I was the victim of a car jacking on a business trip, what now?
Long time reader, first time poster.
I was in Salt Lake City, Utah in the last few days and when I came out from lunch a guy got in the back passenger seat and said 'I've got a knife. Drive.' I turned and looked at him and he repeated 'This is a carjacking, I've got a knife... DRIVE'. And sure enough, he had a knife in his hand. At that point, I realized he was too far away to reach me easily and I got out and ran to a nearby business. Fortunately the perp wanted my car more than he wanted me so he got in the front seat and drove off. I'm not sure about his state of mind, or whether he was sober or high or whatever. But apparently he was having trouble controlling the vehicle and immediately other people started calling 911 (per the cops). I don't have a lot of details yet while I wait for the police reports but somehow or the other he lost control and slide sideways into a electric power line and brought it down on the vehicle. Long story short, thanks to some incredible work the SLC PD apprehended and arrested him about a block away after he tried to run.
The vehicle was rented from National, on a company Visa card from Bank of America. The Police reported the vehicle stolen to National, and when it was wrecked, National sent a tow truck and recovered the vehicle. I know this because I was getting automated text messages from National with updates on the tow truck dispatch. I spoke to National a couple of hours after the accident and they said I don't need to file any paperwork or do anything at present. In a few days, they advised I will probably get a call for a statement from National.
Anyway, that's my story, feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. Do you all have any advice on whether I need to do anything, or am I ok to just hang back as the victim and let things work themselves out.
Thanks in advance.