OT NPC: My daughter was in a hit-and-run crash - need some advice, She is fine - 2012 Mini Cooper S Options

[scott_in_nh]

Sorry, but you are they guys I trust with all things related to cars - not just 914's.

My daughter lives in Nashville TN and got hit and run sideswiped on the highway coming home from work last night.

She never saw the car, got hit on the passenger side, spun out, went across 3 lanes and then backwards up an embankment (ok she wasn't going slow, which means the jerk-off was hauling ass).

No one stopped, it took 3 hours for the cops to arrive, and then they just rubber stamped it and tried to get her to drive it home rather than have it towed (presumably because he didn't want to have to wait for the wrecker). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

She was obviously shaken up, and he had no way of knowing if the car was safe to drive - the 3 hour delay and telling her to drive the car is really pissing me off to the point I want to complain to the Nashville PD department!

Luckily her boyfriend drove out and stayed with her the entire time.

Even though there is paint and a chunk of the other cars mirror housing stuck on her car, it doesn't seem the cops are going to do anything - should they be?

It is a 6-speed stick and she is concerned that the trans or motor might have been damaged when she went a couple hundred yards backwards - should she be?

The car was hard to start at first, but ran fine after it cleared.

Because of the door damage, the window won't go down all the way (understandable) but some other electrics and the radio were acting up (damaged wiring?).

She is trying to get Liberty Mutual to consider it an accident with a non-insured motorist because that is a lower deductible than collision.

She is concerned about the rear suspension being damaged or other damage not discovered by the body shop - should she be?

I guess this is mostly a rant, but is there anything else she should be doing?

Is anybody in the area and know a great body shop?

I told her to call the mini dealer and ask who they used.

Besides being grateful that she wasn't hurt, getting the car fixed and moving on - is there anything else she should do?