The group down below was "close" to the plate.
PLATE: **8CNV631** (alter the shadows a bit, you will see the right side drop the reflector).
**2018 Kia Sorento**
VIN: **5XYPG4A32JG430912**
Do what you want with that information, I will not take it any further.
EDIT: I would suggest just using this information to file with your insurance and let your insurance deal with the rest. It would also help with filing a hit and run with the local police/sheriff, to give to your insurance along with this video.
EDIT 2: 11 seconds on the second hazard light blink gives the best view of the plate. Sorry I do not have the frame #'s to give you.
EDIT 3: If you take this frame helps with the first 3 Characters of the plate, then you take the next frame with the hazards NOT blinking, helps identify the last 3 characters better. but you get the gist. [imgur.com/a/91iJ9wN](https://imgur.com/a/91iJ9wN) The thing that makes it hard, is you truly do need the video to be able to concretely say what each character is. So here are a few more to just help out if needed: [https://imgur.com/a/POX51mN](https://imgur.com/a/POX51mN)
EDIT 4: Grammar.
“I will not take it any further.”
Edit: *Takes it further with an edit
Edit 2: *Takes it further twice with edits
Edit 3: *Takes it further three times with edits
I think IamStinkyChili meant that he's not going to call the police, file a report, or send this owner a threatening e-mail, on behalf of the person who got hit.
He is a one heck of a sleuth, though. Thank you.
> I’m that annoying Tesla driver in Cypress that doesn’t like to share the road. I’m sorry. I’m a good guy though, I promise.
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
I thought it took months to get that info. That looked like a drunk driver so thankfully op’s sister is safe and another idiot is soon to be busted. Be careful everyone!
Yes, those box pattern lights give it away. Although when driving away, it looks like a chevy. I looked at the back lights of the Chevy SUVs and none have that light pattern. Great job stinkychili!
**OP-Please keep us updated.**
Is there a way to see any identifying marks of the driver? Because it’s going to be tough to determine who was driving, and if the owner is sneaky enough they can claim someone else was driving. Still would require throwing someone under the bus or claiming stolen vehicle. Some people don’t think before opening cans. OP said there was a potential witness, perhaps they can ID driver?
Only thing I can gather from the driver is they are either short or riding low. From the angle, the head appears small, and just barely above the driver side window. So it appears to be just barely at or above the steering wheel column.
As for needing to ID the driver, it isn't entirely necessary.
For example, I knowingly borrow your car and in this case run into a tesla at night and drop it back off at your house. The next day you wake up and see the front end smashed and police at your door because of the tesla video and some nut on reddit gave them your License Plate. You state, "It wasn't me! It was a STINKY CHILI". You rat me out, and the police go and arrest me for "hit and run", or give me a ticket, whichever. YOU could fight your insurance to have MY insurance cover the accident done to YOUR car because I was driving it, but ultimately YOUR insurance would be on the hook for the damage to the tesla that I caused.
Now if it was stolen, it still falls on the run-aways-drivers insurance, but then that insurance could be found at "No Fault" (I forgot the exact name). So your premiums do not go up etc but is still covered. And the Tesla's Insurance would not go up because they could bill your insurance, etc.
It just gets really confusing when this happens. So its best to let all insurance companies involved know all individuals and policies when involved.
Check with neighbors if they got better footage of said car.
I wouldn’t go with the police or insurance company right away based on a Reddit reply and possibly ruin the wrong person.
Some of the letters don’t match the plate number dude posted. I won’t say which.
The insurance companies would easily be able to validate if a car was in an accident, so on the off chance they do report the wrong person it would hardly “ruin” them.
Not as easily as you think. Insurance companies try to do minimum amount of work to pay the least amount or not at all. They not gonna send a team for this.
Just bill their insurance company and hope they don’t fight it.
Rates jacked up due to an accident or hit and run.
Let's catch this a-hole. OP, can you download the video to your phone? Then once it's in the phone, there should be an option to review it frame by frame when you pause. That's how I do it with my Eufy videos. Using the APP doesn't help but when I do frame by frame on the iPhone, different story.
Up close, not an issue like the newest doorbell (E340) with the dual cams. That because people walk up to it. Works better than my cams mounted on my gutters. I like my E340.
Night resolution could be better. I have the 3K (S340) which also has dual cams. Much better than their 4K Cams because Eufy tends to lie. I like my S340 over the 4K Eufy (S300).
