Wife's car was shot on I-12 last night

[RyanW]

Last night my wife was coming home and stuck in traffic on 12 near Millerville, going between 5-15mph when she heard a loud bang like a rock smacking the windshield. She didn't see a crack or anything and thought nothing of it, assuming something was kicked up by another car. Well I went out to pick up dinner last night and walking out to the truck I noticed a big blister in the driver's door. The car is 2 years old and I just washed it sunday, so it was VERY noticable. It looked like an impact hole from a manufactured projectile, very small though. I got on her about being more aware of her surroundings and we had a small spat about what could have happened and how it could have been worse and so on. Well this morning I looked at it again, it's a VERY small but pronounced dent with a hole in the center and a paint blister about the size of a quarter. I talked to F-I-L about taking it to Troop A or Headquarters before I drop it off at the body shop, just to have someone experienced in that to look at it. He told me just call City. I called city and they transferred me to the Sheriff's dept. when I told them my address. The Deputy's came out and agreed that it was most likely a close range bb gun or a hell of a shot from a .22 from across the interstate, although that seemed highy improbable. They were also pretty impressed that I knew my insurance policy number from memory, they said they have never had anyone know it lol

I'm mainly sharing this story in case anyone else hears of something similar, in case it wasn't just an isolated incident, and also to reinforce the concept of situational awareness. It's something that can NEVER be taken for granted.

About to head over to the body shop and have it taken care of. Thank god I have $0 deductible

 

[charliepapa]

what kind of car? it looks like a lead pellet in fiberglass.

 

[03protege]

I've heard of cars getting shot at on the interstate many times. I think there was actually something locally on the news about that a few weeks ago.

 

[03protege]

what kind of car? it looks like a lead pellet in fiberglass.

I'm gonna take a guess at Buick LaCrosse.

 

[RyanW]

2010 Honda Accord Crosstour, all sheet metal. It's not as clear in the pic, but it's a perfect concave dent with a starburst around it that looks like embedded paint particles. The light color you see is either the factory primer or corosion coating. I know the light color looks raised, but it's just an illusion where the paint around it is actually raised from the point of impact.

 

[RyanW]

I'm gonna take a guess at Buick LaCrosse.

Don't use that kind of language around me, I'll never own a GM vehicle, I already bought the company with the other 1% of us that have jobs.

 

[03protege]

2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

I lose.

 

[03protege]

Don't use that kind of language around me, I'll never own a GM vehicle, I already bought the company with the other 1% of us that have jobs.

 

[RyanW]

From the depth of the impact, I would also think pellet as opposed to bb, but there is no center "point" like most pellets are shaped with a pointed tip. It's perfectly round.

 

[Skiney]

LOL Sure it wasn't a shot from the inside out LOL

Should have had dinner picked/cooked up by the time your wife got home maybe??
Just kidding!!! Your right there seems to be alot of STUFF happening in the Baton Roach area lately:{

Sorry you folks experienced some!

 

[Ben Segrest]

From the depth of the impact, I would also think pellet as opposed to bb, but there is no center "point" like most pellets are shaped with a pointed tip. It's perfectly round.

You're not up to snuff on current pellet offerings. There are pointy pellets, flat pellets, and rounded pellets.

 

[RyanW]

You're not up to snuff on current pellet offerings. There are pointy pellets, flat pellets, and rounded pellets.

Oh I've seen the laundry list of pellets out there, I'm just basing it off of what has typically been the most commonly available designs at wally world, academy, and such places. The old typical "salt shaker" pellets.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Didn't penetrate, looks like a .223 to me. Where's our resident expert JWG223 when you need him?

 

[charliepapa]

Didn't penetrate, looks like a .223 to me. Where's our resident expert JWG223 when you need him?

DEF not 10mm!

 

[JBP55]

DEF not 10mm!

No, the door is still on the car.

 

[RyanW]

DEF not 10mm!

I didn't hear anything about a nuclear explosion, so I just ruled that one out

 

[Don Howard]

Interesting...in the first pic I see a pattern of marks which are similar in appearance(to me anyway) of the small cuts in either a hollow point bullet or a powerpoint type bullet with the copper jacket cuts near the tip.

 

[drumz2129]

No, the door is still on the car car is still a car.

FIFY

 

[The_Shadow]

During the Summer, I was headed to Bass Pro Shop and as I exited from under the over pass just before the BPS exit (west bound) I had something strike my passenger window, it shattered with a bang! It sounded like a gun shot, but that tempered safety glass was loud as it broke. I asked the wife if she felt anything, I didn't feel any thing thinking were were shot at, looking for a hole in the glass! Upon further investigation, I suspect with all the construction, a rock flew off a tire from a vehicle on the above overpass, which struck my passenger door window, it remained in tact, thank god. I secured the glass with clear packing tape inside and out to make the rest of my trip. Notified the insurance and setup replacement glass for the next morning!

Just goes to show you how fast things can and do happen!

 

[lsu fan]

that's a pellet