Truck rolls back on a speed bump & breaks my Santa Fe's headlight

Although the truck driver didn't stop, I was later able to track him from the dashcam footage.

BHPian Suryendu87 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

A minor accident took place while my wife was returning home alone. A truck in front rolled back from a speed breaker, took out the left headlight assembly and left a deep scratch on the bonnet. The truck driver sped away but I was later able to track him from the above dashcam footage.

The owner agreed to reimburse expenses post-insurance claim as Hyundai says the headlight assembly will cost 43k (parts alone).

Insurance claim is registered and post-approval, the order will be placed as parts for Hyundai Santa Fe are never in stock.

She normally leaves much gap at higher speeds but was too close at this instance. A costly learning indeed.

As the part will take a minimum of 15-20 days to arrive, what precautions I can take to avoid damaging the LED high beam?

Here's what BHPian SS80 had to say about the matter:

Honestly, I feel the fault lies on both parties in that video, no minimum distance was maintained with the truck, my guess is the distance was less than a few feet.

The truck struggled to cross the hump in half clutch and he rolled back. Good that they agreed to pay some portion of your damage expense.

Here's what BHPian Suryendu87 replied:

Yes, she was too close to the truck and learned from this to never drive too close and have a buffer to anticipate what can go wrong.

Here's what BHPian LoneRidder had to say about the matter:

Indeed, it is a costly lesson. I think your wife wanted to overtake the slow-moving truck. She was too close to the truck.

Here's what BHPian Suryendu87 replied:

Not overtake but be on the right side as the road ahead has lots of potholes in the middle.

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