X5 rear ended - repair advice in north nj

[kishg]

Our 2005 X5 got rear ended this morning in maywood nj as I was about to drop my wife off at work. A tree was down from the storm and traffic was being diverted, we were stopped waiting to turn when we got slammed from behind at about 40mph. The guy claims he took his eyes off the road to light a cigarette I don't think he even braked.

The OEM tow hitch took most of the impact and the rear bumper is broken, there could be more damage so I had it towed to a local place until I can deal with it. My wife had back surgery (lumbar fusion) in 2008 so I wanted to have her checked out so getting her to the ER was my primary objective. Thankfully, she is fine.

I called my insurance (State Farm) and already got a claim going. Tomorrow morning I am going to have the car towed to a BMW dealership for repair. Any advice on which one? I am thinking JMK but Open Road, Morristown and Prestige are fairly close as well. Also, does anyone have advice on what the extent of the damage could be. It looked drivable to me but I didn't want to chance it and I was anxious to accompany my wife in the ambulance.