Looks like I need to clarify some wrong information that has been floating around the internet and respond to some of you that have been sending me nasty emails.
Yesterday, on Wednesday 7/17/2025 , I decided to take my 1973 Chrysler New Yorker to my company´s picnic.
While driving back home from the picnic on north of Dequindre (and before 14 mile road in Madison Heights, Michigan) I got into accident with 3 other cars. I´ll post photos below. The white car that hit my Chrysler tore off the rear license plate, but did no other damage on my car.
As mentioned, I was driving north on Dequindre. I saw a white ( I think it was a Kia??) Kia passing me southbound on center lane. Next thing I know I feel a bump in the rear of my Chrysler, from right side passenger window I see black Chevy truck spinning on the right lane and through the grass area on the side of the road. My windshield´s rearview mirror was out of place after the hit, so I adjusted it and saw the Kia behind me completely smashed. I got out of the car and walked over to Kia to see how to driver was. I was not sure what I am going to find based on the condition of the car. I saw airbags had deployed and it was hard to see inside. However, the driver´s hand raised up and showed “thumbs up”. I assumed she was alright. Next I walked over to my Chrysler to see the damage. I saw debris all around from the Kia, but didn´t see any body/bumper damage. However, the license plate was on the ground : it had been torn off from the bumper on the collision.
Next the owner of the Chevy pick up walks over and tells me that the white Kia turn into his lane and hit his truck (truck was driving north on the right side lane), which started spinning and hit a Ford Fusion. The Kia turned 45 degrees when the truck hit it. This impact caused Kia to spin and hit my Chrysler´s rear and tear off the license plate.
The owner of the truck drives the car on the side of the road , on the driveway on the near business.
Ford Fusion owner walks by – his right rear door is completely smashed because the Chevy truck hit him.
After talking and just wondering someone calls the police and they arrive to scene.
Policeman walks on to my Chrysler, looks at the Kia – looks at the Chrysler and says…. “They don´t make cars like this anymore”.
After collecting all the information from all of us who were included in the accident, I ask him if I should move my car out of the way. He tells me to move it in front of one of the businesses – same shop where the Chevy Truck is parked.
Now the street is clear for car hauler to come and pick up the Kia.
Police told me to go on Ebay and get a new license place bracket – which i agreed. I have no claims against the Kia driver.
Today I saw a reddit post, that the Chevy Truck owner called me a liar and I started getting mails that I backed up my car on the scene to take photos. Does someone really think that I back up my Chrysler in front of the totaled Kia when cops are there ?
Just setting the record straight here, the Kia driver never hit me “straight” in the rear and I have never claimed that on any of my posts. She spun around and her car hit my Chrysler in the rear.
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