averagejoe123
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Without going into too much detail about what happened, my car was parked on the side of the road in a residential area and was t-boned by another car. According to witnesses, the driver hit it with such force that his airbags deployed and his front bumper fell off. What makes this situation more complicated is that the driver and passenger tried to flee (with the passenger getting out of the car and running). They were quickly apprehended by the police, and I'm going to assume they will be charged with a hit and run. The next day before I could get it towed, the driver left a note on my windshield with his number (I presume he wants to settle outside of insurance). However, I'm going to let my insurance deal with this. I'm kinda confused what happens next. I don't need a body shop to tell me my car is totaled. In addition I had items in the car that were damaged. What is the procedure for obtaining a new vehicle/getting reimbursed for damaged goods in the car/getting reimbursed for time lost and emotional damages?