I got rear ended yesterday.

I was delivering meals for Meals On Wheels yesterday and I got rear ended while stopped at a light.
I was at the light and WHAM!!!!  I thought 'did I just hit someone' but looked and I was stopped at a red light.  A pedestrian walked up and said, just pull over and do the paperwork.  I told him I would like his name and address as a witness.  I pulled over and the car that hit me drove off.

I took off and followed him.  He went 6 - 9 blocks and pulled into a driveway.  I blocked him in.  He got out of his car and I said I need his drivers license, insurance and registration.

I COULD NOT FIND MY CELL PHONE OR I WOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY.  He said he could borrow his phone and he was very sorry, he is in rehab and does not have a license.

His Dad came out and told me about his working on being clean and going through rehab with specific instructions not to drive to live in his dad's house.  The car was the boys girlfriends car.

I called Meals on Wheels, using his phone, and MOW came and got the meals to finish my route.

I chewed the boy out multiple times and told him to 'Get your f***ing act together'  Your parents and girlfriend are doing what they can but you just turn around and steal a car and rear ended me.  IF I CALL 911 You are in jail for rear ending me and running away.  A coward runs away.

I would then get my composure and then go back and chew him out again.

I finally found my cell phone.  It was under the seat.  It flew when I got rear ended.

I will be checking on the boy and dad in the future.  I will ask the dad (and him) if I did the thing by not calling the police.  If he improves his ways, I was correct in giving him a break.  If he continues to act stupid and drive, I should have called the police.

They promised to pay for any damage to the car.  (2012 Honda Civics have amazing bumpers.  There was only a scratch on the bumper.  I am totally amazed at the lack of damage.  When I finally looked at the bumper, after yelling at him twice, I was amazed at only a scratch.  I opened and closed the trunk thinking it would be messed up but NO.  It worked fine.

What a day!!