Thomas Rogers
Well-Known Member
Everyone is alright, no one seems to be hurt.
She was driving the 07 Pacifica back from the doctor's, two of our kids in the car with her.
Going down a two lane road, with center, shared turning lane and wide shoulders; your typical commericial drive.
A "young kid" (early 20s at most) driving a 95 Ford Focus Lx was on the shoulder on the right, with turning signal on preparing to make a turn onto a sideroad. My wife saw him, and just drove by normally (yes, the shoulders are that wide, she didn't have to move over much if at all), and as she did the guy decided not to take the turn, and pulled back into traffic without looking.
His left front clipped her right rear. Damage to his vehicle was a busted up plastic fender on the left corner, wiped out headlight assembly, and minor dent to the hood.
He hit the wife's Pacifica on the rear passenger door, pretty bad damage there, and it appears since she was moving then his front slid down from there across the front of the rear fender (before the wheel well), across the 19" alloy wheel (major scuffs) and then gouged across the side of the back bumper. Lots of tupperware damage (three pieces of gray rocker panel). I suspect the door will be replaced, along with the plastic bumper, the rear quater panel doctored with filler, and all the tupperware replaced.
The other driver said to the police lady on the scene, and I quote: "It's my fault". He also said that he would rather we not get our insurance companies involved. Frankly, with a 4 month old car, an accident that was his fault, and probably over $2K worth of damage I told him at the scene that we "would be going through the insurance company."
PA is NOT a no-fault, and as such I already turned the claim into his insurance company (Geico), and they have already assumed liability and responsibility. I first called my insurance company (Allstate) and they said that if I am sure that he was at fault, that I should make the claim with his insurance company directly. It all seems to be going well...so far.
An adjuster will be contacting us. We get a rental car from Enterprise paid by Geico.
I can post a pic if you guys really want to see one.
I drove her away from the scene for my wife, but am taking it to the dealer's service center soon just for a quick visual inspection of the wheel...it looks, feels, and sounds good when you drive, so I think all is okay.
TJR
She was driving the 07 Pacifica back from the doctor's, two of our kids in the car with her.
Going down a two lane road, with center, shared turning lane and wide shoulders; your typical commericial drive.
A "young kid" (early 20s at most) driving a 95 Ford Focus Lx was on the shoulder on the right, with turning signal on preparing to make a turn onto a sideroad. My wife saw him, and just drove by normally (yes, the shoulders are that wide, she didn't have to move over much if at all), and as she did the guy decided not to take the turn, and pulled back into traffic without looking.
His left front clipped her right rear. Damage to his vehicle was a busted up plastic fender on the left corner, wiped out headlight assembly, and minor dent to the hood.
He hit the wife's Pacifica on the rear passenger door, pretty bad damage there, and it appears since she was moving then his front slid down from there across the front of the rear fender (before the wheel well), across the 19" alloy wheel (major scuffs) and then gouged across the side of the back bumper. Lots of tupperware damage (three pieces of gray rocker panel). I suspect the door will be replaced, along with the plastic bumper, the rear quater panel doctored with filler, and all the tupperware replaced.
The other driver said to the police lady on the scene, and I quote: "It's my fault". He also said that he would rather we not get our insurance companies involved. Frankly, with a 4 month old car, an accident that was his fault, and probably over $2K worth of damage I told him at the scene that we "would be going through the insurance company."
PA is NOT a no-fault, and as such I already turned the claim into his insurance company (Geico), and they have already assumed liability and responsibility. I first called my insurance company (Allstate) and they said that if I am sure that he was at fault, that I should make the claim with his insurance company directly. It all seems to be going well...so far.
An adjuster will be contacting us. We get a rental car from Enterprise paid by Geico.
I can post a pic if you guys really want to see one.
I drove her away from the scene for my wife, but am taking it to the dealer's service center soon just for a quick visual inspection of the wheel...it looks, feels, and sounds good when you drive, so I think all is okay.
TJR
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