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Hit and run - finding the scumbag

  • How to find a hit-and run driver in a fairly large city? My wife was turning left into her work parking lot the other morning, when she was rear-ended badly enough tohttp://mlkshk.com/r/HL6T. This is what we know: The other driver was a Caucasian female, maybe 5'10, dishwater blonde hair, wearing a maroon polo shirt with a white logo over the left breast, and plaid shorts. The accident occurred on a busy city street during morning rush hour. We know the direction in which the other driver fled. All of the above information, witnesses, etc was provided to the police department, but no one got her license plate, and our insurance won't cover the deductible unless we can prove the other driver was uninsured, so we have to find the driver. To that end, I have contacted likely auto repair places to watch for the vehicle (a champagne of gold Dodge Caravan-type of vehicle), and chatted with the actual officers who patrol the streets in the accident area (as opposed to the accident investigation task force, which does nothing but...investigate accidents. Go figure.) At this point, I'm looking for other things to try and do- I am turning at least one eye to the idea that since it was going-to-work hours, the other driver was in some kind of work uniform (the Purple Polo). Maybe this would tickle someone's memory in the Hive, I thought. Anyone have any other useful ideas? We've started some #BOLO tweets, etc. I want this person, bad, if nothing else to collect my wife's deductible, as well as satisfying my sense of justice.

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    Look for security cameras that might have been covering the area. A friend of mine was the victim in a hit-and-run and he managed to find security footage from an unrelated business that identified the other driver.

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Are you sure your insurance won't cover your deductable: have you actually asked them? I ask because when I got rear-ended by a hit & run driver a couple years ago, my insurance did cover my $500 deductible plus the full repair cost --- admittedly, I did manage to get the car's license number, although it turned out they were stolen plates and the driver was never caught.

easily confused

Can you or someone else (or a couple of someones) stand around near the accident site for a few days around the same time that the accident happened? Most people take the same route to work, and you might see the car. The more you can look like you just happen to be standing there the better so as not to spook the driver and have her change course.

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Aside from golf course/country clubs and fast-food restaurants, I would also consider the following (within a certain radius)- Motel desk clerk Florist/nursery/Home Depot-type store employee Daycare, preschool, montessori staff Car rental agency worker Fitness/gym club worker Pet store employee Definitely clarify between https://www.google.com/search?q=purple&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=JBb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Yf8AUKOTDeqn6wHj1szgBg&ved=0CGcQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=971 and https://www.google.com/search?q=maroon&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=af8AUMeSG4jF6wHHsITiBg&biw=1920&bih=971&sei=bP8AUJSUCuKf6wG-opHhBg#um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=maroon+color+background&oq=maroon+color&gs_l=img.1.2.0l10.228.228.1.9224.1.1.0.0.0.0.243.243.2-1.1.0...0.0...1c.TbdUy6Hutms&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=f988f69ce17cd070&biw=1920&bih=971 before asking anyone for tips, as it will help narrow your search results. I really hope you find this person, but regardless, please post back and let us know what you end up doing.

invisible ink

Which direction did they flee? That could give us an idea of where to look. Last seen northbound on Keystone from 46th.

pjern

Wow. That sucks. I can't believe that damage resulted in a total. Running from the scene could very possibly mean an uninsured driver. And, knowing that area of town, that's a distinct possibility. Which direction did they flee? That could give us an idea of where to look.

Thorzdad

The cleaning and kitchen staff at my college wore maroonish polos with white logos. This was in Georgia so I doubt one of them was the culprit, but possibly it's a building-services staffperson in the surrounding area.

nicebookrack

Can your wife's passenger describe the driver to a police sketch artist while the incident is still fresh in her mind? A hit-and-run with no injuries is unlikely to warrant that level of police attention, so I assume that you'd have to hire the artist yourself.

nicebookrack

Lot of public school employees wear logo polls, and many public school districts keep up day programs, breakfast and lunch all summer for any children under 18.

toodleydoodley

Plaid + Logo Polo smells like private school uniform to me. Could she have been a student or a teacher somewhere nearby?

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