One of the real gems of the whole deal. The owner was another illegal who had loaned the car to him and didn't have insurance. Oddly enough that person also decided to leave town.
How they were able to register the car I can't remember ever knowing. It was quite a while before I was able to get the bulk of my questions answered from the county police and by that time while the entire thing was still fresh for me it was in the past for them.
I was fortunate in that a large number of folks who worked for a regional State Farm office down the road from where the accident occurred all stopped, called 911 and gave the police statements.
One of them was kind enough to escort the other driver away from my car while he was trying to tell his captive audience (me) how the whole thing was somehow my fault for failing to yield to him while he was running through the red light.
Apparently he was under the impression that since he was honking his horn as he ran the light what he'd done was legal.
For a long time I had been under the impression that I had walked away from the accident. The brain can do some funny things.
Every once in a while when the details get fuzzy again I go back through my folder of info.