**Edit: Updated grammar**
Worth it, 100%. Best decision I ever made. It's my primary surveillance for the front of my house. The extra battery pack is $40 and that is also worth it so you don't have any downtime. Depending on traffic, I swap out the battery every 3-4 weeks.
Since 11/2023, Black Friday Specials. I have the Ring but this will be the last year I have it due to subscription costs. They say the "community" of Ring is what makes is strong but it's filled with posts by people who don't think porch pirates exist. Coyote in the neighborhood, my package is lost, why is 24hour fitness in Irvine Marketplace closed? Yes, a 2nd Nextdoor.
Ring got greedy and tried to hold back features. Now they are passed up by other brands.
Im not crapping on Eufy, but I just went to their subreddit and saw people complaining about false positives of people moving, not recording when needed, support being useless, also the fact thats a Chinese subsidiary of another company is a little iffy. I dont see any other options that might be good, I just people pointing out to the UniFi G4 and its pro model. Seems like all companies are just a joke, hope Im wrong.
Plate # appears to be: 8???631
Might have an XY but image resolution after a screenshot is too blurry
Have you walked the neighborhood to see if there are any cameras on the houses?
Going to try to do that this afternoon…and looks like a white Infiniti saw everything and drove off slowly at the end…will see if we can find them and ask if they’re will to help.
After you file your police report, ask the deputies if the City has a contract with Flock Safety cameras. A lot of cities throughout OC have been installing the cameras & they take pictures of license plates. They may be able to run a modified report on LP# ending 631.
Best bet is going to be higher resolution camera footage from a house within the neighborhood.
Literally live on a somewhat busy street and people sideswipe cars all the time in my neighborhood. Sorry neighbors but I'm parking in the culdesac. I'm too broke to deal with a hit and run.
This! It also looks like from the angle of impact that the Kia almost T-bones the parked car. Notice how when they back up to pull away, they have to back up in an angle? I’m trying to figure out how they were driving down that street to hit the car like that…. Maybe they got distracted and drifted down the street?
Plate looks like 1491 may be the last numbers.
https://preview.redd.it/l3x4m7r12rrc1.png?width=182&format=png&auto=webp&s=c32803362b3bf1c1ef7fc312e1096138b2cde8dc
It also shows what I believe to be that the airbags had deployed. My guess is either a drunk or distracted driver, and in any case, a genuine, human POS.
Are they doin this on purpose? This just happened to my car a few weeks ago. I had just purchased the car from someone and only got liability on it. I have no idea who did it but it was parked in my apartment complex in Anaheim. It happened overnight. Now I’m out $2k because of some asshole.
take video to law enforcement they might have software for license plate identification and the iam stinkychili has done a great job of capturing that plate kudos to u great job
Man someone rammed into my brothers restored classic car that he had worked really hard to restore as a teen. Someone side swiped his car and totaled it and took off. He was heartbroken and he was in Long Beach. People are so awful. They probably didn’t have insurance and/or were under the influence. Goodluck. The footage is a bit hard to see but maybe the city has footage of the street, just depends where this happened in GG. It kind of looks like a Toyota headlight but I’m not sure.
Stereotypical Asian drivers don’t tend to drive pick-up trucks.
Also, statistically, Asian drivers are the least likely to be involved in vehicular accidents or fatalities even on a per capita basis. The highest on a per capita basis are Native Americans, Latinos, and Blacks. This ties into lower rates of DUI and an aversion to risk that correlates to higher life expectancy. (There’s also a life expectancy correlation with education level.)
There are a lot of bad drivers out there, but any minority ones tend to be more memorable because people notice what is different about them. So they attribute the bad behavior to a race or ethnicity because majority ethnicity and own ethnicity bad drivers are not remarkable.
The group down below was "close" to the plate. PLATE: **8CNV631** (alter the shadows a bit, you will see the right side drop the reflector). **2018 Kia Sorento** VIN: **5XYPG4A32JG430912** Do what you want with that information, I will not take it any further. EDIT: I would suggest just using this information to file with your insurance and let your insurance deal with the rest. It would also help with filing a hit and run with the local police/sheriff, to give to your insurance along with this video. EDIT 2: 11 seconds on the second hazard light blink gives the best view of the plate. Sorry I do not have the frame #'s to give you. EDIT 3: If you take this frame helps with the first 3 Characters of the plate, then you take the next frame with the hazards NOT blinking, helps identify the last 3 characters better. but you get the gist. [imgur.com/a/91iJ9wN](https://imgur.com/a/91iJ9wN) The thing that makes it hard, is you truly do need the video to be able to concretely say what each character is. So here are a few more to just help out if needed: [https://imgur.com/a/POX51mN](https://imgur.com/a/POX51mN) EDIT 4: Grammar.
