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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Default Re: Anyone been in an accident

Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work
You okay? What happened?
I'm fine. Car isn't

Had a wedding to go to at Smith Mountain Lake to take pictures. So I had to be there ~8-9. A 4-5 hour drive, left at 3.30. Was about a quarter mile from Ft. Eustis exit. A van in the right lane was going extrememly slow, way under speed limit. So no, I wasn't speeding when this happened. I went to pass got a few car lengths in front of him then I hit a puddle, car sucked into the left side guard rail, spun the car around and I ended up in the right side ditch just past the tree line.

The car I passed stopped to makes sure I was okay and I called my brother to come and get me and see if he could get a tow truck. Before he showed up a fire truck and ambulance showed up (how they saw me I have no idea, I was waiting in the car which was in the ditch) told them everything was fine and they left. Shortly after that a state tropper showed up. No ticket though, thankfully, I know they can throw wreckless driving tickets at you for dumb stuff like this. He was polite and helpful, as should be expected.

What's damaged that I can tell?
  • front and rear bumpers (still usable though, zipties are useful for something after all )
  • driver side front and rear quarter panel
  • passenger side door, kick panel and side skirt
  • radiator support
  • driver side head and tail light
  • hood
That's just the stuff that is obviously busted. Who knows what else is.

I can't see how that doesn't add up to a large portion of the cars book value. Think you could IM me though? It'd be great to hear from someone at Allstate before I call them.
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