Tonight I walk in the door (2-16) and my wife hands me a photocopied note from the hit-and-run driver apologizing for the wreck from 2 days ago and asking me to contact him. He included a picture of his insurance card on a 2006 F-150. At least I was right on the make of vehicle.
His story was that he was coming home late from work and slid into my pickup as he was making the corner. With the dusting of snow we had, it was clear that he did not turn the corner properly and corrected his path only AFTER he hit my pickup. There were no indications of a skid in the entire damage track he left. I suspect that he was drunk or otherwise impaired.
I don't think I can make a claim to his insurance for my damage without a police report. What jerks my chain is that I know he is lying about 'sliding' into my pickup because the evidence does not support this. I am going to get in touch with the officer that investigated this accident to make sure he got some pictures, particularly of the tire tracks. It seems like Mr. Hit-and-Run does not want the law involved but I do not feel I have a choice, especially since I am the one reported the accident to begin with.
