It was in his new car. The bill of sale was signed earlier in the day.
He started a new job on Monday and needed his own car to get him to and from work. The car wasn't a luxury car, but it was a good deal for $3800. We bought the car from my boss who happens to be one of my best friends.

His work day ended a little after 11:30PM last night. The building is near a lot of warehouses and street lights are regularly dark. There isn't much traffic in the area late at night. I work for the same company in the same building. When I'm there late at night (which happens too often) I rarely see any other traffic.
Anyway, he didn't notice a stop sign and drove right through an intersection without stopping. A truck moving perpendicular to him entered the intersection at the same time.
yadda, yadda, yadda, his new car is totaled and he's very fortunate that he was wearing his seat belt or he could have been seriously injured or killed. The driver of the truck left the scene in an ambulance. From what I heard, she's expected to be okay but she had a minor head injury.

Fortunately, my wife arranged for insurance on the car earlier in the day. Unfortunately, she didn't add collision coverage on the car so the car will be a total loss.
He has no loan for the car. His plan was to make regular payments to my boss until the car was paid for. My boss will allow him to make payments as low as he wants so that's a good thing.

Regardless, my son is devastated about his car and about his stupidity. He never wants to drive in the dark again.
My wife feels partially responsible because of the insurance issue. We'll probably just pay for the car and ask him to pay some of it back to us. I'm not sure yet.

I'm rambling.

The good news is that I gained a new appreciation for my son's life. He's been a struggle for me, my wife, his mom and his step-dad. This job and his car was a step in the right direction for him and he felt really good about himself so I hate seeing him get knocked right back down so soon, but I'm so grateful that he's alive. I saw my parents lose a son to a traffic "accident" and it was horrible for them. My coping skills are quite good, but I'm not sure how I could handle something like that.

I'm so glad that I have my son even if he's a pain in the butt.