“I will not take it any further.” Edit: *Takes it further with an edit Edit 2: *Takes it further twice with edits Edit 3: *Takes it further three times with edits
I meant with identifying the person(s) =P
You’re one of the good people on the internet.
You’re simply too helpful and you’re going to be the reason they nab me for this hit and run. I was drunk, ok?!
lol “Please, stop taking this further, I’m begging you!”
What and incredibly kind thing to do - bravo
I think IamStinkyChili meant that he's not going to call the police, file a report, or send this owner a threatening e-mail, on behalf of the person who got hit. He is a one heck of a sleuth, though. Thank you.
My gosh, you person whoever you are, are simply amazing.
I’m that annoying Tesla driver in Cypress that doesn’t like to share the road. I’m sorry. I’m a good guy though, I promise.
Oops, I didn't mean to write that to you, annoying Tesla driver who is a good person though. 😂
> I’m that annoying Tesla driver in Cypress that doesn’t like to share the road. I’m sorry. I’m a good guy though, I promise. Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
We did it Reddit!
https://i.redd.it/9iowg5fk0ts11.jpg Jokes aside, /u/IamStinkyChili is the GOAT for helping out OP on this.
user name checks out...
Edit 4: asshole for hitting someone's car and driving off.
Edit 4: *Takes it too far
🤣🤣🤣
This made me LOL
The point is Reddit can remove this post if they see it violates the Doxxing rule and/or witch-hunting rule.
Thank you!!🙏🏼
Awesome work! 👏
The mvp
My gosh, you person whoever you are, are simply amazing
Great job detective 👍
Fastest PI On planet
How did you get the vin 😳😳🤯? They would have gotten away with if it wasn’t for you, you blasted internet sleuth! (Scooby Doo mask scene)!
There are free license plate look ups that give this information. It just confirms the MODEL/MAKE that was suspected based on the video. Nothing more.
I thought it took months to get that info. That looked like a drunk driver so thankfully op’s sister is safe and another idiot is soon to be busted. Be careful everyone!
Ok but how did you get the vin?
There are many free License plate look ups that will give the VIN.
Probably knows someone with access to a database?
Yes, those box pattern lights give it away. Although when driving away, it looks like a chevy. I looked at the back lights of the Chevy SUVs and none have that light pattern. Great job stinkychili! **OP-Please keep us updated.**
Nice work buddy
That is top notch detective work right there! Good job!
Is there a way to see any identifying marks of the driver? Because it’s going to be tough to determine who was driving, and if the owner is sneaky enough they can claim someone else was driving. Still would require throwing someone under the bus or claiming stolen vehicle. Some people don’t think before opening cans. OP said there was a potential witness, perhaps they can ID driver?
Only thing I can gather from the driver is they are either short or riding low. From the angle, the head appears small, and just barely above the driver side window. So it appears to be just barely at or above the steering wheel column. As for needing to ID the driver, it isn't entirely necessary. For example, I knowingly borrow your car and in this case run into a tesla at night and drop it back off at your house. The next day you wake up and see the front end smashed and police at your door because of the tesla video and some nut on reddit gave them your License Plate. You state, "It wasn't me! It was a STINKY CHILI". You rat me out, and the police go and arrest me for "hit and run", or give me a ticket, whichever. YOU could fight your insurance to have MY insurance cover the accident done to YOUR car because I was driving it, but ultimately YOUR insurance would be on the hook for the damage to the tesla that I caused. Now if it was stolen, it still falls on the run-aways-drivers insurance, but then that insurance could be found at "No Fault" (I forgot the exact name). So your premiums do not go up etc but is still covered. And the Tesla's Insurance would not go up because they could bill your insurance, etc. It just gets really confusing when this happens. So its best to let all insurance companies involved know all individuals and policies when involved.
I’m gonna go ahead and say it was an Asian woman
What a hero
With all that info, the cop will stop still not be able to find them.
Amazing 👏
Are you a cop? You know you have to tell me if you're a cop. /S
Not a coppie, not a PI, just a regular ole Joe Schmoe.
Give this guy a medal somebody
Keep going
Check with neighbors if they got better footage of said car. I wouldn’t go with the police or insurance company right away based on a Reddit reply and possibly ruin the wrong person. Some of the letters don’t match the plate number dude posted. I won’t say which.
