today on my way home from school in the pouring rain, a senior in my high school started to pull out of a gas station through a line of cars on a 2 lane road. i was driving in the left lane, on the left side of all the cars. someone in a car in line waved to him telling him he was clear to pull out. when i saw him i was about 20 yards from him and i slammed on the brakes but the rain made everything worse. i slid into his door shattering his drivers side windshield and pushing his pontiac sunfire a good amount. his drivers side door was severely dented and pushed in. i was going about 25 when i hit him. the only damage on my car is scratches and my three lights on the left are a little out of place.



i guess im lucky. and if i had my license plate on it would have made it worse

 

Doesn't look too bad for a 25mph collision. Looks like you got lucky.

 

Yea not too bad. Just repaint and a new bumper reinforcement frame (new is like $50).

 

make him pay for a whole new bumper for being an idiot, take the money and spend it on upgrades
doesnt look bad at all

 

yeah lol but my high beam lights are like shoved in between the actual bumper and whatever is underneath it and my fog light it loose

 

yep this happens to all of us.

Dont make assumations you dont know. Maybe the headlights are pushed in or maybe because that support underneath is damaged, the bumper cover is the part thats actually messed up.

 

yeah im taking it to the shop to find out

 

Did you get pics of the pontiac? lol

 

glad it doesn't look too bad man hope you get it fixed

 

thanks paco


and no i didnt get pics of the sunfire but the side of the door was pushed in a good 7-10 inches and the window was shattered

 

glad ur ok! hope you got their insurance infoz! did they get a ticket for failure to yield to oncoming traffic?

 

no cuz someone in the line of cars waved them on tellin them it was clear to go and the person who called the police saw it too so no tickets yet but possibly

 

I would help you remove the bumper but i live on the west coast now.

Also a word of advice, make sure you figure out the right story to tell the insurance company. This isnt a simple rear end open and shut case. What i don't get is how are both of your driver sides damaged? Also the fact that you hit him doesnt look good in your case. The weather being bad isn't a saving grace. Some states have laws were its like 50 percent your fault and 50 percent weather. Others say you should also be able to keep control of your car no matter what the weather condition is. I am not an attorney but i have had a good bit of experience talking to insurance agents and even the slightest detail matters. If you could clear up your story i might be able to help you. Like i said this isnt necessarily an open and shut case were he is at fault.

Also i would hope you have a police report (preferably stating he is "at fault") and his insurance info.

 

It just seems like RWD isn't very friendly towards you folks that live in the places where it snows or rains alot...FWD would be more suited for you folks out there.

 

That doesnt look too bad. You hit the sweet spot on the crash bar. Im sorry to hear about your first accident. Lets just hope its your last.