The first thing my son did after making sure the other driver was OK was to get get out his cell phone and start taking pictures. The other guy hit my son's car on the right side after making a left turn onto a busy thoroughfare from a side street, without even stopping at the stop sign first. He just rolled right through it. My son was heading west on a major east/west boulevard. The other guy was southbound and made a left turn (east) onto the street, right in front of my son. My son swerved to the left to avoid him and found himself facing oncoming traffic. So he swerved back into his lane and the other guy struck him a glancing blow on his right passenger door.
Turns out the other guy had been through this more than once. He already had a photocopy of his TDL and insurance card ready to hand to my son. The other guy's insurance did not contest who was at fault, and they covered all the repairs to my son's car.
I'm the one who taught him to always photograph the accident scene and the damage to both vehicles as soon after the impact as is practically possible.
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- Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:45 pm
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- Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:43 am
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Re: 5 car pileup, not the ideal first contact.
Happened to my son in Euless a few weeks ago. Since nobody got hurt, the police weren't interested.