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Who rear ended my car and drove off?

2,923 Views | 23 Replies | Last: 3 mo ago by aggiedata
tfunk02
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License Plate is Texas: VRB 1489
In Houston at Westgreens on the I-10 feeder going East at 11:48am today.

Any help would be aprreciated. Let me know if these aren't allowed and I'll nuke the thread.
Hehateme1
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Looks to me like the driver of the white Chevy pickup
The Sun
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Maybe just call the police and file a report?
tfunk02
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I thought this was the Outdoor board?!?

I tried calling the police. After a 45 minute hold, I was told I had to go in person to report it. We are back in College Station where we live now. Going to try again tomorrow.

Thanks for the really helpful replies.
big ben
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Damage?
tfunk02
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More than you would think from the video.

That tow hook on the front of the truck punched a small hole in the bumper and the bumper is pushed up and misaligned on the sides. The paint has about 2 feet of scuffs that are too deep to buff out. It's at least a totally new bumper.
BrazosDog02
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Lots of road. No one wrote down a plate as he drove by? Anyway, I can try to catch it from the video on the big screen but if not, that's why you have insurance. File the claim. That sucks man.
Capt. Augustus McCrae
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The Sun said:

Maybe just call the police and file a report?


Or just write your own report on a piece of notebook paper and flush it down the toilet. Same outcome.
tfunk02
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I put the plate in the original post. That's why I came to Outdoor. I was hoping someone could give me their info so I can hopefully have ICE deal with them. That seems more likely than Harris County police doing anything.
FSGuide
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If you had jumped out of your car and laid on the ground while yelling "My neck! My back! My neck AND my back!" then called 911 the cops would've showed up and you could also get some free money from that guys insurance company.

Anyway, your insurance adjuster can run the guys plate and find his insurance company to deal with them. They may require a police report though.
tfunk02
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I'll do a report today. I was hoping if I had to go back to Houston, I could at least drop off a bag of flaming poop at the owners home.

Outdoor used to be about vigilante justice. Guess that ship has sailed.
Mas89
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Why didn't you follow him? Maybe he would have pulled over soon to exchange info when he learned you had the video.
tfunk02
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Had 2 guns pulled on me the last time I did that. It's not worth it if I have video. I also wasn't in the car. My wife was driving at the time. I told her to pull over and wait to see if they come back while I called the non-emergency police number.
BrazosDog02
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tfunk02 said:

Had 2 guns pulled on me the last time I did that. It's not worth it if I have video. I also wasn't in the car. My wife was driving at the time. I told her to pull over and wait to see if they come back while I called the non-emergency police number.


Send the plate to the carrier with the video. This is easy peasy. Let them do their job. File a report over the phone. There is ZERO reason it has to be in person. I'm not driving to Houston if I'm you. Tell the carrier the same. But either way, it's hit and run and that's the insurance guys problem to deal with. That's why you pay them and you probably pay a lot like everyone else.

Then get your car fixed and deal with the next problem life throws at you.
Stringfellow Hawke
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At this point, the only option is to fire a propane cannon off that is placed near the offender's property line.
AgLA06
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Capt. Augustus McCrae said:

The Sun said:

Maybe just call the police and file a report?


Or just write your own report on a piece of notebook paper and flush it down the toilet. Same outcome.

Right up until you learn they filed a police report of their own with their version of the accident and it makes your life much harder.
maverick2076
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tfunk02 said:

I'll do a report today. I was hoping if I had to go back to Houston, I could at least drop off a bag of flaming poop at the owners home.

Outdoor used to be about vigilante justice. Guess that ship has sailed.

You own a Tesla. What more do you want the OB to do to you in the name of justice?
tfunk02
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Trump told me to buy it in front of the White House. It's not mine. It's my wife's.

I drive a tractor or a zero turn only. I promise!
CowtownJD
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A little off topic but what type of camera system do you have and do you recommend it?

I want to get one and have been shopping and looking around.

TYIA and good luck with your rear end situation!
tfunk02
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It's a Tesla so it comes with 4 cameras for dashcam, one for each side. I'm not much help for aftermarket cameras. I probably should add one to the other car we have.
EMY92
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I upgraded to a Blackvue 970xp. Front and rear. I'm happy with it.
Mas89
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It should come with a tactical shotgun under the backseat also. With buckshot.
CowtownJD
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EMY92 said:

I upgraded to a Blackvue 970xp. Front and rear. I'm happy with it.


Thank you, I'll check it out!
aggiedata
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tfunk02 said:

…I told her to pull over and wait to see if they come back


How long did she sit there???
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