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Old 05-24-2013, 11:47 PM
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Hit and Run

I was rear-ended yesterday and the other car drove off when I pulled over to exchange information. I was pretty shaken up so I didn't go after him/her. I got out to inspect the damage, and luckily there was a nice print of the license plate left on my bumper.

The plate number looks to be 248-XJQ. I'm in Washington. If anyone can help me out with some information on the car, please PM me, I would appreciate it. The car was maroon and looked to be a Pontiac or Saturn (my glasses were knocked off in the impact).

I know this isn't really the place to post this, so I apologize in advance, but this is the section of TGO that I use most often. I'd appreciate some help in getting information on the car. My neck is killing me!
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according to carfax (search by plate number, assuming the driver had Washington tags), it's a 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1. hope this helps.

sorry about your accident and i hope your pains go away and you can track down this idiot
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no matter how shaken up i would be i think i would have gone after the guy. That would **** me off to no end. Probably didnt have insurance or something like that.
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I'd call the police with the information. In most states, it's a misdemeanor to leave the scene of an accident as long as the damage exceeds a nominal amount (or if you're hurt).
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Call the police...
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Absolutely you must call the police. They will have the best shot at nailing this person, and you probably need to report it by law in any case.
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Re: Hit and Run

Thanks to everyone for the replies. The state patrol and my insurance company are both trying to match up the possible license plate numbers to a car. The only problem is the first three numbers a 2 4 8 are clearly visible, but the last three are letters of the alphabet and only show the top half of the letters. So it can be a possibility of about a dozen cars. They are investigating the possibilities and I'll let everybody know if they come up with anything.
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It shouldn't take that long to go through a list of a dozen cars... especially if one of them is in a body shop.
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Is it possible to post a picture of your rear bumper ?
It must have been an older (embossed) plate, as opposed to the new laser/flat plates. In the future, we'll loose the plate impression (evidence) as they phase out the embossed plates.
I never liked disturbing the aerodynamics of a Firebird's nose w/that ugly black front licence plate bracket, which often required drilling holes in a brand new bumper ! Now at least in you case, it provided you with good evidence of your perpetrator.
It would be awful if it turned out that it actually was a Pontiac driver who hit, & left the scene of an accident ? I hope the police nail that guy.
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