...ran me off the road.

It was around 11 PM on Friday night. I was with a friend who was the driver of a gray 2002 BMW 325i, traveling on Blue Diamond and Jones. We're going about 60 when a truck comes out of, literally, NO WHERE. One second I was observing the road in front of me with nothing behind us and the next thing I know I'm blinded by high beams in the rearview mirror. The truck was tailgating us, obviously anxious to pass, so my friend pulled a bit over to the right to allow the asshat to do so. And he passes...and if that was not enough he slammed on his brakes once he was in front (according to my friend this maneuver is called the "brake pit"?). My friend's reaction was to jerk the car to the left. And he did, sending us off the road, into the dirt, through three poles and a fence. If any of you drive past that area and notice skid marks and property damage (three bent poles and a fence with gray paint), that's us.

Damage is pretty bad. The entire passenger side of the BMW is badly damaged; we're looking at a repair bill around the mid-thousands. There is a long, deep gouge on both doors, the front bumper is torn in several places, turn signal is cracked, and there are countless deep scratches on the entire passenger side of the car. For some reason, the mirror is still intact and the windows are perfectly fine. I will be posting up before and after pictures of the BMW. Another quick request is recommendations of body shops who will fix it right without ripping us off.

Asshat who ran us off the road was driving a truck, possibly lifted. We believe it is a Toyota Tacoma (that, or a design similar to it). I know chances of finding him/her again are slim, but I just want my fellow members on s2ki.com keep their eyes peeled for a truck driving recklessly in that area (Blue Diamond and Jones). I don't have a clue what my friend and I would do if we find the driver (I believe legal action is out of the question), but it would make us feel a bit better if we know who the culprit is. If you happen to see a gray E46 325i with a destroyed passenger side, Nevada Sunset license plate "458 TXR", give that poor guy a friendly wave.

 

Damn! Sorry to hear, but at least no one got hurt.

 

Should've gotten his license plate number and reported him to the police.

 

Agreed. That's the only way you'd have a prayer of finding that guy. Asshats in lifted trucks are a dime a dozen out here.

 

i would go check out at GT5 on spring mtn and valley view, they do excellent job and also accept insurance claims too so give them a shot.

kai

 

did you guys have to change lanes to let him pass or was it a single lane?

if it was single lane you should have made him wait, specially if you were going the speed limit.

 

I live in Southern Highlands, and I've seen a lifted Tacoma driving like an ASSHOLE before. It's a white/latino guy in his early 20's and he usually doesn't have a tailgate on his truck. If I see him again (it's been a few months) I'll def let you know.

Sorry to hear about your friends BMW.

 

damn man im sorry to hear that... i know there are tons of aholes out there like that.. atleast no one got hurt... i feel real bad for that bmw... umm yeah im usually on that side of town... ill definitely keep a look out... by the way... did this guy have a dent on the back end.. maybe on the left hand side on the rear bumper... kuz i was at work and someone... assuming it was a raised truck... backed into my car... luckily i was backed into the parking spot and my front end was damaged... a little bit cheaper to be fixed compared to the rear.. but yeah it was by the looks of the damages... it was a white truck... its tail pipe on the left hand side... all the marks left on my car were white and you could tell it was someones bumper... so you never know it could have been the same guy... and there was a reported incident about two months back in december... a toyota truck, white, hispanic male was driving around the northside of town and ran someone over in the middle of the street and didnt stop... so i heard on the news that same evening my car got hit..so that could have been the same culprit... i know chances are slim in finding out who ran you off the road and who hit my car... but karma is a bitch it will come back to them... sorry to hear that glad to hear that you are okay!

 

[QUOTE=alex s,Feb 15 2007, 10:29 AM]I live in Southern Highlands, and I've seen a lifted Tacoma driving like an ASSHOLE before.

 

Hopefully if we don't find the culprit he'll get what he deserves. But I'm pretty sure the truck was painted a dark color like green or blue, unless he repainted it after he ran that poor guy over.