Haven't had the truck 2mo and got rear ended

Got rear ended on the way to work this am. Luckily the lift and my hitch saved the day...for me any ways......

 

Wow, your truck doesn't even look like anything happened

 

no visual damage at all. Just paint transfer on my ball. Ill still take it in to have it looked at, make sure nothing under/behind the bumper is bent.

 

She must have been riding my ass, she said she reached down to crab her coffee. I heard her lock em up before she hit me. Turns out she was an off duty cop...and I noticed her tags expired in June lol

 

+1 for the Taco.

 

Glad the Taco is okay!

 

By "off duty cop" I think she meant this:

 

The plot thickens..

 

Eh, get your frame checked. A direct hit to an installed hitch is a quick way to get frame damage. All the force goes directly to the frame instead of the bumper from what I understand

 

Would be curious to see as well, but hell this past summer up in D.C. There have been a few big stories on cops not about if they get out of shit, but to how much stuff they get off on. Atleast in my area, it's noticeable enough for public concern.

Coot

 

I would definitely remove the rear bumper for "inspection".... and since putting it back on would require LOTS of time and effort... an aftermarket offroad bumper would provide the peace of mind in the future

 

This man is on to something!

Coot

 

So, Officer Susan, how fast was he going when he backed into you?

 

Yes, she was straight up by the book. Called the police herself. Everything has to be by the book since she was off duty, that's the feeling I got any ways. I don't think you get tickets in my state for accidents. But yes, she was at fault. She did mention that her husband had just put 2k into the car, so I'm thinking it was likely sitting when the tags expired and they just never got them renewed.

 

...correction, my ball hitch ripped it off when I pulled off to the side of the road

 

where is the sportin wood emoji?

 

True man Tdub has to get on that!

Coot

 

Spoken like 2 people who have never once worked in law enforcement

 

That's what happened to me with my FJ. Hadn't had it more than a few months, brand new, had to stop for traffic on a wet highway at night and a kid in an old ZJ smacked me in the rear end. My hitch also took the impact and you couldn't tell I was hit, his ZJ was totaled. Both his airbags went off, horn was on constantly, had to be towed off.