Harper came down with a cold and was up many, many times. but Penny slept through! yea!
and we were awoken at 4:30 by the police. our car had been hit.
I made Tate go down to talk with them. it was enough for me to open the door in my underwear to the officer at my door.
what we know: dude side-swiped the car in front of us and then hit our car on the driver's side front, sending our car BACK 20 or so feet. dude wasn't drunk -- he wasn't arrested. we think he fell asleep. but I can't imagine how fast he was going to hit our car like that.
here are the details in pictures:
our car, seen to the right, was under the tree to the left. yeah.
our damage: missing grill, bent bumper, messed up turn signal
and a little body damage.
dude's car?
clearly totalled. the dark spot to the right is the liquid contents of the truck's engine compartment.
I have three things to say:
1. very thankful no one was in our car at the time
2. can you believe the dude just walked away
3. buy Volvo.
our car still runs, as it did pre-accident. it's amazing.
and a final note: this is the second time this car has been hit while parked on the side of the road. we're thinking maybe an airplane next, or a tree, or aliens will capture it in a tractor beam wanting to study the amazing engineering of 1980s Swedish carmakers. you know, because apparently this car is invincible.
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You are so lucky, or semi-charmed, perhaps? This happened to us, but the dude WAS drunk. He was also undocumented and without insurance. We have never seen a dime because he was deported. Oh, and the husband's paid off vehicle was totalled, leaving us with one car. Grrrrrrr! The perils of on street parking.
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