[W126 Coupe] Plowed into, literally!

[mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz]

Dick, what can I say other than I am glad to here that your
family are largely okay.

Your poor W126's :-(

Matt.

> Well it's that time of year where storms dump snow, sleet,
> ice etc etc.   I had been very happy tooling around in my
> 90 300SE (burgundy color)  with the 4 snows and 2 rear
> studded.  Just had the Ding Wizard clear the  last of the
> dings this weekend.  Have the white 300SE Euro in the body
> shop for a pull of the frame where the hood catches are
> located so the  new hood will close just perfect (final
> repairs from my oldest son's  100-150 lb leaping dear
> incident back in November).  I thought I had  turned the
> corner on bad news while driving here in Massachusetts
> what  with crappy rutted and pot holed roads and all.
>
> This afternoon I had picked up my wife and daughter and we
> were heading  home and pulled up to a red light in the
> city of Quincy.  Unfortunately  an independent city plow
> truck (claims brakes did not work) drove into  us at some
> low speed pushing us into the intersection and causing the
> plow blade to cant forward so that it basically pushed the
> rear of the  car into the pavement in a downward motion.
> So bang, thump, woosh.   Something like that.  I took a
> photo out the rear view window using the  cell phone
> camera but, the flash only reflected back the light where
> the  yellow blade filled the entire rear view.
>
> My wife, daughter and I are unhurt, all wearing seat belts
> all with the  head bolsters properly set etc.  My daughter
> is complaining of head,  neck and back pain.  We are
> waiting to see if this goes away after a  good night's
> sleep.  The damage is not that bad considering the size of
> the truck and the salt load he was carrying flowed off his
> rear bed and  onto the roof of his cab.  I looked up at
> the guy and saw he was upset  with himself so immediately
> went from my not so friendly stance to it's  okay.  I
> called 911and had an officer write up the report.  Truck
> owner  showed up a few minutes later and asked that I
> settle with him directly  so he could avoid the insurance
> claim.  Not sure this is a good idea  but, he said he'd
> pay for a complete repair and paint job done right.   Last
> time I worked with my insurance company they did not treat
> me well  even with the other guy at fault and me with an
> excellent driving  record.  So, I may take this guy up on
> his offer.  A lot depends on my  daughter.  I am thinking
> I should wait and be certain she is okay.  Are  they any
> other legal ramifications if I do not submit the report to
> my  insurance company??
>
> TIA,
>
> Dick
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