eekysign
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Got into a minor parking lot accident on Sunday night - I was just ABOUT to pull outta a space (but hadn't left it yet!), when someone pulled INTO my back bumper.
So I get all my info ready (about 15-20min, since they were still in their car, i assumed they were doing the same) and go stand behind my car....and stare at their car. Because they haven't even gotten out to look at their damage. Weird, I think to myself. I stand there for like 10 min....waiting....watching them watch me and hearing faint yelling on a cell phone or at the passenger.....
So it got totally creepy. I decided to call 911 (which I usually only do AFTER talking to the other person!). Officer arrives, gets my story, goes over to get the other driver's----I can't hear them at first. Then the officer's voice gets louder....and louder. I hear "lying", "big fresh scrape on her car" and "wanna tell me what REALLY happened, sir??". Apparently Mr. Driver is DENYING he was in an accident! Ha!
The officer goes back to his car. Backup arrives. The next thing I know, they have this dude outta his car and are doing field sobriety tests (which he fails, pretty entertainingly), then he's taking a breathalyzer (which he also fails), and is getting carted off to jail!!!
Here's the vent part (all of the above was a little scary, but mainly entertaining, since I didn't do anything wrong). His insurance company tells me that the policy number he gave doesn't cover the vehicle that was in the accident. They're still researching to make sure it's not covered under another policy with them (fingers crossed). Then MY insurance company calls to update me (Geico has been AWESOME so far!!!), and lets me know that the phone number he gave has been disconnected.
I don't know yet what all of this will mean, but I'm a little overwhelmed. Haven't been in an accident in 5 years, never with a drunk driver or someone with-o insurance. EEK.
So I get all my info ready (about 15-20min, since they were still in their car, i assumed they were doing the same) and go stand behind my car....and stare at their car. Because they haven't even gotten out to look at their damage. Weird, I think to myself. I stand there for like 10 min....waiting....watching them watch me and hearing faint yelling on a cell phone or at the passenger.....
So it got totally creepy. I decided to call 911 (which I usually only do AFTER talking to the other person!). Officer arrives, gets my story, goes over to get the other driver's----I can't hear them at first. Then the officer's voice gets louder....and louder. I hear "lying", "big fresh scrape on her car" and "wanna tell me what REALLY happened, sir??". Apparently Mr. Driver is DENYING he was in an accident! Ha!
The officer goes back to his car. Backup arrives. The next thing I know, they have this dude outta his car and are doing field sobriety tests (which he fails, pretty entertainingly), then he's taking a breathalyzer (which he also fails), and is getting carted off to jail!!!
Here's the vent part (all of the above was a little scary, but mainly entertaining, since I didn't do anything wrong). His insurance company tells me that the policy number he gave doesn't cover the vehicle that was in the accident. They're still researching to make sure it's not covered under another policy with them (fingers crossed). Then MY insurance company calls to update me (Geico has been AWESOME so far!!!), and lets me know that the phone number he gave has been disconnected.
I don't know yet what all of this will mean, but I'm a little overwhelmed. Haven't been in an accident in 5 years, never with a drunk driver or someone with-o insurance. EEK.