Alexxx

my 350Z,





More pics here: http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...d=250&aid=1822

I was driving about 10 miles an hour after the light went green at an intersection, a van in front of me slowed down because of traffic ahead. I slowed down, the idiot tow truck behind me wasn't paying attention. I looked in the rear view mirror as I slowed down and BOOOOM! I go flying into the van, BOOM, and then the tow truck hits me again BOOM! (since he never applied the breaks). One month later, ~$13,000 in damages to my car. Tow truck 0, van in front of me - slight paint chip on the rear bumper.

drive safe people, dumbasses are everywhere

King Tut

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That sucks man. I see NYPD. You should have taken the subway.

Alexxx

I was 5 blocks away from work! This was a sunday, father's day. It was a crazy day, the tow truck that hit me was CityWide Co. The same company towed me 5 hours later, the driver said some dumbass sideswipped his truck earlier that day.

soon2bZ

So was the "PIG" on the door of the NYPD cruiser actually there, or added later

Alexxx

I made sure to add that, the cop got the police report all wrong saying I hit the van first. But if I hit the van first I'd have more damage in the front and so would the van. I think that the brakes on a 350Z are better than on a Honda van so I'd have plenty of time to stop and have some room in the front. When the police officer called she was giving me **** saying how I'm trying to change this and that and that she'll make a report of it. Cops never change the police reports because if they do it raises a red flag with their superior and they'll get **** from their superior. I think if they change 3 reports in the their entire career, they're done. I wish my cop friends weren't retired, the only way to persuade the NYPD to do or change anything to know someone on the inside.

Wired 24/7

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Links broken after...about 1 hour. =\

Sorry to hear it, but would like to see some pics. Maybe scale them down and upload them to the forums.

Alexxx

try again, its on your side, link to that site is never broken, I'm the moderator there

lane myers

wow, that is teh sux0r.


sorry if i missed it... did you have to pay for all of the damages or did your insurance pick it up? they didnt place the tow truck at fault??

that sucks man.

Z-INCOGNITO

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i know how ya feel my friend

Alexxx

Insurance companies or the police reports never put fault on anyone even if it was the other party's fault. The cops don't want to change the police reports - since it reflects on their career and makes them seem incompetent. So all police reports will be generalized and in most cases wrong.

My disposable camera saved me though, so I suggest that you all have one just in case this sort of **** happens.

But the blame is obviously on the towtruck. The driver's insurance was some what of a problem. Either he had no insurance which isn't possible since its a towing company (and they gotta have liability coverage of atleast $100,000, I'm thinking close to $250,000), or he just started working for the company and the papers were still being processed. In any case, my insurance company knows that the liability of a business commercial vehicle has enough money to cover the damages to my car and everything else. I didn't spend a dime to fix the car (I think the deductable will be also reimbursed since none of this was my fault). All the money I spent at the hospital and to tow the car back to my house is also going to be covered. But the damages are about 13000

lane myers

glad to hear that no money came out of your own pocket.

Fletch69z

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Man that sucks...sorry to hear it man.

Lee ZR

That does suck. Did the van's insurance go after you? Since the police report said you first rear ended the van (which was wrong) I wonder if the van went after you. As stated, glad you didn't have to pay a dime.

Sensation350Z

man that sucks. I was in a semi-similar situation, being the cop wrote down the wrong thing on the police report, and both I and the driver who sideswiped me knew that I wasn`t at fault.

I threatened to call the police station and complain, and so he changed it.

stylinZ

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Sorry to see/hear that. The way people drive in NY is enough to make someone insane. I actually know that spot where you got hit. Drivers on cell phones....or just flying at a high rate of speed when its obvious they have to stop or slow down. Gotta love it here. Makes me nervous when I buy my Z next month.

Wired 24/7

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Links didn't show at home, but at work they do... DAMN sorry to see that!

Alexxx

The guy in the van just wanted to leave, he had a minor scratch that would cost him less than $200 to fix, he probably didn't even want to go through the insurance since he'd have to put up atleast $500 for the deductable, and if his deductable is less than that then he's an idiot for paying a high premium on a van

zand02max

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Typical of people to dogg police but the minute they need them, it all changes,

cloudy

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Lol sorry to hear that man, but kinda funny how you look at your car, then the van and the van has this little tiny bitty scratch.

Jaki

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Sorry to hear that, hope your insurance takes care of it.