An idiot hit us in “ Small overlap front collision” and I assume totaled my R1T [Updated with pic of damage to other truck 😱]

[Foobar]

Any pictures of the little Chevy that did that to you?

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[Hillbilly]

100%. We prayed for the other man too. What he did was really bad. But at the end of the day, it’s Material and material get be replaced. Lives can’t. I’m honestly so thankful we had this rivian. I don’t think we would have easily walked away from this sort of crash in a smaller/lighter vehicle.

I've handled vehicular homicide cases in my line of work and feel pretty comfortable saying that the R1T saved your life.

You're going to feel rough for at least the next couple of days. Be sure to get proper orthopedic imaging and care. Keep an eye on your kid to make sure he's not symptomatic.

(Oh, and if you need legal advice on how to proceed with any of it, I practice in Georgia and would be happy to help.)

 

[Dgephri]

safety first! Glad it didn't hurt you. And then...pick up that caliper as a memento of Riv V1.0?

 

[rivianUGA]

I've handled vehicular homicide cases in my line of work and feel pretty comfortable saying that the R1T saved your life.

You're going to feel rough for at least the next couple of days. Be sure to get proper orthopedic imaging and care. Keep an eye on your kid to make sure he's not symptomatic.

(Oh, and if you need legal advice on how to proceed with any of it, I practice in Georgia and would be happy to help.)

thanks!

 

[Tahoe Man]

That's very similar to the small overlap frontal crash IIHS does, which is a basically a torture test. Rivian scored Good on that (top). That's got to be totaled, just grateful you're both okay and walked away.

 

[SDH]

no way you buff those marks out!

My advice, sue the ass of the idiot who crashed into you. That should pay for a new R1

 

[rivianUGA]

As for the spare tires. They are all ruined. I tried to run up on the curb to the avoid the impact some. And it scrapped the passenger ones badly.

 

[rivianUGA]

The driver rear one is ok I guess

 

[RWerksman]

Holy moly - I'm glad you are both ok!

 

[Tahoe Man]

Are you in a fault state? Do you have full coverage? I would consider having your own insurance deal with everything, have them go after his insurance via subrogation.

 

[rivianUGA]

Are you in a fault state? Do you have full coverage? I would consider having your own insurance deal with everything, have them go after his insurance via subrogation.

i am in GA. Not sure about the fault rules. Already submitted stuff to progressive tonight. I had full coverage. Hopefully this all goes smoothly.

 

[DaveA]

Any pictures of the little Chevy that did that to you?

I think it disintegrated on impact?

 

[SoCalTravels]

With all the windshield talk, I’m surprised your windshield didn’t break/crack in this accident.

 

[monzarottie]

Wow. That had to be scary. I'm glad you and your son were able to walk away from that carnage. Any chance you have Rivian (Nationwide) Insurance? One huge benefit is jumping to the front of the line for a replacement vehicle in the event of a catastrophic accident like this.

 

[ksujeff99]

I hope RJ sends some donuts to Friday morning’s structural engineering stand up. Nice job guys. Pat yourselves on the back.

Glad you’re ok, OP. Good luck with your recovery. I remember how bad a crash hurt in my 20s. I dare think what it would feel like now at double the age.

And thanks for sharing. I think we all feel a bit safer living vicariously through you right now.

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