I have never totaled a vehicle myself but I did aid in totally a Toyota "Celica in the '70s on Guam. I was hauling 25 tons of bombs from navy pier to Anderson Air Force base when the Celica ran a red light and drove under my rear duals, watched the whole thing in my side mirror, never felt a thing in my Peterbilt. We were required to keep driving and not stop for anything aside red lights which there were only 2. So I never found out what happened but it did look like it was totaled. I have had many other wrecks since then but never a total. I have not had any in about 30 years now nor have I had any tickets in those years but it might have something to do with being legally blind for 30 years and no driver's license.