Dude that sucks big time, but your ok so that's a big plus!! Trucks can be replaced, your life can't. Hope all works out well for you.

 

I am glad to hear you are OK. The truck can be replaced. Your health is what ultimately matters. Good luck with your insurance company.

 

Unfortunately, It's HER insurance company. It's kinda' out of my hands.[&:]

 

glad to hear your ok. so muh for the dak. sometimes you see people driving and you say to yourself how can they still be driving. was the lady older then 65? and if the insurance company totals the truck make sure they do the full amount if you owe any. if not you may still owe for a truck you dont own any more

 

I'd say she was 60'ish, yea. Late 50's early 60's. It was her and her husband and she was the driver.

The worst part about it is that the road where it happened has two travel lanes in each direction. I was in the left lane because the right lane ends about 100 yards ahead of the accident site. So, unless you're making a right turn where the right lane ends, everyone stays in the left lane on this part of the road. She was also in the left lane on her side, and when she swerved to avoid rear-ending the car that was stopped in front of her to make a left turn, she went to the left, and crossed the centerline right into my lane. There was another open lane to her right on her side of the road that she could have taken to avoid the accident instead of swerving to the left and my truck wouldn't be in a towing lot right now .[&o]

 

That sucks! Glad to hear your ok though.

 

Just remember man, the insurance company is going to try and low ball you, hold out until you get what you feel is fair.

 

I've never made a claim from an accident before, but I have Allstate and I've heard nothing but good about them from people I know who have had to make a claim with them. I don't know who her insurance company is since they run it through mine and my insurance company goes after hers.

Here are two more pics that you can see a lot better just how effed up it is. You can't see the damage to the front but it got everything on the left side from the bumper cover all the way to the back of the bed. The left rear wheel and suspension took the brunt of the collision so it didn't even touch the rear bumper. Other than that, the whole left side is wiped out. It also got the right bedside when the rear got jacked out from under it, and the right front rim and tire are gone from when it rolled off the bead. There's not a good rim or tire on any of the 4 corners that I can see. [&:]


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Damn, sucks to hear about your truck, good thing your ok. If your dak ends up being totaled any thoughts of what you would get in its place?

 

WOW, damn, I am sorry to hear about your dakota. She really did a number on it. I hope all goes well and like Jr. Mechanic said, have your eyes open when dealin with her insurance. They will try there hardest to pay nothing. Most of all you didnt get hurt which is priceless. Good luck man.