my car was totaled
what happened:
I was going to the mall alone yesterday when a 21 y/o chinese fob girl with somewhat poor english made a left in front of me while i was going straight. i spun 180 in the middle of the intersection and she went into the corner as if she woulda made a u-turn and not have enough turn radius. she had another girl in the passenger seat. the song on the radio was eric clapton - layla.radio, the old vers. the the rockin part was playing and when i hit and came to a stop the slow part was playing. i thought that was pretty funny. my front end met her front passenger corner. i was alone and she had another girl in the passenger seat. it was apparent that she was in fault. first she claimed i was going too fast. it was a intersection that was 35mph where i was and 40mph on the other side of the intersection. in all honesty i dont think i was going that fast and a witness says i was not. in fact when a car is coming towards you, can you really tell if it is going 40 or 50? then she was saying she had a green light. well i also had a green light and i was not turning. i guess she thought she had a green arrow. then my gf started asking her what happened and the girl sounded like she was indifferent to the situation. my gf wanted to kick her ass.
the person damages:
i felt injuries in my knees, most likely they hit the dashboard, and in my right wrist, from holding the steering wheel upon impact, and i have slight airbag burn on my right thumb. this morning i am so sore i can not go back to sleep. the other driver looked slightly injured but her friend had to go to the hospital. she had a gash on her right temple. and i strongly suspect she was not wearing a seat belt.
the car damages:
its pretty much totaled. the airbags deployed, the front end is smashed, the exhaust manifold is obviously gone but i dunno if the block and intake manifold is ok. one of my headlamps is beat up and the other one is so destroyed i could only find bits and pieces of it. the frame is bent where the passenger door is and wont close. the roof is somewhat bent. my seat is jacked and my shifter, where it remains in 5th gear, is stuck and i cant get it into neutral. the passenger floor is pushed in.
what im gonna do:
see a doctor, my insurance, and an attorney. no one so far thinks its my fault and i dont believe it is. i hope to get this resolved asap. as for the parts, the rims belong to someone else and all other parts i was able to salvage - mirrors, lips, etc. i am keeping in case i decide to get another ej8.
right now i am typing with one hand because my right wrist is sore and my neck is pretty stiff and i cant get on my knees. no jokes about the knees please.