Lost a driveshaft today..

[AtlX]

Literally. That sucker is lying somewhere along the highway about an hour outside of Atlanta. Fortunately, it was the front shaft, so I still had power to the rear wheels and got to a place where I could call BMW assist and get a tow to a dealership.

Has anybody gone through this before? How likely is more extensive damage to the transmission? I experienced vibrations in the front for about 5-10 minutes, before it popped off. The car ran smoothly until I pulled over to take a look. At that point, transmission fluid started leaking out into a large puddle.

I've got 37k on the car (May 2010 build), so high mileage for a 2011, but still early for these sorts of problems. Car is completely stock, so no additional stresses beyond the occasional spirited drive.