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Hit & Run - I think I did a good thing
I wasn't sure if this should go in sightings or roadkill because it was a parking lot - not actually on the roads. I'm sorry if it is in the wrong place.
A little background: I have recently acquired another part-time job at the local community college where I also attend classes. It is in our computer lab doing various different things - 4 hours a day mon-thurs & 5 hours on Friday. (still working part-time at a truck stop on the weekends as well) it's WONDERFUL and I love it.
Anyway, today I was leaving after my 4 hour shift & upon getting to my car I realized I left my keys inside on the desk & had to go back in. While I was walking back in I walked beside a large custom van & I noticed it because a window behind the driver door was busted out & I could see a lot of trash inside it. I get my keys & head back out down the stairs to the parking lot & I hear loud crunching sounds. I knew immediately it was coming from the area around the van & at first I wondered if somebody had tried to get inside it, but quickly realized the van was moving a bit. A little more crunching & the van stops. I get to my car, which is behind the van in another row, and realize this person has hit the car parked next to it - a younger female gets out & as I'm watching (while pretending not to) puts something on the car & just having that *feeling* I write the plate number down (habit from working in so many gas stations) & just as my feeling predicted - the van leaves.
It crossed my mind at this point that maybe I should mind my own business - that is what most people do nowadays. Plus, I'm in a fairly urban city & the person did appear to leave something on the car - so I fully admit I did think the thoughts, but no way could I mind my own business. If it was my car I'd want somebody to say something - so I pulled out & drove around to the front of the hit vehicle & was shocked at the amount of damage to it. If it had been a slight scratch, a paint swap - it would have been one thing, but this car was badly damaged.
I ended up going to the police office within the college - reporting it - taking officers to the car, wrote up a witness statement & both the officer & I took a couple pictures. The person did leave some contact information on the note that was left that was getting smeared quickly because it had started raining & I am happy that they at least did that, but it bothered me a lot that after seeing the amount of damage they did - they still left anyway & didn't report it themselves.
A little background: I have recently acquired another part-time job at the local community college where I also attend classes. It is in our computer lab doing various different things - 4 hours a day mon-thurs & 5 hours on Friday. (still working part-time at a truck stop on the weekends as well) it's WONDERFUL and I love it.
Anyway, today I was leaving after my 4 hour shift & upon getting to my car I realized I left my keys inside on the desk & had to go back in. While I was walking back in I walked beside a large custom van & I noticed it because a window behind the driver door was busted out & I could see a lot of trash inside it. I get my keys & head back out down the stairs to the parking lot & I hear loud crunching sounds. I knew immediately it was coming from the area around the van & at first I wondered if somebody had tried to get inside it, but quickly realized the van was moving a bit. A little more crunching & the van stops. I get to my car, which is behind the van in another row, and realize this person has hit the car parked next to it - a younger female gets out & as I'm watching (while pretending not to) puts something on the car & just having that *feeling* I write the plate number down (habit from working in so many gas stations) & just as my feeling predicted - the van leaves.
It crossed my mind at this point that maybe I should mind my own business - that is what most people do nowadays. Plus, I'm in a fairly urban city & the person did appear to leave something on the car - so I fully admit I did think the thoughts, but no way could I mind my own business. If it was my car I'd want somebody to say something - so I pulled out & drove around to the front of the hit vehicle & was shocked at the amount of damage to it. If it had been a slight scratch, a paint swap - it would have been one thing, but this car was badly damaged.
I ended up going to the police office within the college - reporting it - taking officers to the car, wrote up a witness statement & both the officer & I took a couple pictures. The person did leave some contact information on the note that was left that was getting smeared quickly because it had started raining & I am happy that they at least did that, but it bothered me a lot that after seeing the amount of damage they did - they still left anyway & didn't report it themselves.
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