- Oct 27, 2006
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Well, last evening my GF and I were driving to pick up some pet supplies and other stuff, and she was driving her '06 Kia Rio. She took the clover turn off of the NB access road from I-35E in Lewisville, TX to get onto WB FM 3040/Roundgrove Rd. The WB traffic on Roundgrove is pretty aggressive, and a lot of drivers try to get from the far left or middle lanes all the way to the right lane as they go over the bridge, so it bears caution coming off of this ramp.
She got to the yield sign, slowed down to let traffic clear, and WHAM, we got hit in the back by a truck that was probably doing 30mph or so. I get out, and he's pulling alongside, I pick up a piece of shattered taillight from the road. The traffic is beginning to pile up behind us, and he suggests that we cross the bridge (all you can do from that point in the road, there's no left turn, only merge with 3040 and go over) and pull into the first parking lot. I'm thinking that's a bit shady, but staying here with two operable vehicles and no obvious injuries blocking traffic sounds bad, so I say okay.
So we cross the bridge, and start to pull into the first parking lot, he makes a little movement like he's going to pull in, and then he just floors it and takes off. Luckily for us, the girl that was behind him on the clover ramp had written his license plate down, and she pulled in and gave it to us, and she stayed long enough to fill out a complete police witness report form. We called the cops, Lewisville sent one cruiser over, and we gave all the info to the officer. He was polite, but not extremely comforting really. I guess this kind of thing happens constantly. We also called GF's insurance company, and until we track this guy down and nail him, her insurance company is going to handle things, which unfortunately means a deductible and all of that mess.
Well, hindsight is 20/20, but I shouldn't have let the guy run off in the first place. I should have blocked his path or made him take his truck off-road and forcibly take his keys from him. He was on his cell phone when he hit us, stayed on his cell phone while briefly talking to me, and was on his cell phone when he blew by us. I should have shoved that cell phone so far up his ass he could talk hands-free from the back of his throat.
Anyhow, the guy was in his early-mid 40s, medium brown hair, clean shaven, medium build probably 150lbs, and slightly short at around 5'7", 5'8". I didn't see him standing, but he looked pretty small in his truck, and he was sitting upright and not slouched. I was probably less than two feet from him for about 20-30 seconds. He was driving a late-model Chevy Colorado (or one of the variants), regular cab, no camper or other non-standard stuff on it. His front bumper was knocked into the truck about 8 inches or so, and his license plate was significantly deformed. The guy spoke understandable english, but slurred his words slightly, could be a speech impediment but I'm thinking he was sightly drunk/buzzed.
What I'd like to know is given that I have a really good description and full TX plate, should I do any legwork on locating this dirtbag, or purely let the cops do that? I ask because we really didn't get any estimate on when or even if the 'hit and run' section would be getting back to us. We were also informed that a non-injury hit and run offense is only a misdemeanor in Texas. Given the severity of the offense, it should at least be a Felony imho.
She got to the yield sign, slowed down to let traffic clear, and WHAM, we got hit in the back by a truck that was probably doing 30mph or so. I get out, and he's pulling alongside, I pick up a piece of shattered taillight from the road. The traffic is beginning to pile up behind us, and he suggests that we cross the bridge (all you can do from that point in the road, there's no left turn, only merge with 3040 and go over) and pull into the first parking lot. I'm thinking that's a bit shady, but staying here with two operable vehicles and no obvious injuries blocking traffic sounds bad, so I say okay.
So we cross the bridge, and start to pull into the first parking lot, he makes a little movement like he's going to pull in, and then he just floors it and takes off. Luckily for us, the girl that was behind him on the clover ramp had written his license plate down, and she pulled in and gave it to us, and she stayed long enough to fill out a complete police witness report form. We called the cops, Lewisville sent one cruiser over, and we gave all the info to the officer. He was polite, but not extremely comforting really. I guess this kind of thing happens constantly. We also called GF's insurance company, and until we track this guy down and nail him, her insurance company is going to handle things, which unfortunately means a deductible and all of that mess.
Well, hindsight is 20/20, but I shouldn't have let the guy run off in the first place. I should have blocked his path or made him take his truck off-road and forcibly take his keys from him. He was on his cell phone when he hit us, stayed on his cell phone while briefly talking to me, and was on his cell phone when he blew by us. I should have shoved that cell phone so far up his ass he could talk hands-free from the back of his throat.
Anyhow, the guy was in his early-mid 40s, medium brown hair, clean shaven, medium build probably 150lbs, and slightly short at around 5'7", 5'8". I didn't see him standing, but he looked pretty small in his truck, and he was sitting upright and not slouched. I was probably less than two feet from him for about 20-30 seconds. He was driving a late-model Chevy Colorado (or one of the variants), regular cab, no camper or other non-standard stuff on it. His front bumper was knocked into the truck about 8 inches or so, and his license plate was significantly deformed. The guy spoke understandable english, but slurred his words slightly, could be a speech impediment but I'm thinking he was sightly drunk/buzzed.
What I'd like to know is given that I have a really good description and full TX plate, should I do any legwork on locating this dirtbag, or purely let the cops do that? I ask because we really didn't get any estimate on when or even if the 'hit and run' section would be getting back to us. We were also informed that a non-injury hit and run offense is only a misdemeanor in Texas. Given the severity of the offense, it should at least be a Felony imho.
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