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Originally Posted by Tcoat
You have totally avoided telling us what happened
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No one asked. They're building new houses along a windy road in my area and as a result the road is covered in dirt/sand/gravel from the trucks and other construction equipment. One of the entrances to their construction site is right at the entrance to a sharp turn. While entering this turn the rear lost traction and stepped out. I was able to catch it and it seemed like we were going to be alright.
I'm not sure what I did wrong, but after straightening the car out the rear stepped out even worse on the opposite side. I tried to correct it, but the rear had too much momentum and the car began to spin. First the front hit the embankment, then as the car continued spinning the driver's side rear hit the embankment. After doing a full 360 we rolled into a ditch.
I wasn't sure what to do since the only property damaged was my own, no one was injured, and we weren't blocking the road. Luckily my friend was kind enough to let me use his AAA to request a tow truck. After waiting about an hour and a half the truck still hadn't arrived, so I called AAA for an update. They said the truck would be at least another hour and a half to 2 hours, so they signed us up for an unattended tow and said it was okay to leave.
About an hour later the cops found the car and showed up at my house. They said after an accident you're required to call the cops no matter what and threatened to arrest me for leaving the scene of an accident. Calling the police was probably the last thing on my mind at the time and everyone I've spoken to had no idea you're required to call the police. I told them what AAA said and luckily they were reasonable enough to only write me a warning. I still have to go to court over the whole ordeal since technically I committed a crime, but the cop is confident that I'll get off.