Witnessed a hit and run accident today.

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 07/12/2014 at 19:01 • Filed to: None

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While at work.

I was sitting watching YouTube because BEING OPEN UNTIL 5 ON A SATURDAY IS BULLSHIT and didn't hear the first one, but someone out in the service department did. A car left our driveway and tried to make it across the 6 lane highway (there should be a traffic light there, maybe) and T-boned.... something. All I saw when I got out there was a silver Cavalier in the middle of the intersection, hood buckled, facing West. The Cavalier's bumper was on the median, to the left of the car. A paramedic and fire truck had just arrived on the Northbound side of the road, and were in the left lane.

There was one cop sitting in the Southbound lane that I could not see, and another was arriving when I hear the squeal of locked brakes, an impact, and I see an F250 towing a large tandem axle trailer coming Northbound diving for the outside lane. The car he hit, a green Civic hatch of 90's vinage and riced and missing its rear bumper cover already, looks as if it was attempting to make a left turn to head East THROUGH THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

Figuring he'd stop next to the Cavalier, much to my surprise, he guns it across the highway, fart can a blarin', and makes a run for it down the road that heads East.

But..... his right rear suspension is FUCKED, and the wheel and tire are pointing somewhere about 90 degrees from where it should. So all I hear it BWAAAAHHHH SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE as he disappears over the hill on that road, doing MAYBE 15MPH.

The cop in the intersection by the Cavalier just watches. Dumbfounded. As was everyone else. After a few seconds he motions for the other officer that just arrived on scene to give chase, and that officer turns his Explorer down the road and goes after the Civic.

Wish I would have grabbed my phone, but thinking the accident was over and done with, I didn't. So many crashes happen at this intersection it doesn't surprise me anymore when one does, but to have a 2nd, and an attempt to flee the scene? Priceless.

Hopefully our security cameras caught some of the action, I'll check on them Monday.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Takuro Spirit 07/12/2014 at 19:24

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Hit and runs are not fun. The stupid kid who rear ended me decided to drive off AFTER I got a picture of his plate and his face. He said the damage wasn't bad. I guess he couldn't see the new indentation of a license plate in my bumper and my exhaust hanging down. He then said "What do you want me to do about it, buy you a dinner or something?" I lost it, but he drove off, not the smartest thing to say. His mother was pleased to hear this a week later. Oh well, I got a whole new bumper and everything is fixed now. As long as someone has the plate there won't be an issue.

deekster_caddy > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 07/12/2014 at 20:07

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Agreed! I got rearended somewhat hard in my Riv, and when I pulled to the side, the fucking kid took off! I gave chase for a few blocks, seeing red, but my wife was screaming at me to stop and I did. Bullshit bs bs bs bs. Fortunately there was no real damage to my car, but I didn't know that when we bounced!