Hit-and-run right across from a house I was working at

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
09/11/2017 at 19:47 • Filed to: Miata, Seattle, PNW

People suck. Got the License # before the asshole got away. Called the cops, who showed up and said they should be able to nab him pretty quick. Sounds like prosecution would be a pretty cut and dry thing, mainly because a surveillance camera at one of the neighbors’ homes backs up what I saw.

Rollbar, painted wheels, exhaust, supercharger, short shifter.... This was an enthusiast. Didn’t see the owner of the Miata, but I feel for him/her. I’d be crushed if something happened to mine.

DISCUSSION (23)

daender > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 19:49

That owner better remove the hardtop before it gets towed away...and remove everything else that’s aftermarket!

Flavien Vidal > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 19:49

Man, does that suck... :(

Bytemite > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 19:55

Oh no. That is obviously a well loved Miata and now it is totalled. What happened?

AestheticsInMotion > daender
09/11/2017 at 19:56

My thoughts exactly. Hopefully their insurance covers at least a small amount of aftermarket parts. There was a beautiful *crushed* track dog racing radiator and various aluminum engine bay dressings

AestheticsInMotion > Bytemite
09/11/2017 at 20:00

I was on a ladder, heard a crash and saw a 2 door wrangler backing up off of the car before pulling back into the street and speeding down the street. I can only imagine he was trying to park because he wasn’t there a minute before

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:04

good thing you were there, let’s hope they have good insurance

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:11

Good. Fuck that shit. On video you say? Even better. I hope they fight it and I get jury duty that day.

Signed,

-Owner of a 6MT 540i that was hit but nobody got a plate

interstate366, now In The Industry > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:16

Ugh, that sucks. My Prelude was a hit & run victim earlier this year. Fortunately it was very minor. Just needs a new bumper. I have one, just haven’t had a chance to put it on.

Funktheduck > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:17

Trying to park going 30?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:18

If this was Texas the perpetrator would get the death penalty.

AestheticsInMotion > Funktheduck
09/11/2017 at 20:20

I guess. It’s a quiet two lane road with wide shoulders on either side for parking. The jeep had to actively leave the lane he was on to have hit the Miata

AestheticsInMotion > Flavien Vidal
09/11/2017 at 20:22

Seriously.

Rico > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:23

Wtf how!??? How fast do you have to be reversing to literally front end a vehicle this way. What a piece of shit.

Urambo Tauro > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:26

I sure hope that number plate leads them straight to the driver. I’d hate for this to be a stolen vehicle H&R.

AestheticsInMotion > Rico
09/11/2017 at 20:46

Nope, not reversing. Bumper to bumper.

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/11/2017 at 20:50

Especially if the owner found him.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:50

How much you wanna bet the jeep driver left his lane because he was texting?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 20:51

Vincent Vega once said it would be worth them doing it to catch them doing it, but I don’t know if that applies here. I’d press all the charges.

AestheticsInMotion > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
09/11/2017 at 21:11

I understand that sentiment completely. My Miata got broken into the first week, title stolen. Part of me was really hoping they’d come back for the car the next day.

I left a statement, but was told I’d be contacted again if they caught the guy. Here’s hoping

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove
09/11/2017 at 21:12

I think they call it “just looking down to change the radio, officer”

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 21:16

Yup. Fortunately they can now check cell records.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief
09/11/2017 at 23:08

I’ve had to replace my bumper three times (2x front and a back) due to people hitting my car while parked. Not as bad as this, but still bondo/paint/new bumper/make an insurance claim bad. I feel for you man. None of my people left notes.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
09/11/2017 at 23:57

I hope you got to talk to the owner. If they end up not fixing/replacing the car, maybe you can buy that really nice looking hard top.

This is also about the lowest thing I could imagine - killing an enthusiast’s car and running.