Victim of a hit & run this morning on Embankment, London

[Flyingfox]

Well after 6 years of commuting I had my first nasty accident this morning.

In an ASL going Westbound direction on Embankment by Temple Place just after 8am, lights go green and I set off, next thing I know there was a loud bang and I was on the road under my bike with an Audi convertible hovering over me!
I won't go into loads of detail but the woman driving tried to reverse and drive off but I stood in front of her and asked witnesses to get details of the car, which they duly did. When I said I was calling the police she said she would pull over to let traffic by, as soon as I stepped aside she put her foot down and sped off!! She even had a 10/11 year old daughter in the car who looked extremely upset and shocked - totally unbelievable.
I have 5 witnesses who were totally shocked by her driving and behaviour, so hopefully the police will actually track her down and prosecute.

I'm ok, I think, just very shaken up (even after 5 hours) and quite bruised, need to get the bike checked over though!

 

[Arjimlad]

Very nasty indeed, I hope you feel better soon, and that this driver gets her comeuppance.

 

[Kies]

She will get 3 points for leaving the scene of an RTA without exchanging details. Glad you are ok

 

[KneesUp]

She will get 3 points for leaving the scene of an RTA without exchanging details. Glad you are ok

It's 5 to 10 points plus up to a £5,000 fine. It will count as one offence, but unless she reports it to a police station within 24 hours (as injury occured) she will technically be guilty of another offence

Hope the bruises heal soon, OP.

 

[ianrauk]

Blimey, Glad you are ok.

 

[Beebo]

Firstly I hope you are OK.
Secondly, you need to get all your evidence sorted asap. You need to contact all your witnesses now, and get them to write down everything they remember.(car make and model, details of driver, passengers, location, etc etc)
If you dont do it now they will either forget or wont bother.

 

[wilkotom]

The driver's behaviour makes me wonder if she was insured - sounds a bit like panicked behaviour to me.

OP: Hope you and the bike check out fine, and I hope to hear about the driver being dragged in front of a beak soon...

 

[HLaB]

Jeez, an unbelievable story I hope they catch her and throw the proverbial book at her!

 

[Hip Priest]

Sorry to hear that and glad you're ok. What is the point of speeding off when witnesses have seen your licence plate? One can assume she is hoping for the alcohol to wear off before the police catch up with her.

 

[I like Skol]

I hope they catch her and throw the proverbial book at her!

^^^^ This x 100. Some people don't deserve to keep their driving licence. Period!

 

[siadwell]

Beebo's quite right. Also, get your own recollections down on paper ASAP. If you come to rely on them in court several months down the line, courts put store in contemporaneous notes.

 

[Fubar]

Hope you feel better soon, might also be worth getting checked over by a medical professional soonish in case there is any long-lasting effects of the crash.

 

[Tim Hall]

Get a doctor to check you out. This will help with (a) making sure you're not damaged (b) providing a record of any injuries for if/when it goes to court.

 

[benb]

The driver's behaviour makes me wonder if she was insured - sounds a bit like panicked behaviour to me.

OP: Hope you and the bike check out fine, and I hope to hear about the driver being dragged in front of a beak soon...

This can be checked by entering the reg in askmid.com

GWS, and keep us updated. Don't let the police fob you off.

 

[gaz]

Well after 6 years of commuting I had my first nasty accident this morning.

In an ASL going Westbound direction on Embankment by Temple Place just after 8am, lights go green and I set off, next thing I know there was a loud bang and I was on the road under my bike with an Audi convertible hovering over me!
I won't go into loads of detail but the woman driving tried to reverse and drive off but I stood in front of her and asked witnesses to get details of the car, which they duly did. When I said I was calling the police she said she would pull over to let traffic by, as soon as I stepped aside she put her foot down and sped off!! She even had a 10/11 year old daughter in the car who looked extremely upset and shocked - totally unbelievable.
I have 5 witnesses who were totally shocked by her driving and behaviour, so hopefully the police will actually track her down and prosecute.

I'm ok, I think, just very shaken up (even after 5 hours) and quite bruised, need to get the bike checked over though!

Report this by filling out the following form and taking it to any police station in greater london. This will go straight to a traffic unit who deal with collisions.

Reporting in any other fashion could well result in it getting fobbed off.

Form 207 can be found on the bottom of the right panel - http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Collision-forms-and-reports/1400005513174/1400005513174