OP doesn’t clarify if it was a hit-and-run, but it sure looks like it.
SoCal driver and Redditor /u/BearFootDragon shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier last week (Sept 15, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver exiting this H-Mart parking lot carelessly and kind of recklessly merging into his lane without yielding, resulting in a minor collision.
Did he stop? It’s implied they didn’t.
Check out this scumbag’s move below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the intersection of Estancia and Central Park Ave, a heavily trafficked area with drivers leaving a nearby apartment complex and entering/exiting this shopping center anchored by an H-Mart (Asian grocer.) (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP exits the apartment complex off Estancia onto Central Park Ave, headed for and into the left turn lane towards Hicks Canyon Trail.
Simultaneously, a driver in a Ford Fusion exiting H-Mart brute forces his way in front of OP without yielding his right of way.
Whether he realizes it, the driver in the Fusion clips the front of OP’s car.
In other words, they collide.
“I took a left (and) he was in the other lane and decided to merge into mine,” OP replied to a comment asking if he pulled out in front of the driver that hit him.
As mentioned previously, it doesn’t look like the careless driver stopped; however, if they did, working through insurance appears to be something OP would rather not do.
“What did that bs (merge and turn without looking) accomplish exactly? What exactly did they think the end result would be?,” the top comment from /u/styckx asked.
“Devaluing my car, it may get fixed, but that stays on the Carfax. 😢,” OP replied.
“See if you can file a depreciated value claim,” /u/potato_ti**ies suggested. “
Regardless of what OP does, insurance-wise, it’s a headache no one asked for.
In Irvine, CA, merging into another car’s lane without yielding the right of way and causing a collision can result in a fine of around $238 and one DMV point under California Vehicle Code § 22107. Accumulating points can trigger license suspension, and the at-fault driver may also be responsible for damages and higher insurance.
