So today I get my car back and waiting for the weekend to finish out. Benefit car show with my club and putting my big brake kit on sunday. I decide to go down the road to pickup some cough drops cause my throat was killing me.
Went to leave and pull up to the road where a guy in a pickup stops to let me out. I look behind him to see everyone else stop and I look the other way to make sure no one is coming. Right as I go to pull out I hear a honk then see a white focus come barreling around the truck and boom I take out his front end and vice versa.
The hispanic male cross a double line no passing median with atleast 2 stop cars in front of him. I didnt see if the road after the median was double line or not. Hell the point of impact left him in the opposing lane, and his amber side marker crumbles were on the oncoming traffic side of the lane. Had to wait an hour and a half for FHP to show up when six regular county cops passed us and never stopped.
Now the passenger who didnt speak a word of english first looked at me with a wtf look on his face through the glass. Then he realized what kind of car I was driving and next thing you know hes hurt. He walks across busy traffic to look at me an hold his head..on the phone with 911 they asked if he was ok...I asked are you alright? He just looked at me with a what look, I asked again are you hurt or injured. He then grabs his head and starts shaking his head...(sorry but if your neck hurts that bad..why walk across busy traffic and shake your head to show me). Firefighters came and when I asked them about him they knew he was trying to play the game...little does paco no Florida is a no fault state, so hes actually going to end up making his friend pay.
Now heres the crowd pleaser. Upon FHP showing up he talks to them first, then comes talk to me. I show him exactly where cars were parked, pointed out the no passing median paint and even pointed out his broken amber lens right at the end of the median. The cop said hmmm ok brb. 15min later he comes over and cites me for the accident, pissed off I said what hes not getting cited? He said oh hes getting cited. He didnt have a drivers license, he was also driving someone elses car with someone elses insurance.
So now I have to go to court which the cop said more then likely he wont even show up, because A) he gave us one name, and showed another name on his passport. B) He also gave us a different address then whats on his passport which we gave to my insurance company.
The car is fubar. The front nose is completely shot, when they had it on the tow truck I could see eye level and it looks like the whole front cradle for the radiator and oil cooler is completely sheer at every connecting point, basically everything is held up from all the hose and connectors. The front dash has been jarred upward. Car also has a funny smell if ran for more then a minute.
So heres some pics, and time to add to the waiting game. I get to have the car towed to a shop of my choice and basically the shop will have to wait until the insurance agent checks everything out. Enjoy these pics.
Some pics of the guy I hit. Dont know how fast he was going but I was going maybe 3mph.
Gotta love illegals.
Hope the repairs go quickly and smoothly for you. Don't quite understand why you got cited. Maybe Shadow or someone can explain it. If the guy crosses double yellow to go around stopped cars it seems to me it should be on him.
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