(#5833) My truck

     My property is in a rural part of the city of Sacramento so I used my over 20 year old truck to do things here that were not kind to its appearance. My usual trips with it outside of moving to Washington state for a few months were very short and not that often. So my insurance reflected that this time around when I just covered it with bare minimum California requirements. The policy started 4 days ago. The accident was 2 days ago. So there will be no help from my insurance and since the perpetrator of the accident fled the scene with no way for me to identify him, I will be footing the cost for making sure the truck is still viable for traveling my normally short distances.
     I am already getting it up to speed with safety and legal obligations. Lesson learned by me unfortunately is to cover for more situations than bare minimum. It's okay though, outside the obvious damage it still runs smoothly. I will in some short time when my finances are more evened out be able to finance a newer vehicle with the appropriate insurance coverage. For now though getting my 2002 Dodge Dakota back into a semblance of order is high priority. By the end of the week most of my concerns will be met. A bit longer term is replacing body parts that are now scraped and bent but usable. No one likes to travel around in a junk pile but my truck still runs well even with scratches and scraps.
     I had been thinking about upgrading my vehicle for a couple of years but now it is a more important priority. So I will be looking to find something in my price range that offers a more modern ride. It would have been nice to have cameras on my truck so I could have identified the hit and run driver. I do have a police report out on what facts I could put together from the scene so hopefully that may help in identifying him. I don't expect he will have insurance coverage or even a valid drivers license. Which is why it would be wishful thinking that he would fix my truck with any coverage. It's okay though as I am a doer and have a plan for getting myself back on the road albeit in a view that is not pleasing to the eye.