Crash Landing of our Dream Vacation

Ouch! The fender was really smashed down.

Skid marks. I mean really, who crosses a double yellow line to pass someone on the left with their left blinker on!?!

You can really see how the fender is smashed into the tire.

Wednesday evening we were driving home from our trip to Disneyland. We pulled off to look for a bathroom in Redlands CA. We were on a little two lane side street and needed to turn around to get back to the park where we spotted a restroom. Rod signaled left and prepared to make his turn when the guy BEHIND him decided to make a real smart move and cross over a double yellow line to pass us on the left as we were preparing to turn. He rammed into our left front fender just as Rod started to turn. No one was hurt, but we were stunned at the stupidity of the driver that rammed into us. Even though we were not hurt, our car was not drivable. We tried to get it to a shop down the street, but smelled burnt rubber after only driving for about 20 feet. The fender was totally bent into the tire and we think the strut was broken. We were at the mercy of the tow truck driver, who took us to a motel. We had to wait until 10:00 AM the next day to get a rental car and drive home. Our car is still in CA and who knows how long it will take to get it repaired?! We did call the police, but they did not write anything up. They said it was a "No Fault" situation and our insurance companies would have to work it out. We'll see just how good Gieco is now...