MNstuckinMI
Veteran CEG'er
so, Im having a bad bad year as far as cars are concerned...
here is the gist of what happened. I was going down London Rd (for those familiar with Duluth). it is a more major road coming in from the east to downtown. as i was coming to 14th ave E the right lane ends and the left lane continues. i was in the left lane continuing. speedlimit is 30-35 which was what i was going. as i approached 14th ave E the van is coming tward me wanting to turn onto 14th ave. she decides to go and i cant do anything but slam on my brakes and hope for the best. i locked them up (see skid marks) and slid right into the side of her van. totally her fault.
first thing i do is call 911 cause i am just ticked off as all can be. he gets there and we fill out the sheet so i have her info and she has mine. the officer if anyone needs a tow, and i say no as does she. after he hands me back my info he hands hers back and gives her a citation for "Inatentive Driving." this was her reaction... "for what?! I didnt see him till the last minute!" He calmly tells her that is unfortunate, but I had the right away and she has to yeild. duh! if you were paying attention, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ME! anyways, im laughing and pissed all at the same time. laughing at how much of a moron she is, and pissed at her for not paying attention.
anyways, here are some pics. what i dont have a pic of is the impact made my drivers side coolant pipe loose, and it was dragging on the ground. it wasnt leaking till i parked it in the garage. i had a patch on it already (where a rubber hose was in place for a 6 inch section due to a rusty pipe) and it wore through there. so i'll be doing a fix on that tommorrow AM so i can at least drive the car (as it is my only car right now) that is the only drivability issue i have found. im not sure if the tires are flat spotted yet, cause i havent had it up to any speed.
pics: (the headlights work fine, the drivers side is due to me missing a c clip thhat goes on the end of the arm. when it falls off, that is how it ends up looking. the accident did not go up that far)
skid marks
her van:
here is the gist of what happened. I was going down London Rd (for those familiar with Duluth). it is a more major road coming in from the east to downtown. as i was coming to 14th ave E the right lane ends and the left lane continues. i was in the left lane continuing. speedlimit is 30-35 which was what i was going. as i approached 14th ave E the van is coming tward me wanting to turn onto 14th ave. she decides to go and i cant do anything but slam on my brakes and hope for the best. i locked them up (see skid marks) and slid right into the side of her van. totally her fault.
first thing i do is call 911 cause i am just ticked off as all can be. he gets there and we fill out the sheet so i have her info and she has mine. the officer if anyone needs a tow, and i say no as does she. after he hands me back my info he hands hers back and gives her a citation for "Inatentive Driving." this was her reaction... "for what?! I didnt see him till the last minute!" He calmly tells her that is unfortunate, but I had the right away and she has to yeild. duh! if you were paying attention, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ME! anyways, im laughing and pissed all at the same time. laughing at how much of a moron she is, and pissed at her for not paying attention.
anyways, here are some pics. what i dont have a pic of is the impact made my drivers side coolant pipe loose, and it was dragging on the ground. it wasnt leaking till i parked it in the garage. i had a patch on it already (where a rubber hose was in place for a 6 inch section due to a rusty pipe) and it wore through there. so i'll be doing a fix on that tommorrow AM so i can at least drive the car (as it is my only car right now) that is the only drivability issue i have found. im not sure if the tires are flat spotted yet, cause i havent had it up to any speed.
pics: (the headlights work fine, the drivers side is due to me missing a c clip thhat goes on the end of the arm. when it falls off, that is how it ends up looking. the accident did not go up that far)
skid marks
her van: