Subaru Smooshed
Posted: 30 June 2005 at 09:24:06
Got in a car accident yesterday. Got cited for "improper lookout." It happened in a coned-off construction area not far from my home.
Very little damage to the other vehicle involved. The driver had some neck pain and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. I hope she's okay. She lives close-by and is in our ward.
I had Lucy and Eli in the car with me. We were going to the credit union and over to Thom's house to get his CD recorder to take to the Gallivan Center concert. No one in our car was hurt.
The Subaru's not so good.

Subaru - smooshed.
As can be seen here, there's damage to the hood, the headlights, running lights, sidemarker lights, grill, bumper, and maybe some minor damage to the fenders. I don't know what kind of damage there is under the hood -- there was no water leaking or anything like that. The cooling fans were pushed back into the engine, so they weren't turning. The power steering pump wasn't delivering any power either, so I'm guessing the belt was either broken or compressed.
I'm going to find out today what I'm looking at, but I'm concerned it will be totalled. NADA says the value of the car is $3900 trade-in and $5550 retail, so if the damages get that high, it probably is a totalled situation. I know very little about car body repair, but I'm guessing this is a two to three thousand dollar repair but I guess it could be higher.