My 2011 Yukon Denali Totaled Sunday Evening

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As some of you may already know from the "What have you done with your NNBS today" thread, I was in a pretty serious accident Sunday evening with my Yukon Denali.

Me and my two kids were stopped at a red light less than a mile from home. After the light turned green and I got about halfway through the intersection, another vehicle traveling from right to left ran the red light and basically T-***** me, causing me to spin clockwise diagonally through the intersection and coming to a stop after hitting a telephone pole/guy wire on the other side/corner of the intersection.

The vehicle that hit us was probably a 2000-2005 Yukon or Esky, the front end was smashed in almost to the windshield. I wasn't paying too much attention to that other vehicle or driver, I was more concerned about my kids. All the side airbags and side curtain ones that drop from the headliner covering the windows deployed.

I don't remember if we actually hit the pole or just the guy wire cable that was about 10 feet past the pole and angled from the ground up to the pole. The cable was cut into the front about 2 feet and you can see where the hood buckled around it.

Here are a few pics I took the next day from the tow yard when I was there getting belongings out of the vehicle

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My insurance estimated a cost of $21,676 for repair and has deemed it totaled and offered $23,000 to me. I just purchased this in early March with 110k miles on it and it currently just hit 115k. It is (was) in immaculate condition, both inside and out, and had every bell and whistle option and everything worked.
I paid $21,500 but also got the 3yr/36k mile extended powertrain warranty that brought the total to $23k

Here are some pics I took about a week ago

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Sorry again. How are the kids doing?
The 17yr old is fine except for a little bit of bruising/abrasions in the neck and hip area from the seatbelt.

My 9yr old has a lot more going on. She was released from the hospital last night. She has bruising/abrasions on neck and abdomen from seat belt, and also has bruising on back of right arm, fingers, and lower back. She's wearing a neck brace and has pneumatocele of lung and a rib fracture. The right leg and hip are very sore and is hard for her to walk. The hospital gave her a walker and she had physical therapy a few times at the hospital to help her learn to use it. She was in the 3rd row on the side that was impacted, so she took more of the hit than us two in the front.

Also, it was verified today that the driver was DUI. The police contacted me wanting copies of the kids discharge papers so his charges can be raised because of injuries. He also doesn't have insurance, or at least they said they didn't find any in the car and he wasn't real cooperative and and just took the ticket for no proof of insurance.

Thinking I should get a lawyer


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The 17yr old is fine except for a little bit of bruising/abrasions in the neck and hip area from the seatbelt.

My 9yr old has a lot more going on. She was released from the hospital last night. She has bruising/abrasions on neck and abdomen from seat belt, and also has bruising on back of right arm, fingers, and lower back. She's wearing a neck brace and has pneumatocele of lung and a rib fracture. The right leg and hip are very sore and is hard for her to walk. The hospital gave her a walker and she had physical therapy a few times at the hospital to help her learn to use it. She was in the 3rd row on the side that was impacted, so she took more of the hit than us two in the front.

Also, it was verified today that the driver was DUI. The police contacted me wanting copies of the kids discharge papers so his charges can be raised because of injuries. He also doesn't have insurance, or at least they said they didn't find any in the car and he wasn't real cooperative and and just took the ticket for no proof of insurance.

Thinking I should get a lawyer


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Definitely get a lawyer.
 

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Damn man, sorry to hear. Glad you guys are mostly alright but I feel for your youngest. I would definitely be getting a lawyer, in a 9 year old's eyes at least, she's in for a long recovery. Hopefully because she's young, she'll rebound pretty well though. Prayers to you guys
 
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Agreed! As hard as it was hit and the amount of damage it sustained I am quite sure if we were in a car/sedan the injuries would be much, much worse!
The truck did her job, sacrificed itself to protect y'all. A camry or impala would not have fared so well. Go get another one, an XL next time! We'll keep your family in our prayers to the Lord.

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