Texting driver with no license plates strikes man's new car and falsely accuses him of running a red light, speeds off without exchanging insurance information

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Sep 19, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

The rules of the road are simple. Don't be on your phone, and be mindful of the other cars. Well, there are definitely a few more rules but these are the two golden ones. If you drive frequently, you know that the only way the roads can remain safe is if everyone is aware of their surroundings. Most drivers make a point to use all forms of communication with other folks on the road if something on their end is going awry.

Then, you have a handful of drivers who don't care about anyone's safety, including their own and anyone driving with them. When an unsafe, reckless driver hits another car, it's likely that this isn't their first rodeo. Especially if their vehicle doesn't have any license plates. The original poster (OP) of this story's car was driven into by a mom with her son. She openly admits to texting and driving, and claims she had the light. Lo and behold, her texting had prevented her from seeing the timing of the traffic light and it was (of course) the OP's turn to go. The mom's children were yelling at the OP along with her, and when the OP tried to get her insurance information, she sped off.

What would you do in this situation? The OP is seeking advice from commenters, and they did not disappoint.

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    Entitled Mom Hits my Car, Doesn't Exchange Information, Runs Away
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    So I, M22, was driving last week to go pick up my younger sister from school. I recently just got a car as a graduation gift, and I pride myself on taking good care of it. So back, to the story, I was
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    at an intersection and my light just turned green. I move and out of nowhere, a car to my right completely ignores the red light she has and strikes my passenger side. I get out of my car a little in shock, and the woman,
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    who I'd say is about in her early-to-mid 30s, starts yelling at me. She then asks loudly "WHY DID YOU GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT?" I respond, a bit nervously because she looks . I then tell
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    her that I had a green light, and she said "No way. I was texting, and just as I put down my phone, the light was green." I'm trying to explain how I had the green light and then I processed what she just said.
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    Her two kids are yelling at me too saying that their mom was always right. One of them, a son who I think was probably 12 or 13, got out of the car. He said I was at fault and that his mom did nothing wrong. I am gonna assume
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    he was also on his phone since, again, I had a green, she had a red. Her daughter also shouted that I was in the wrong. I asked for her insurance information because I was trying to calm down the
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    situation as fast as possible. She then went back to her car, as did her son, and then they just sped off. I realized then she also had no plates, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I called the
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    cops and a tow truck, and people who stayed behind to check on me validated my story to the cops. My parents are also going to k l me since they paid a lot of money for that car. I have a job too, but it
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    doesn't pay a ton hourly, so I don't know if I'm going. to be able to afford some of the repairs, but it thankfully wasn't totaled. I don't want to be constantly borrowing one of my parents' cars.
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    But I am really that she had the audacity to A. Text while driving, B. Proceed to attempt to gaslight me, and C. Run off without exchanging insurance information, although it's probably unlikely she had any seeing as she didn't have plates.
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    Kmia55 2d ago • My solution: Cheap dashcam.. Gives you peace of mind because people can be such
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    dlb1995 2d ago . Idk about where you live, but I've heard that in some areas, they actually have hidden cameras to catch people running red lights. You could contact the authorities and see if that's the case. If so, they should be able to get her license and whatnot
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    Lylibean 2d ago Time to lawyer up. They'll guide you from there.
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    Nuasus 1d ago • I am sorry to hear this happened to you, but glad you are ok. Unfortunately you will get people that try to take advantage of of new or younger drivers, sounds
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    like you found one. A dash cam is a great idea for you. Unsure of where you live, but where I am, if you suspect someone is under the influence or if they become menacing, you call the police. Please keep us updated.
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    Similar-Ad-5361 1d ago • Your best hope, probably oly hope is that someone, something or somewhere caught it on camera which is very likely if it's in a urban area as almost everything is documented nowadays. Aside from that
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    I'm so sorry for what you went and are going through. This happened to my late mom in the 1990's when she, my brother and I were headed to a doctors appt.
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