill her, she should have gone to the cops. She didn't, so that right there will help out your case. Its very obvious that her lawyer advised her that this would be the only reason she could legally leave the scene (and this will show in court as well).

2. Don't settle for anything less than full compensation for damages and medical bills. If you took it to court you could get that plus time lost, pain & suffering and more.

I would threaten Progressive with court if they do not pay in full, and be prepared to take that step as well. You could easily find an attourney to take this case for no up front money.

mom2mac

01-22-2004, 05:25 PM

OMFG :jaw: what a witch...threaten court and follow through afterall you were on the phone w/ 911 afterall and they record that so if you were on the line the whole time until she took off and they heard everything you said up to the point she took off she's sooooo screwed. 911 is recorded get them tapes! Or get a lawyer to get them for you, your insurance should be helping you go after her though...

Lebult

01-22-2004, 10:33 PM

Oh man, thats sucks!
I got rear ended once, but it wasnt too mad. Just broke a few mounting pieces inside the bumper and strached up the paint. No harm to me, or the frame, just the bumper

The gurl who hit me tho, her 240SX got F*****keeeeddd. Hood bent in half, left wheel practically through the fender. Being the nice guy I am, I helped her push it off to the side of the road, and she paid for the damage in cash. No need to go through insurance. It was only about $600 CDN in damage.

I hope you get this cleared up man, keep us posted.
If for whatever reason (God forbid), you get screwed, let me know. I'll take care of her........................... ;)

Jordon'sGrandAm

01-22-2004, 11:07 PM

That blows but good luck to you in what your gona do.

MagusXIII

01-23-2004, 06:15 PM

Mike, do not threaten...just take them to court. Take this to court without giving them a chance. You are being falsely accused of a crime you did not commit. If it happens to show that she lied under oath and whatnot...watch the hammer drop on her.

Like Heather said, subpoena the 911 tapes. I am sure that will really blow her claims wide open.

MikeNice

01-23-2004, 08:57 PM

I got an appt with an attorney on Tuesday morning. THis should be fun.

mom2mac

01-24-2004, 05:08 PM

we are all here for you hoping and wishing...don't back down you have evidence on your side man!

Snipe33

01-25-2004, 07:59 AM

See if YOU can sign an intent to prosecute/complaint for the hit and run.
You said you have a witness to the hit and run.
Did this same witness stick around in the area after the accident. Would they have seen any alledged "assault" that the woman says you committed?

Artic

01-25-2004, 09:57 AM

Too sweet snipe is great to have a resident officer :)

MikeNice

01-25-2004, 10:32 AM

Yes, the same witness stayed around and he also said he would go to court to testify with me.

As for the ladies insurance, I just went by what the police report said. Well, they already came and took pics of my car and are writing out an estimate. Only problem is her insurance thru them got canceled back in July. He said he's gonna find out whats going on and get back to me today. WTF! Now she might not even HAVE insurance. Another thing she can get prosecuted for, not having insurance then lying to police and give them false insurance information. She's fukked.

Tuesday morning I'll make sure I tell the attorney everything. I want this ladies head now. God damn I'm pissed right now...

JMILLS

01-25-2004, 10:45 AM

You have this case no problem. The witness is a definete plus, and if she doesn't have insurance then that shows more motive for her to flee.

Make sure you track every expense and every minute you spend on this. Track you girls time missed from work and so on too. I wish you the best of luck when this comes to court.

MikeNice

01-27-2004, 12:14 PM

Well, hopefully I got another break. Come to find out, it might be a company car so whether if she persoanlly as insurance or not doesn't matter to me, the compnay will be paying for it. Just waiting on the sheriff to call me back with all the info.

Oh yeah...I got her insurance suspended to. Well, she did it herself but you know what I mean.

Artic

01-27-2004, 12:19 PM

This just keeps getting more and more messed up man but better and better for your side of it ;)

MagusXIII

01-27-2004, 04:38 PM

All this boils down to, sadly, is a LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY! When I was driving ever since I was 16, I ALWAYS made sure that I had insurance of some form...

But...insurance is NOT the issue here. It is HER LACK of sticking around and saying "I F*ED UP." Back when I was a senior in high school...WAY back in 1987, I took out TWO mailboxes by accident with my Nova SS. I tried to back up around the corner and hopped a curb. I snapped those 4x4 posts like twigs! :P BUT...I made sure to contact the owners and I had a NEW post for one owner and reimbursed the owner of the other posts. Imagine that...a person TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for their actions. This woman is not taking ANY responsibility for her actions. And in the end, it will cost her dearly!

amancuso

01-30-2004, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Lebult
Oh man, thats sucks!
I got rear ended once, but it wasnt too mad. Just broke a few mounting pieces inside the bumper and strached up the paint. No harm to me, or the frame, just the bumper

The gurl who hit me tho, her 240SX got F*****keeeeddd. Hood bent in half, left wheel practically through the fender. Being the nice guy I am, I helped her push it off to the side of the road, and she paid for the damage in cash. No need to go through insurance. It was only about $600 CDN in damage.

I hope you get this cleared up man, keep us posted.
If for whatever reason (God forbid), you get screwed, let me know. I'll take care of her........................... ;)

Man this is one crazy situation... keep us informed... As for being rear ended by a 240SX I was too..... Back in '95 I had an 88 Grand Am coupe, and well the guy hit me at about 30.... just damaged the bumper and bumper cover, no frame damage, but the 240 was really F'ed...

