Can I rant for a minute?

[TxDoc]

it sounds like you live in a rather inbred little town, but is there a possibility that you could get a lawyer?

Yep, that sounds like an accurate description of this place - and imagine my disgust, since I'm coming from wonderful L.A. aka paradise on earth!!!

Anyway, apparently there is no need to lawyer up: the woman called my bike mechanic today to give him her information and confirm that she will pick up all repair expenses - so that I do not even need to see an invoice. Hopefully this unpleasant incident will be resolved soon.
We will see...

[spindizzy]

TxDoc
That is one sweet bike that you took one for. I'm sure your bike now will always be there for you. I am glad you're ok.

Sounds like this woman is remorseful..I'm not sure if she was apologetic or not at the time of the incident..I can only hope she was. I think that people like that should be made to be part of community bike awareness campaigns. Perhaps she should be riding a bike, take away her vehicle...

[Eden]

I'd wait until she sees the bill...... someone I knew was hit and had his carbon Look frame trashed. The driver was apologetic and also offered to have the bike replaced. He went to the shop with my friend, but when he found out how much it was going to cost he skipped..... the guy figured it was going to be $200-$300 instead of $2000-$3000......

It's a shame she got off because of who she knows.... hopefully she is truly changed as a driver by this experience and will always be more careful in the future.