Scott Madin

They chased the car that fled the scene and got her insurance information, before coming back to tell us (several times??) that this was a civil matter and they weren't going to charge anyone with a crime, etc.

We're at the body shop. I'm hugging Kissmate because he's all that matters. The car place says they're backed up a whole month because of covid. School starts next week. This is fine.

(I don't really understand how fleeing the scene wasn't a crime, even though I don't want anyone locked up!!, so conflicted feelings are occurring. I wonder if it was someone important??)

I'm on hold with the insurance company, so hopefully they can do something about this. I've checked over Kissmate and cleaned his cuts. Just knees and legs from a lower (??!) airbag. He's shaken but ok. His first accident. (I've been in a couple in the past.)

Update 1: I filed a claim with our insurance, who was polite and helpful but did gently warn us that being the "rear ending" party of the accident wasn't great for us, even though the other party fled the scene immediately.

Update 2: The other party called us (!!) because the police gave her our number (?? they didn't give us hers) and she wanted to confirm our names before she called our insurance. She kept saying "*I* was the one who was HIT" but I kept my answers short and informative.