-Al.

gagt98driver

01-30-2004, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by MagusXIII
All this boils down to, sadly, is a LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY! When I was driving ever since I was 16, I ALWAYS made sure that I had insurance of some form...

I snapped those 4x4 posts like twigs! :P BUT...I made sure to contact the owners and I had a NEW post for one owner and reimbursed the owner of the other posts. Imagine that...a person TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for their actions. This woman is not taking ANY responsibility for her actions. And in the end, it will cost her dearly!

Don, what the hell were you thinking... actually owning up to the consequences of a series of actions/decisions you made. WTF is wrong with you buddy. Just drive off and no one would be the wiser. What's this world comming too? I swear to God, I don't know what this country's comming to these days. People taking responsibility for their own direct actions. The next thing you'll tell me is that its really my fault if I go out and kill two people while driving under the influence and that's its not the fault of the beer company for producing such a tastey beverage and that the bartender bears no responsibility for serving someone of sound mind boy and of legal age who he should have known was going to get tanked and then go kill two people by running a stopsign.

MikeNice

02-25-2004, 08:30 AM

In case anyone's interested in the outcome, I finally get my check this afternoon. No one had insurance so the owner of the company is paying out of his pocket. I just have to go sign a release saying that by taking the check, I won't sue him further on down the road. All I really wanted from the get-go was my car fixed anyway.

The funny part is that the guy actually called my body shop saying that there's no way in hell that there could be $1600 worth of damage and the body shop laughed at him b'c I was there just a few days before the accident getting estimates to put the kit on. They told him they went over my car and it was in immaculate condition so he felt pretty stupid. They also made him aware, like I had previously, that the left the back quarter panel open. This means that they won't know if there's gonna be more damage until they pull the frame straight. So he wants them to bill him the extra money directly.

I'm pretty excited in the outcome and I already made my appointment to put the kit on for March 15. I'll be sure to get some pics of the finished product.

Artic

02-25-2004, 08:34 AM

Nice atleast you are getting what you want outta this..No insurance so he is not covering and time miss or hospital bills then?

MikeNice

02-25-2004, 08:57 AM

I don't know what you mean by "time miss" but my girlfriends hospital bills were payed for 100% by her health insurance thru work. If the insurance company goes after him for money, thats up to them. I'm not in control of that. I think it'll be pretty amusing if they do tho...

Artic

02-25-2004, 09:06 AM

They probably wont but would be funny if they did i agree lol

98GrandAm

02-25-2004, 08:14 PM

I dont understand how her head would hit hte windshield, if you were hit from behind it shuld hit the headreast.

MikeNice

02-25-2004, 08:22 PM

I'm not a physics major but trust me, it did.

UGAkilla

02-26-2004, 08:13 AM

Awesome news!! When I got rearended, it sucked, but it actually destroyed my rearend.

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18235

se1growler

02-26-2004, 10:31 AM

I got rear ended by a superduty ford pickup and i have Sh*t load of medical bills but my insurance says I'm not injured! who knew that only $900 of damage to my car could lead to such pain! :(

crashontome

02-28-2004, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by 98GrandAm
I dont understand how her head would hit hte windshield, if you were hit from behind it shuld hit the headreast.

no seatbelts maybe??

LoneRangers15

02-28-2004, 01:38 PM

She should have remained stationary and the vehicle should have moved forward, throwing her back into her seat.

SonicTron

02-28-2004, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by LoneRangers15
She should have remained stationary and the vehicle should have moved forward, throwing her back into her seat.

?? not if he had hit his brakes and stopped quickly and she didnt have a seatbelt on

MikeNice

02-28-2004, 03:27 PM

Heh, why is this even an arguement? If they think she didn't hit her head on the windshield, then so be it. I'm not losing any sleep knowing that they don't believe me...

Artic

02-28-2004, 07:54 PM

drop it guys

98GrandAm

03-23-2004, 01:56 PM

I got rearended last month twice in one day, both times head went into the head rest.... i guess if you slammed on the brakes it would have went forward

98GrandAm

03-23-2004, 01:57 PM

Well what happened now that this is all over with? Did everything get taken care of?

MikeNice

03-23-2004, 05:51 PM

I got a little over $1500 for damages. He payed out of pocket b'c he didnt have insurance. My car, as of yesterday morning, is in the shop getting repaired and getting the kit put on. They said they should have it until midway thru next week so I'm carless until then. Good thing my work is only about half a mile away.

All in all, It's a headache I could've done without but I'm using most the money to ket the kit put on instead of getting the old stuff fixed. I guess everything worked out in my favor...

MagusXIII

03-23-2004, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by MikeNice
I'm not a physics major but trust me, it did.
Oh it makes perfect sense. After being hit from behind, yes your head will fly back and strike the headrest. But...does one's head come to an immediate stop upon contact with the headrest? Your head will bounce off the headrest. Take a coconut,, can of soup, or something non-fragile and toss it into your headrest with a moderate amount of force. Watch said object rebound.

Anyway Mike, it is good to hear everything is being taken care of here. When my car was hit on the left rear quarter, NO cites were handed out from the accident. SO it took 8 months for the insurers to fight it out and decide who was at fualt. In the meantime, I had to shell out my deductible. But...it was fully refunded 8 long months later. Now that was a real pain! But once again, glad to hear things have worked out, Mike. :thumbup2: