What an awful experience for you. But in defence of the human race (which I also am ashamed to be a member of, sometimes) I too, would not have stopped. Sorry to be one of THOSE people, but I do not have a cell phone for a call to be made, I have NO mechanical experience what so ever, and people scare me, so I would have feared what you could have done to me. The world is too crazy for blind trust. I repeat, sorry. But I am very glad that you and the dogs (if not your car) are OK now.