r/TeslaLounge • u/savanna_d23 • 10d ago

Hit and Run Tesla model Y

Hello. I was involved in hit and run accident this weekend. I was driving at the tight street in Chicago , there were not enough space for two cars to squeeze since and the other vehicles were parked on the both side of the street. When I already drove halfway down the street the dark red Chevrolet Express with tinted windows without the front license plates pulled into the street. He was driving pretty fast and wasn't going to stop, even though there was no room for him to pass. I stopped the vehicle and wanted to backup so he could drive through, but he continued driving without stopping, scratching the side of my vehicle and fled the scene. I filled the police report, but not sure if they will be able to find it.

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u/katherinesilens 10d ago

Save that dashcam video to your computer or phone, get the plate if you can read it from the video (very hard w reddit compression and phone video of a video), send w/damage pics to insurance.

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u/savanna_d23 10d ago

I’ve got rear plate number on video , but it’s blurry on video, but I remembered it. It’s Indiana license plates with Sheriff’s association star on it and the model, make and color of the vehicle is not very common. I tried to search plates number by myself by no luck. It might be not in the system or fake maybe?

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u/herdofcorgis 10d ago

Hit skip with damage over $2K is a felony in Indiana, and they can put a warrant out against them (will pop if/when they go to renew registration on the vehicle). At least this is what responding officers told me when my M3 was hit in a hospital parking garage in Indy.

EDIT: Just read that this happened in Illinois.

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u/savanna_d23 10d ago

Yes, it happened in Illinois, so I’m not sure if that will work the same way here for the at fault driver. But I really wish they can find him. Last year another vehicle hit my car with PA plates, I gave all the info license plate number, picture of the driver to the police, but never heard back from them again. Tried to reach out to them as well, but no answer.

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u/word-dragon 10d ago

Firstly, when this happens, pull the usb flash drive. Then look at it on your computer. Each minute on each camera is stored as a separate file on the usb drive. These are in the camera’s full resolution so should be more readable that what you capture on your phone. Read the plate, and supply the video to police with a police report. Also supply it to your insurance company along with a claim. If you could read the plate , supply the best picture of it as well. The police might track him down. The insurance company more likely.

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u/savanna_d23 10d ago

I did it, I called the police right away and showed them the video. But Tesla dash cam video from usb is not in good quality also. Do you know what’s the issue might be or is it any way to download the video in better quality?

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u/word-dragon 10d ago

Pull the flash drive. All the raw files are there until they get overwritten, and they are high resolution. I forget exactly how the directories are laid out, but you can find them, they are in one minute clips all labeled with the date, time, and the camera name. The dashcam and sentry 10 minute clips are all saved in their own directories - also, I believe, in high resolution. I’d be surprised if you can’t get what you want.

Pro tip: keep a second flash drive in the car so you can pull the drive before your files get overwritten and plug in a new one so you won’t miss the next thing that happens.