Almost 1 year later
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Apparently it seems I have some rather interesting luck. 1 month shy of the 1 year marker since I was flying down the highway and suddenly get cut off, causing me to smash up a 2009 Pontiac G6 and write my car off from the suspension damage caused by slamming into the ditch and I get hit again. This time though it was priceless. Let's compare:
Last Year (February 22, 2010 @ 2:05 PM EST) This is what I was left with:
As for the 2009 Pontiac G6 that I hit, it was a write off just from the damage caused by my car slamming into theirs. On impact, I was successfully able to trigger all 6 of the other car's airbags, and pushed the frame of the other car part way through the driver's side door, forcing the other driver to have to slide across to the passenger's side of the car in order to get out. I was quite amused, being as I paid cash for the car, so I didn't owe anything on it.That may seem all fine and dandy, but now here's the interesting part. I frankenstein'd that car into a 1996 Mercury Sable (as shown below) and re-certified it as a safe car, with a clean title. Yesterday comes around and the funniest thing happens. I'm on my way to work, getting off HWY 401 (the #1 busiest highway in Southern Ontario) at Kennedy Road (which BTW is a 6-lane off ramp) to make my way from the highway to the production office/studio. There are two right turn lanes. I got into the left of the two because I knew within the next couple of blocks, I was going to be turning left. The light turns green, so I start to round the corner. Half way through the intersection, some guy in a 1999 Acura Integra decided to come from the right right turn lane across to the far left lanes, trying to make 3 lane changes IN the intersection. Now here's where things start to get funny.
As he ran his car into mine, I pressed his rear driver's side fender in, bending the edge of the wheel well in towards his back tire, ripped his rear bumper off of his car, and pressed his trunk up a little. Sounds pretty bad, eh? Well… here's where things start to get funny. Below is the pictures of the damage to my car that I took once I reached my destination at the production office.
The First:
And for those of you who cannot see the damage marks through the salt splatter on the front bumper, I've attached a closer shot outlining where the scuff was left in my bumper.
The Second:
Now here's where things get funnier… After I get out of the car, the guy starts screaming at me. I told him that if he wanted to be like that, I would call the police because he'll be the one at fault. He went into a panic, got back into his car that was barely drivable and took off. A short while later, the Toronto Police showed up at the scene to investigate the matter. When asked if I got a plate number, I took the guy's bumper out of my trunk and asked "Does this help you any?" Needless to say, criminal charges were laid, but not quite for what all you may think. Had the driver fessed up to what he had done, I would have been willing to drive away and call it a day. Instead, he got charged with the following:
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Dangerous Driving (a criminal offense)
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Driving on a suspended driver's license (a $5000 fine all unto itself)
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Failure to carry insurance while operating a motor vehicle (a $5000 fine all unto itself)
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Failure to remain at the scene of a motor vehicle collision (a criminal offense)
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Failure to report a motor vehicle collision (a criminal offense)
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Impaired Driving (due to open alcohol containers in his car… also a criminal offense... and a $10,000 fine)
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Possession of a controlled substance (because he had over $1000 worth of cocaine on his back seat in the open… also a criminal offense)
What a funny way to go out, isn't it? :rotfl:
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I am sorry you went thru this madness but at least now I know there are idiotic drivers everywhere not just here :rotfl:
At least no one got hurt in either accident ~ including your car.
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Hmmmm sounds like some experience. One time i bumped into a beat-up old car, no real damage to the car. Turns out the driver was a handsome chubby guy, but obviously I wouldn't flirt with a guy who i just crashed into, right? hmph
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Actually, I'm glad he did what he did. You were being too nice. If he was stupid enough to drive off with his bumper attached to your car, knowing that leaving the scene of an accident is a criminal offense (that is the USA term) then no telling what else he might do. If nothing else 15,000 plus lawyer fees will get him off the road OR at least give him a LOT to think about. Which either of is a good thing.
Sometimes people need to get hit hard. Factories, for example used to look the other way about drinking on the job, but when they threatened people with losing their job or going to couseling, most people straightened up. Good for the health of the employee, good for the company, surely good for some co-workers the problem employee may have endangered.
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I agree. It's one thing to insist on your right to be on the road (as the other driver was) but it's another to actually damage someone else's rights. He needed to learn a lesson.