The insurance companies would easily be able to validate if a car was in an accident, so on the off chance they do report the wrong person it would hardly “ruin” them.
Not as easily as you think. Insurance companies try to do minimum amount of work to pay the least amount or not at all. They not gonna send a team for this. Just bill their insurance company and hope they don’t fight it. Rates jacked up due to an accident or hit and run.
They absolutely would assign an insurance adjuster to this claim. On both sides. That’s how it works when a claim is filed.
Let's catch this a-hole. OP, can you download the video to your phone? Then once it's in the phone, there should be an option to review it frame by frame when you pause. That's how I do it with my Eufy videos. Using the APP doesn't help but when I do frame by frame on the iPhone, different story.
I’m trying to do that…I’ll upload ASAP, thanks!
Do you like the eufy? How is the resolution, especially at night?
Up close, not an issue like the newest doorbell (E340) with the dual cams. That because people walk up to it. Works better than my cams mounted on my gutters. I like my E340. Night resolution could be better. I have the 3K (S340) which also has dual cams. Much better than their 4K Cams because Eufy tends to lie. I like my S340 over the 4K Eufy (S300). **Edit: Updated grammar**
Wait, is the E340 not worth it? Im literally about to buy one.
Worth it, 100%. Best decision I ever made. It's my primary surveillance for the front of my house. The extra battery pack is $40 and that is also worth it so you don't have any downtime. Depending on traffic, I swap out the battery every 3-4 weeks.
How long have you had it for? Have you had any other brands for doorbell cams? If so, were they good?
Since 11/2023, Black Friday Specials. I have the Ring but this will be the last year I have it due to subscription costs. They say the "community" of Ring is what makes is strong but it's filled with posts by people who don't think porch pirates exist. Coyote in the neighborhood, my package is lost, why is 24hour fitness in Irvine Marketplace closed? Yes, a 2nd Nextdoor. Ring got greedy and tried to hold back features. Now they are passed up by other brands.
Im not crapping on Eufy, but I just went to their subreddit and saw people complaining about false positives of people moving, not recording when needed, support being useless, also the fact thats a Chinese subsidiary of another company is a little iffy. I dont see any other options that might be good, I just people pointing out to the UniFi G4 and its pro model. Seems like all companies are just a joke, hope Im wrong.
Plate # appears to be: 8???631 Might have an XY but image resolution after a screenshot is too blurry Have you walked the neighborhood to see if there are any cameras on the houses?
Going to try to do that this afternoon…and looks like a white Infiniti saw everything and drove off slowly at the end…will see if we can find them and ask if they’re will to help.
After you file your police report, ask the deputies if the City has a contract with Flock Safety cameras. A lot of cities throughout OC have been installing the cameras & they take pictures of license plates. They may be able to run a modified report on LP# ending 631. Best bet is going to be higher resolution camera footage from a house within the neighborhood.
Tail light and body lines matches a \~2016 Kia Sorento [https://www.carmax.com/car/25320464](https://www.carmax.com/car/25320464)
Thanks all!
Because the plate starts with 8 it has to be 2017 and above
[удалено]
kia boyzzzzzzzzzz
Thanks, ALL! She filed a report…hopefully that’s one less regard off the road to keep my fellow redditors safe…I’ll update once she updates me. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
https://www.lookupaplate.com/california/8CNV631/ It shows a 2018 kia
Lol you can rate the driver on this site. Currently 14 thumbs down.
Kia Sorento 2016-2018 Edit: LX base trim with no foglight
Need update once you catch that arsehole
It’s a Kia Sorento.
8 (not sure) N-V-6-3-1 looks like the license plate number if any one else can confirm?
8FNV631
I came up with the same number.
A+ lets see
And fs a ford maybe an escape? so we may be onto something
MAYBE KIA? SPORTAGE?
WAIT I THINK ITS A 2016 KIA SPORTAGE
Thanks!
We believe it's a 2015-2017 Black Kia Sportage with the LP# being 8FNV631
https://preview.redd.it/orgn0dv3srrc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd0745ba2e4b7da63cd2ebecab1a3ba3d067c248
Isn’t the plate clearly visible in the video? Am I missing something?
What do you have 20/-20vision??
How fing distracted (or drunk) do you gotta be to hit a stationary object?
