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08-13-2013, 10:21 AM

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My Ride: 04 545i - Titanium Silver/Black, Sport pkg, Comfort Seats w/ Lumbar, Premium Sound, power rear sunshade, Adaptive Xenon Headlights, Steptronic, Park Distance Control, Fold down rear seats w/ski bag, Aux jack, 6-disk changer, puddle lamps... Engine: Custom Remus cat-back exhaust w/chrome square tips, K&N Air Filter, Charcoal Filter Removed, Sprint Booster :-), 50/50 mix of 91+100 Octane, EuroRev ECU Remap (coming soon lol), Dinan High-Flow Throttle Body (coming soon...maybe lol) Interior: Portable Sirius Stilletto 100 w/car kit, Garmin Nuvi 680 mounted below rear-view mirror, LCI-style I-drive knob, Dark Poplar Center Dashboard Trim. Exterior: E60 forum clings, 5% rear tint, ACS roof spoiler (painted black for distinct look against limo tint), ACS trunk spoiler, ACS add-on front spoiler and rear apron (awaiting installation), "18 Black Staggered BeBeS Style OER (emergency replacement for cracked sport 124 rims), black kidney grill, white accessory lighting (including license and trunk lamps), Angel-eye upgrade, AIB xenon-matched fog lamps, AIB V3's on order, red rear reflectors

I'll stay out of the moral/speculatory legal part of this, except to say that you may lose your license for 6 months or a year once an SR-1 is filed. Any accident with damage over $750 requires an SR-1, or you risk losing your license - both you and the person you hit must file or face the risk. While there is incentive for you not to file (aka don't want the DMV to know), little such incentive rests with the other driver. Compounding this is your meeting with the officer. If you were cited for a VC16029 violation, they will also notify the DMV. Your license WILL be suspended for 1 year, you will have to pay a minimum of $370 ($100 fine plus the wonderful Penalty Assessment crap this state is known for), and yadda yadda yadda.

FAQ - General - Traffic - 8 - County of Alameda - Superior Court of California

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/sr/sr104.pdf

As for the car, check the Battery Safety Terminal - it may have blown late, and now prevents the car from running. You didn't specify if the engine cranks and it just won't start, or if you have a no-crank condition. Either way, check the BST. Good luck.