CHARLOTTE — Ric Schank says he was parked in NoDa and found a Post-it note on his windshield. He says he knew right away someone must’ve hit something.
“Looked around and sure enough you could see lots of damage on the front end,” he said.
He said witnesses told him an Amazon truck had clipped the front of his vehicle and drove off.
Schank told Action 9 that the crash caused more than $10,000 in damage. He told police and filed a claim with Amazon.
“Sent her all the evidence I had, sent her a copy of the crash report once I got that from the police a few days later,” he said.
But he says he got the runaround.
“I’m furious,” he said.
Amazon says the driver was a third-party contractor, part of the reason Schank thinks it was more complicated.
He says he ended up going through his own insurance. So, he says he’s out $500 for his deductible and that his insurance is out the rest, but may go after Amazon’s or the driver’s insurance.
Amazon asked Action 9 for a number of items so they could look into this. Action 9 did the first half of June. Amazon didn’t provide an official statement in time for this report.
Action 9 attorney Jason Stoogenke says here’s what to know about any ‘hit and run’ in general, even if witnesses can identify the car:
- The ‘uninsured motorist’ part of your policy would usually cover the damage.
- If your car was parked at the time of the incident, like in this case, your ‘collision’ coverage may pay.
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