So this happened :(

[LSTLAF]

Call me crazy, but based on the description in post #1, OP is at fault in this crash. Sounds unambiguously like a case of not leaving enough following distance. The first car getting cut off could be the cops fault, but the second following driver is 100% responsible for what their bumper hits.

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[Bronco1971]

It's not unavoidable if you're following too close to stop in an emergency. IOWs creating a hazard is not an excuse.

 

[NVCowboy]

All I hear is blah (fault) blah (insurance) blah (legal), blah, f’ing blah.
More importantly, did OP get his Bronco fixed? It’s December. Gimme some good news.

 

[BroncoWTFAN]

All I hear is blah (fault) blah (insurance) blah (legal), blah, f’ing blah.
More importantly, did OP get his Bronco fixed? It’s December. Gimme some good news.

Yeah exactly, I assume it was fixed and done with but follow up would be nice from the OP.

 

[Beachin 74]

The LEO on the accident scene should have written tickets for the non-licensed/insured driver also.
I had a person make a left turn from the right lane in front of me and I T-boned them. It was their fault, but I ended up with a ticket also for an expired insurance card.

 

[dj101nyc]

No idea who they said is responsible. USAA said I have a $500 deductible and that’s it but the other driver had a salvage title, no license, no insurance, and fake license plates.
I am taking it in Thursday to be fully looked at but from what I can see it’s just the damage in the photos and my bumper is a bit crooked.

It's becoming very common, uninsured & stolen vehicles taken for joy rides because apparently we don't punish criminals anymore...

 

[tm0708]

All I hear is blah (fault) blah (insurance) blah (legal), blah, f’ing blah.
More importantly, did OP get his Bronco fixed? It’s December. Gimme some good news.

Yes sorry, I actually just dropped it off this past Saturday to get fixed because the parts took a while to come in.

 

[NVCowboy]

Yes sorry, I actually just dropped it off this past Saturday to get fixed because the parts took a while to come in.

Wasn't swiping at you in the least. The thread went off the rails when all you really needed was sympathy/empathy about the bad thing that happened. Glad you are okay, that it's getting fixed, and I'm pretty impressed by the performance of everything in that crash.

 

[tm0708]

Wasn't swiping at you in the least. The thread went off the rails when all you really needed was sympathy/empathy about the bad thing that happened. Glad you are okay, that it's getting fixed, and I'm pretty impressed by the performance of everything in that crash.

Oh yeah, everything is good and taken care of finally. My insurance got everything worked out and denied the bs claims that they tried to make. Idk if I ever said but it turned out to not even be his car... he was just transporting it for some guy that registered himself as a private dealer (since anyone can in Texas). And then the driver tried to make a claim for a car that wasn't even his. Lmao. My insurance was quick to decline that one.

 

[swooshdave]

Unfortunately for me, today on my way home from work, a police officer pulled out in front of the blue car to pursue someone and both of us slammed on our brakes to avoid a collision with the officer.
As sad as it is, the bronco is a beast and I recommend the steel bumper as well as the bull bar for everyone interested. It almost certainly saved my grille and hood from far worse damage.

So that's how you get those plastic clips off!

 

[DD214]

Nope! He somehow got away with zero tickets as well. Not sure if they will charge him later but there were so many things wrong with his situation. It wasn’t his car either he was transporting it for a dealer.

i mean yeah, why enforce laws. seems to me a fake license plate as a minimum would be cause for arrest. In some states, no insurance is a problem as well. Fake plates = fake or no registration right?

 

[TonyaGilmore]

Although it's very regrettable, it appears that they can fix it.

 

[redvettx2]

someone should be suing the sh*t out of said dealer if he was an employee.

The only ticket I see is the Bronco driver who was not paying attention and obviously following to close. End of story. You will most likely be sued by the vehicle you rear ended insurance company. He broke to avoid an accident and you failed to control your vehicle. Typical America where it is always someone else's fault. Love to hear how the driver who got rearend is responsible and at fault? This will be good!

 

[redvettx2]

It's becoming very common, uninsured & stolen vehicles taken for joy rides because apparently we don't punish criminals anymore...

All those things listed are violations and the driver should be sighted for. None of them caused the accident or resolves you of following to close and not paying attention! Period.

 

[JohnnyBronco]

Yeah exactly, I assume it was fixed and done with but follow up would be nice from the OP.

Having hit a deer at $8000+ and wife hitting a concrete lamp post base at slow speed fir $5000 (not in Bronco) I would have guessed the OP insurance would have shelled out around $5000 for his fix.

If he would have opted fir the Lux package the Bronco would have stopped on its own with no front end damage,

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