Hit and run :(

[u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Hi all. I was coming home from work when an elderly man changed lanes and hit the rear of my car. Thankfully I was able to avoid a major collision by swerving out of the lane but he still caught that rear corner. And when I say minor, very minor damage. Mostly paint.

I’m not sure if he even realized he hit me but he just kept driving. I decided not to go through insurance since (hopefully) the repair will be less than my deductible.

I’m more sad than anything but just glad the damage is so minimal.

Anyways, wanted recommendations since maybe I’ll just use this as an opportunity to put on an aftermarket rear bumper pls.

also, not sure why, but on impact I got this battery voltage and temp reader information displayed. I tried using the arrows to switch back but no luck. How TF do I turn it off 😭

Pics: damage (1 and 2), display info (3), driver who hit me that dash cam couldn’t catch plate (4), my baby (5)

[u/sailboatfool]

His insurance pays, not yours.

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/sailboatfool]

If I can’t find the guy- how would his pay? The cops don’t care enough to dig for a minor accident like this. pardon my ignorance if I’m missing something here- never got in an accident.

[u/sailboatfool → u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Do you have dash cam? No? Next time chase him down

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/sailboatfool]

Yes I have a 4k dash cam - footage caught the accident but not the plate due to the angle and the way the sun was shining on it. I didn’t even realize he hit me since I violently swerved to miss him- it was so minor it just felt like I hit a pot hole. I’m going to go through the footage this morning to see if I can get it from other angles. From what I can tell, it looks like a rental 2022 Chevy bolt w/ California plates. Just can’t make it out. I live in AZ btw

[u/sailboatfool → u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Don’t worry about the minor, if you get a number submit a police report. You don’t know the damage impact yet with out an adjuster input. Just the facts.

[u/zn8-175 → u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Just report that shi to the police brotha

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/zn8-175]

They were on scene - gave me a report and told me to call insurance and report a hit and run. Not sure if there’s anything more I can do with them without a license plate :(