My birthday happened to be the same withChinese New Year this year. My wife, daughter and I drove to the States fromVancouver for celebration. We parked our car on the parking lot of a shoppingmall in Bellingham. A couple of hours later, we went out and planed to drive toa restaurant for dinner. When we were near our car, we saw a piece of paper onthe windshield, which said someone backed up and hit my car. There was alicense plate number written down in the piece of paper. Also, an email addressof the witness was left. I called police and police found the information ofthe hit and run driver according to the license plate number.
Around five years ago, Iexperienced another hit and run. When I parked my car outside my office,someone hit my car and run. After work I found the back bumper and tail lightcover of my car were damaged. I drove my car to RCMP to report the incident. Onthe way back home from the police station, a police officer stopped me and gaveme a ticket because of the car damage, although the taillights were stillworking. It was a bad experience and bad day. My car was hit and I got a ticketthat was only one ticket I ever got since I started driving. My deductible was$700. I should pay that amount of money for car repair, and I also had to pay afine of over $100.
But this time I was lucky.After I came back to Vancouver, I wrote an email to the witness to express mysincere appreciation. The witness told me in her email that she was a schoolteacher in Vancouver. In that day when the hit and run happened, she wasshopping. She saw whathappened and she was so shocked. There were about fifteen people standingaround watching a guy backed up and hit my car, but all just left and didnothing. She realized that she should do something. She ran into her car anddrove after the man to get his license plate number. She then drove back andwrote the note.
ICBC contacted the driver’s insurance and had my carfixed. It made me feel that this world is still warm and people are stillfriendly and helpful. I didn’t have a chance to meet the witness and say thankyou in front of her, but I really appreciate what she did. I wish the best toher and I hope more and more people will do the right things.
Around five years ago, Iexperienced another hit and run. When I parked my car outside my office,someone hit my car and run. After work I found the back bumper and tail lightcover of my car were damaged. I drove my car to RCMP to report the incident. Onthe way back home from the police station, a police officer stopped me and gaveme a ticket because of the car damage, although the taillights were stillworking. It was a bad experience and bad day. My car was hit and I got a ticketthat was only one ticket I ever got since I started driving. My deductible was$700. I should pay that amount of money for car repair, and I also had to pay afine of over $100.
But this time I was lucky.After I came back to Vancouver, I wrote an email to the witness to express mysincere appreciation. The witness told me in her email that she was a schoolteacher in Vancouver. In that day when the hit and run happened, she wasshopping. She saw whathappened and she was so shocked. There were about fifteen people standingaround watching a guy backed up and hit my car, but all just left and didnothing. She realized that she should do something. She ran into her car anddrove after the man to get his license plate number. She then drove back andwrote the note.
ICBC contacted the driver’s insurance and had my carfixed. It made me feel that this world is still warm and people are stillfriendly and helpful. I didn’t have a chance to meet the witness and say thankyou in front of her, but I really appreciate what she did. I wish the best toher and I hope more and more people will do the right things.
