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@dougmc and MichaelBluejay: It was my wrong, I didn't happen to look at the "What to do if hit or harassed?" page before I posted. I feel it is pretty complete, looking at what I experienced at the accident-spot. The police officers recorded my statement and took photos of my bruises and the bike. They gave me a case-number and said I'll hear from them, which I guess might not be really the case according to the majority of the posts here. If all bikers are aware of whats in this page, it'll save them a lot of confusion.
I'll go to the APD and get a copy of the collision report and decide how to proceed. The officer who was at the scene checked on his computer and told me the woman didn't have insurance on her SUV. I'm sorry I didn't mention this previously. Anyway, I can confirm this once I get the collision report.
I talked to Brad Houston, he's a really helpful person. He's suggested I should take photos of the bruises and the damages to my bike and keep them for my record. Supposedly, the police might not be able to share the photos they took, in case they're prosecuting the woman.
Many Thanks for your suggestions. I fully agree that the woman driving the SUV needs to be prosecuted, so that a similar incident doesn't happen again. But like MichaelBluejay pointed out, I too didn't receive any major injuries, so I am not sure the attorneys will have a concrete reason to fight for, but I'll try anyway.
As for the report, I haven't yet heard from the police. Any idea when I can expect a message from them? Should I get my bike repaired already, or do I have to wait until I hear from the police?
@dougmc: I was only barely able to thank the gentleman who pursued this woman when he gave his witness to the police officer. I was slightly dazed and couldn't think of anything else. As you pointed out, I really owe a lot to this person. Thanks!
@rmonsees and tomwald: Thanks for the contacts. I'll contact them, but as I said, there's not "much" damage my bike and I took, so I'm not sure.
I'll keep you guys posted with any updates.
Hi all,
I got hit by an SUV today and the driver just took off without even stopping. It turns out it was a woman, supposedly drunk. Here's what happened:
I was approaching a traffic intersection. I was to the extreme-right of the right lane. So, this SUV hits me and I fall onto the pavement. The SUV just sped away. There was a gentleman behind this SUV who saw her hit me and started following her. Luckily, I got away with only a couple of bruises on my leg and arm, but my bike got jacked up. The rear wheel got bent and it doesn't freely move now. I called 911 and they sent a police officer. So, this gentleman who followed the woman managed to stop her. He said she was drunk and he noticed her driving crazily for a while before she hit me. She was supposedly totally wasted, and he managed to pull away the car-keys from her which he handed over to the police officer. I guess they managed to get hold of this woman. The officer took statements from this gentleman and me and gave me a case-number and said I was free to go and that I'll hear from them.
I should consider myself really really lucky that I just came out without any serious injury. Passers-by said I could have been run-over. I'm really shaken and my bike is screwed too. I got this bike just a month ago and now this happens. I was carrying a laptop in my backpack, and the casing broke when I fell down on the pavement. My laptop's wifi doesn't work too. My broken laptop, I didn't see until I came home, so it's not recorded with the police.
I don't want to press charges to get her punished or anything, but can I ask her to pay for the damage? I really don't want to give up biking just because of this incident. Its really sad that my first post on this forum has to be this :(
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