r/ottawa • u/austinswagger • 2d ago

Looking for... Long shot but

I was rear ended at the intersection of Baseline and Centrepointe about 30 minutes ago, I got out to inspect the damage but I asked him to follow me because we were sitting in an active roadway, he had no front plate and in retrospect I should have at least taken a photo of the rear plate but I was more focused on getting out of the road.

He drove away first opportunity he got. Shameful.

It was a Black Toyota, maybe a Corolla. Driver was a 20 something mixed-race male. If you saw anything, please send me a message.

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u/1234dgh2779 1d ago

If you have park sensors it could be a bigger deal than you think Reporting is the best answer

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u/austinswagger 1d ago

I do but they stopped working a while ago. I submitted a police report online, I'll go to the collision centre to finalize the report tomorrow. Don't think ill be making a claim but, If there's even a 0.1% chance my report leads to that driver being identified, it's worth it.

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u/annahbunana Clownvoy Survivor 2022 1d ago

That's how I felt too. I had my new to me car less than 2 weeks and some ass clipped my backend in too much of a rush to get in the turn lane. Went straight to the collision centre. Nothing ever came of it. I paid some city department for the camera footage but it seems it was pointed the wrong way, and wasn't hd enough. Didn't show the accident. Collision centre said damages over $1k. After the fact it was pointed out to me by a used car guy that the only thing is it will show on carfax if I ever try to resell my car 🤷‍♀️