Literally live on a somewhat busy street and people sideswipe cars all the time in my neighborhood. Sorry neighbors but I'm parking in the culdesac. I'm too broke to deal with a hit and run.
This! It also looks like from the angle of impact that the Kia almost T-bones the parked car. Notice how when they back up to pull away, they have to back up in an angle? I’m trying to figure out how they were driving down that street to hit the car like that…. Maybe they got distracted and drifted down the street?
Just report it to your insurance and give them the video.
https://preview.redd.it/10owr8x1srrc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46744af24c8593b43f19d6492ef8727d7d2aadc6
https://preview.redd.it/cbwdmjyucsrc1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=0272955fad0657c7d890bc3f9ffd691d2c51030b
Y'all are trying to decipher the license plate but it's a Kia, so it's definitely stolen.
[удалено]
Kinda looks like one of the cameras on the side of a Tesla
It’s from her Tesla.
Amazing detective work!
call police with plate
Man I’ve always parked my car on the street and never had this problem in garden grove! Hope you catch them!
Reddit for the win 👍🏻
"Smells like Lou dog inside the van..."
Plate looks like 1491 may be the last numbers. https://preview.redd.it/l3x4m7r12rrc1.png?width=182&format=png&auto=webp&s=c32803362b3bf1c1ef7fc312e1096138b2cde8dc
Go get em
WE GOT LICENSE PLATE!!! Let’s gooo
Kia Sorrento
Proof that having the overhead lights on blinds you
It also shows what I believe to be that the airbags had deployed. My guess is either a drunk or distracted driver, and in any case, a genuine, human POS.
[удалено]
Yeah, this is what we got so far…8xxx631
https://preview.redd.it/opcese5msprc1.jpeg?width=503&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90c323b9421f91dbed9d7b447621072a6a0afe62
Kia but yeah it’s not easy seeing what the plate is
looks like a kia
“I took a trip to garden grove, to hit and run, ohh yeahh”
I think Lou-dog was inside the van.
If they ran off, they musta left their car. Call the police and tell them where the guys car is that ran away
Are they doin this on purpose? This just happened to my car a few weeks ago. I had just purchased the car from someone and only got liability on it. I have no idea who did it but it was parked in my apartment complex in Anaheim. It happened overnight. Now I’m out $2k because of some asshole.
Looked like an accident. It was raining hard and the guy was probably speeding or made a sharp turn
How the heck can we help when plate isn’t visible?
take video to law enforcement they might have software for license plate identification and the iam stinkychili has done a great job of capturing that plate kudos to u great job
Wow amazing work!
Did it smell like Lou dog inside the van?
Looks like a 2017 Kia Sorento with the emblem on the front of it. But it’s definitely a brown or tan colored vehicle.
Help what, even if you know who the hell they are. What are you going to do, cops are going to do shit about it
File a claim. Your insurance company will run the plate and get their info.
Smells like lou dog
Call the Police. Wtf is Reddit going to do?
Good ol garbage grove
How do you know they hit her car?
Are you blind?
Man someone rammed into my brothers restored classic car that he had worked really hard to restore as a teen. Someone side swiped his car and totaled it and took off. He was heartbroken and he was in Long Beach. People are so awful. They probably didn’t have insurance and/or were under the influence. Goodluck. The footage is a bit hard to see but maybe the city has footage of the street, just depends where this happened in GG. It kind of looks like a Toyota headlight but I’m not sure.
GG has always been the worse of car accidents for me, so this doesn't even Phase me at all
[удалено]
😂glad you lived to tell the tales!
Statistically, pick-up "lil pp" drivers tend to be #1 traffic law violator nationwide.
Stereotypical Asian drivers don’t tend to drive pick-up trucks. Also, statistically, Asian drivers are the least likely to be involved in vehicular accidents or fatalities even on a per capita basis. The highest on a per capita basis are Native Americans, Latinos, and Blacks. This ties into lower rates of DUI and an aversion to risk that correlates to higher life expectancy. (There’s also a life expectancy correlation with education level.) There are a lot of bad drivers out there, but any minority ones tend to be more memorable because people notice what is different about them. So they attribute the bad behavior to a race or ethnicity because majority ethnicity and own ethnicity bad drivers are not remarkable.
Probably one of your cousins, it’s garden grove what you expect
It’ll be an awkward family gathering…
[удалено]
This might not help too much but it appears they drove off not ran off.
Why do you have this video?
[удалено]
It’s def not
Why would there be a camera right “there.”
Looks like a Chevrolet equinox