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Just a few days ago my husband and I heard our car start and looked out the window only to see someone driving away with it. Not even an hour later the police spotted the car and followed it. The thief ended up taking off doing well over 100MPH on our local highway. In the end the guy ended up totaling our car in the process of fleeing from police. He nearly flipped the car over the guardrail of the highway before he got out and ran. Police then followed by foot and also by helicoptor. Not only did they catch the thief, but also a passenger (a friend) he picked up before the chase. Anyway, they were both caught and they are both juveniles. I should also add that we still had a years worth of payments to make on the car (we got it brand new in 95). Now we are waiting to hear from our insurance co. as to how much they are going to pay for the car (the cops, garage where the car is being held, towtruck driver and my husband and I all agree that the car is not fixable). The police told us that we would have to appear in court in about a month. He also told us to ask the judge for restitution. So, my questions are as follows: Would it be wise to get a lawyer to attend court with us? Can we seek more than restitution? Is the kid even liable to pay restitution since he is a juvenile? Should we bring about a lawsuit against his parents? What can and should we do? This is the first time anything like this has ever happened to us and we really don't know what to do. Thank you for your time.