Crazy Honda driver thought they could pull a no-look, illegal U-turn. Ends up getting lightly t-boned before booking it.
Los Angeles-area driver and Redditor /u/Due=Supermarket-7045 shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier this week (Mar 23, 2026) showing the insane moment this Mom and her two kids in the back seats pulled an illegal u-turn at this busy LA intersection, only to get t-boned by a dashcam owner who, despite their best emergency braking efforts, lightly crashes into the Honda’s side.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
As the dashcam shows, OP turns left onto Vanowen, headed westbound, from Sepulveda.
A driver in a white Honda Civic (Plate 7PRV860) can be seen pulling into the bike lane, almost like they’re just pulling over.
Such was not the case as the Civic driver then pulls an insane, no-look U-turn, assuming there’s no traffic to get in her way.
OP, unfortuntaly, happens to be following this Civic driver and, despite emergency braking to avoid hitting them, the Civic, now stopped perpendicular to Vanowen, t-bones the Civic’s side ever so slightly.
It’s enough to rock the civic from side-to-side.
According to OP, there were two kids in the back seat.
It’s assumed to be a hit-and-run as, shortly after hitting them, the Civic books it, taking off and showing no signs of pulling over to trade insurance information.
“First they turn into the wrong lane, then just whip that s*** into active lanes of traffic, not a care in the world, I do wonder what sorts of thoughts go through the head, I’m imagining just static,” the top comment from /u/nicklebacks_revenge reads.
‘I’m thinking that the driver does not want the cops involved,” /u/JohnnyBravoll correctly assumed.
“They did all that just to end up going straight anyways lol,” /u/hellowmotherhellodad added.
In California, an illegal U-turn is typically an infraction that can carry a fine of about $200–$300 after fees, plus a point on your driving record. A hit-and-run can be much more serious—if it involves property damage, it’s usually a misdemeanor with fines up to $1,000, possible jail time, and 2 points; if there’s injury, it can become a felony with much harsher penalties. Hit-and-run also carries significant long-term consequences like higher insurance rates and possible license suspension.
