Thanks Mary... by the way I just had an injury lawyer call me. He noted the damage box on the accident report was listed as "3" out of 4. I just want the money to fix the collision damage... Then I can decide how I want to use the funds... now that I have a truck for a utility vehicle the El Camino may turn into a race truck. On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > as long as nobody was hurt. It's a PITA to go through, but it will pass. > > > sorry it happened though. > > Mary > > It was Grandma, taking her grandson to his baseball game. She was in a > hurry and didn't see me stopped... (maybe I need a 3rd tail light). > > She had her daughter come pick up the grandson, but when they tried to > leave the officer announced through his loudspeaker that the occupant could > not leave until he was finished with the process. Grandma received a > citation for following too closely. (I have learned that sometimes it is > best to slow down to get things done quickly.) > > Weather: clear, time 6PM, she was driving a Honda Accord. Her bumper cover > received minor damage. Her hood had dents from a previous incident... > > While I was waiting to turn in my wife and boys turned in coming the > opposite direction in the G35, then it happened. My oldest was upset > thinking I got hurt. > > The crazy part is Grandma wanted me to just let it slide... she thought my > bumper could just be "pulled out". I'd like Grandma to work in a body shop > for a few months... > > ...and, at another time in my life it might have been a bummer, but I'm > mellowing... it could have been worse (it wasn't an 18 wheeler!). The > damage is minimal. I would have been aggravated if it was any of the other > cars. The El Camino paint is rough, there are rust spots popping up all > over, the drivers door is full of bondo (I have a spare) and the tailgate > has bondo cracking off AND had a giant limb fall on it (I have a spare > tailgate too). > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Bummer, never a good time for that. was (she) on a cell phone? Putting >> on makeup? Are you OK? Weather conditions? Wet? >> what was (she) driving? >> >> >> Smokey Mt Frank >> >> In a message dated 10/3/2011 9:01:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: >> >> "Vehicles 1 and 2 were traveling south on (Main) Road approaching it`s >> intersection with >> (Neighborhood) Drive. Vehicle 2 stopped in preparation for turning left >> onto (Neighborhood) >> Drive, waiting on oncoming (northbound) traffic. Vehicle 1 was not able to >> stop in time, >> and struck the rear of vehicle 2 after swerving to the right in an attempt >> to avoid >> impact. >> Driver 2 stated that he was waiting on oncoming traffic to pass so he >> could make a left >> turn onto (Neighborhood) Drive when his vehicle was struck in the rear. >> Driver 1 stated that she did not see that vehicle 2 had stopped in time. >> She said that >> she attempted to stop in time, and tried to swerve to avoid striking >> vehicle 2, but she >> was not able to do so in time." >> >> > > >