Yesterday at 5:28 I was in my 3 week old, 987 miles on the clock mini. I was on my way run wrestling practice at the high school where I coach and I'm waiting behind another car at a stop sign. The car makes a right turn. Now it is my turn. I pull forward but can't turn right as another care is coming in the nearest lane. It is coming pretty quick so I stop. Then it happened. WHAM! I got rear ended and pushed somewhat onto the main road. I pull over onto the shoulder and put it in park and turn on my hazzards. The silver SUV that rear ended me pulls onto the road and motions to me "up ahead and we'll pull over there". That's ok with me as I know the mini isn't totaled and there is a convience store at the next corner. Well. The woman in the SUV gets to the corner and keeps going. When I realized she was taking off I chased her. She turned into a residental area and when she realized I was following her she took off down the side streets trying to loose me. I'm sure I reved over 4500 rpm as I followed her. Up one street, Down another, up, down, up, down, across, back. Across the main street and then up and down, and up and down finally she was stuck at a stop sign waiting for traffic to open up so she could get in.
Bang, I got her plate number. Crap, I couldn't find a pen. I pulled over to write it in the dirt. finally found a pen wrote down the plate number and went home to call the cops. Of course this was the day I forget my cell phone. When the trooper arrived he did a report and checked out the plate number to my description of the vehicle. (Silver SUV. Toyota or Honda, woman driver, kind of heavy from what I could tell, short/medium dark hair, not very attractive.
He came back after running the plate and 2004 Toyota RAV 4, silver, registered to a woman. With that done he went to check out her car, if he could find it at her house. He is supposed to get back with me when he completes the report.
My mini has a dent in the lower right side of the boot hatch. the right side of the bumper is dented, scratched, and messed up. I guess it did the job it was supposed to do. Under the tail light might have a little dent but I really can't tell. Guess the dealer will have to take a good look at it.
I want this woman strung up. I'm sorry but she is nothing but a stupid (insert c word here). I was so shaking when this happened. All I know is I want the full wrath of the law to come down on her, she better have some insurance. but if she doesn't nothing will happen to her. little slap on the wrist. My biggest fear is that the cop will tell me there was no marks on her car or witnesses so they can't ticket her or anything. Then it is lawyer time for me.
Sorry this is so long but thanks for letting me vent. I am so p'd off.