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kEnYUnoT · 01-06-2016, 08:15 PM

When I got out of school, I saw that someone had hit and run me while my BRZ was parked. The police came and filed a report after I found their plates. I have a dashcam and immediately checked and got the person's plates. One of my friends knew the person after the cop gave a last name and gave me his number. What do I do now?

Tcoat · 01-06-2016, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kEnYUnoT

When I got out of school, I saw that someone had hit and run me while my BRZ was parked. The police came and filed a report after I found their plates. I have a dashcam and immediately checked and got the person's plates. One of my friends knew the person after the cop gave a last name and gave me his number. What do I do now?

Call insurance, give them the report number and contact info and let them run with it from there. There is nothing else that you should personally do.

carma143 · 01-06-2016, 08:37 PM

Surely could still report it as a crime? People should have further incentive to not "hit and run" other than the benefit of possibly being caught and having to pay for the damages that they should have paid for in the first place.

LOLS2K · 01-06-2016, 08:42 PM

All this recent dashcam talk has really piqued my interest. Glad to hear that you have a lot of beneficial info on your side.

Luftwaffel · 01-06-2016, 08:45 PM

Seems pretty straightforward to me. Exactly what Tcoat said.

Are they not going after the person for hit and run? I'd ensure asses were had, there's literally no excuse for leaving without providing contact information.

kEnYUnoT · 01-06-2016, 09:31 PM

I'm assuming they are but I have heard that if the person does not admit to the hit and run, it cannot be further perused since there is no evidence on who was actually driving.

Aside from that, can a truck running into my front left side damage the steering column? It felt a little bit twisted and the adjuster also felt weird.

Tcoat · 01-06-2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kEnYUnoT

I'm assuming they are but I have heard that if the person does not admit to the hit and run, it cannot be further perused since there is no evidence on who was actually driving.

Aside from that, can a truck running into my front left side damage the steering column? It felt a little bit twisted and the adjuster also felt weird.

Well if it hit hard enough to twist the steering column then the car would be totally undrivable since it would be in pieces. If you mean it feels weird while driving then it could be alignment or suspension damage. If this is the case park it right now and call a tow truck.
How bad was the damage?

Toyarzee · 01-06-2016, 09:43 PM

Hit and run is a misdemeanor. Filing a proper police report and pressing charges will ultimately result in the involvement of insurance companies and you will be made whole.

Yet another save by a dashcam, suddenly a gopro for canyon runs is entirely insufficient!

kEnYUnoT · 01-06-2016, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well if it hit hard enough to twist the steering column then the car would be totally undrivable since it would be in pieces. If you mean it feels weird while driving then it could be alignment or suspension damage. If this is the case park it right now and call a tow truck.
How bad was the damage?

The steering column itself is not straight, but I don't know if that's just how it is normally. I have some pictures here.
https://imgur.com/a/idbFo

Tcoat · 01-06-2016, 10:08 PM

Well now that is just bizarre! I would say it was totally impossible for that small a hit (I know it seems huge but it isn't) to do that to the column but there it is in full living pictures. That makes no sense to me at all but I would not be driving it until checked. Probably just the cover shifted but the big questions are how and why.

aegisdrgn · 01-07-2016, 04:18 AM

That last picture reminded me immediately of this:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97121

Unfortunately, that OP never updated us on what happened.

You should definitely get your alignment checked, and have them inspect the steering assembly as well.

Jfheisenberg · 01-07-2016, 03:11 PM

That sucks, I will be so pissed off.. Just call your insurance and give them that asshole's plate number, you have proof so you should be all good.

zman · 01-07-2016, 03:58 PM

Is anyone going to say "totaled " or should I?

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Toyarzee · 01-07-2016, 04:00 PM

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Is anyone going to say "totaled " or should I

I got your back on this one, never done it before...

TOTALED!

01-06-2016, 08:15 PM	#1
kEnYUnoT Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: Lightning Red BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hit and run When I got out of school, I saw that someone had hit and run me while my BRZ was parked. The police came and filed a report after I found their plates. I have a dashcam and immediately checked and got the person's plates. One of my friends knew the person after the cop gave a last name and gave me his number. What do I do now?

01-06-2016, 08:37 PM	#3
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Surely could still report it as a crime? People should have further incentive to not "hit and run" other than the benefit of possibly being caught and having to pay for the damages that they should have paid for in the first place. __________________ "Wubalubadubdub! You're a wizard, Harry!" -Captain Picard(4th incarnation of Dr. Who), Star Wars: Return of the Jar Jar

01-06-2016, 08:42 PM	#4
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01-06-2016, 10:08 PM	#10
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Well now that is just bizarre! I would say it was totally impossible for that small a hit (I know it seems huge but it isn't) to do that to the column but there it is in full living pictures. That makes no sense to me at all but I would not be driving it until checked. Probably just the cover shifted but the big questions are how and why. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

01-06-2016, 09:31 PM	#6
kEnYUnoT Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: Lightning Red BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm assuming they are but I have heard that if the person does not admit to the hit and run, it cannot be further perused since there is no evidence on who was actually driving. Aside from that, can a truck running into my front left side damage the steering column? It felt a little bit twisted and the adjuster also felt weird.

01-06-2016, 09:43 PM	#8
Toyarzee Shibby! Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: '14 White FR-S, '01 turbo mini taco Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 647 Thanks: 838 Thanked 583 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Hit and run is a misdemeanor. Filing a proper police report and pressing charges will ultimately result in the involvement of insurance companies and you will be made whole. Yet another save by a dashcam, suddenly a gopro for canyon runs is entirely insufficient!

01-07-2016, 04:18 AM	#11
aegisdrgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S 10 Series #2263 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 471 Thanks: 208 Thanked 277 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	That last picture reminded me immediately of this: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97121 Unfortunately, that OP never updated us on what happened. You should definitely get your alignment checked, and have them inspect the steering assembly as well.

01-07-2016, 03:11 PM	#12
Jfheisenberg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: 2015 BRZ Series Blue WRB Location: North Jersey Posts: 830 Thanks: 371 Thanked 204 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	That sucks, I will be so pissed off.. Just call your insurance and give them that asshole's plate number, you have proof so you should be all good.

01-07-2016, 03:58 PM	#13
zman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: scion frs Location: philadelphia Posts: 531 Thanks: 233 Thanked 514 Times in 189 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Is anyone going to say "totaled " or should I? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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