A young girl, 17 years old, just narrowly escaped getting t-boned in our front yard this morning. She did a Yo (not coming to a full stop at a stop sign) and then saw the on coming car, careened and ended up in my front yard.
Hitting the retaining wall head on, then proceeding down along that to end up against the 4ft drop with her car hanging over my sidewalk.
I went out and she was boo-hooing and upset. After she was taken care of I then called the police, took care of details, and when her father showed up everything was finishing up.
Damage to my front yard was only the retaining wall and lawn but damage to her car, which she only got last week, was considerable.
But she was all right, a few bangs and bruises from the airbag going off, but she’s all right.
Thank God, thank you God. Thank you, thank you, thank you God.
This girl could have gotten killed.
You want to know what her father was upset about?
The damage to the car, not his daughter
His precious little girl could of been killed, t-boned, and all that bastard was concerned about was the BMW.
This father got a few stern comments from me. I told him that he should be glad his daughter survived her first accident. That she hopefully will learn from this and be a better driver. That what is important at this moment was that she is alive.
I should have walked away from him, it only upset me, and I know better than to try and get through to some people.
But jeez, this was his daughter, his precious irreplaceable daughter, and all he cares about is his car?!
The cop, his disgust with this man, well, he told me as soon as he was done writing the report he was getting out of there.
I don't blame him a bit for feeling that way either because I feel the same way.
Maybe you should have walked away... but I have to ask, Did the daughter hear you? Because if she did, you added a sense of value to her life, a perspective from a stranger she does not get from her Dad. Maybe you should have walked, but you may have had a positive on a pretty scared young woman. Just my thought.
Posted by: Bou | August 12, 2005 at 12:05 PM
How terrible! For you and for that poor kid. I am not going to comment on her father..
Posted by: Sally | August 13, 2005 at 04:12 PM