From the rear.. you can see how the door is actually caved in.
All and all, we're lucky. John (my DH) walked away. The car did it's job: it saved his life and he walked away. I can't ask for anything more than that, seriously.
Yes, he got a ticket for failure to yield to oncoming traffic. The officer was nice and didn't give him a "failure to obey traffic sign", which was a worse ticket. We have to go to court on 8/6 (of course down town.. I HATE downtown). The vehicle that technically hit him (because he ran the stop sign and went right in front of them) was a '98 Chevy Silverado. Detroit steel vs. Japanese origami. But, John walked away. I'm very grateful for that.
Hopefully I'll hear back from my adjuster today to see if it's fixable or if it's toast. Personally, I've already spoken to 2 professionals, and based only upon the pictures, it's toast. Which is fitting, because the nickname of a '04-'06 xB is "the toaster". If it's toast, we're almost 100% paid off on this vehicle, so we won't be upside down on the loan. But, I was really looking forward to having it paid off. If it's fixable, we have a $750 deductible, and I know from past experience that the door alone is $1500 to replace (I almost accidentally ripped off the door w/an accident on some ice a few years ago).
Just some of MY excitement...
