First post, looking for some advice regarding accident

Based on the pictures alone it won't be totaled, but only a qualified shop will determine this.

 

Forget the car, get thee to a good lawyer!

 

IMO looking at the photos , won't be totaled , a body shop with insurance appraisal person
Will decide thar , I would be more concerned with your physical injury ... I would
Demand a MRI before I would sign off , neck back injuries show up on MRI better than
Reg X-ray ... So sorry to hear of the accident get well soon

 

Car looks banged up; the real bumper is under the bumper cover and it, and the one-time-use shock absorbers that are built into it are likely toast. But that's what insurance appraisers are for.

If you're lucky, the frame won't be bent. It's quite possible that it is.

I believe the Prius is vaguely a unibody construction, so a bent frame is serious business. Body shop people have frame straighteners that can, sometimes, get a car back into near-original condition.

But since you were able to get the hatch open, that's actually a Good Sign.

I note that the traction battery is located under the rear seat. It's possible that the regular 12V battery got hit, but the car would have to be a lot more mangled than what I see in the pictures to get to it.

Good luck!

KBeck

 

It doesn't look like the other guy was doing 35 - 45 mph. If they were, there'd be a lot more damage.

My wife got rear ended severely about 20 years ago and suffered similar injuries to you. The real pain and injury may not manifest itself till the next few days due to the inflammation of injured tissues. Did they give you Percoset (Tylenol with codeine)?

They called it a cervical strain injury. Take advantage of any physical therapy and massage therapy they offer you. Before the accident, she used to enjoy riding extreme rollercoasters. However, ever since the accident, she can only endure one ride, and then she suffers neck pains and headaches the rest of the day.

To this day, she still suffers some neck pain now and then even though it's been about 20 years now.

SCH-I535

 

There was also some braking effort as the front dived down under the prius.

I hate when people text and drive. My prius was rear ended once while stopped at red light, but with much less damage.

 

The other driver didn't care for you hockey team? I hope you and your car mend quickly.

 

I do not believe that this being a possible WC case precludes you dealing with your insurer and going after the person who rear ended you. I would consult one of those 1 800 accident specialists you see advertising on TV all of the time. I also agree that it seems improbable that the car rear ended you traveling at 35-45 MPH. That damage looks like 15 MPH tops and the car behind at least braked prior to impact.

 

Lawyer NOW!!! You need to get fixed first. Having endured 5 spinal operations myself, 4 of them in the cervical area, you are in for some pain. Forget Chiropractor, MRI first, good spinal surgeon to read, and fix if necessary, your neck! You do not want to kid around with this. I hope you are at least wearing a neck collar now!
Being WC, you may have just retired!
Good Luck, lets hear from you on the outcome!
OUCH!!! Been there....

 

Agree!
Car is just a car and can be repaired or replaced, but people can't be replaced and repairs can sometimes take time and money, so do consider the lawyer.
I would hope the insurance company would at the very least agree to restore your car to "like new" status using genuine Toyota OEM parts .
Hope you do recover soon!