I got hit by a fucking car today!
So I had just finished class and Iwas walking down the sidewalk thinking that on such a hot day it would be lovely to go for a swim. I was almost to the exit of the parking lot, when a red car started pulling through. It looked as though they would make it before I got to that part of the sidewalk, so chose to slow my gait and let them pass. The exit of the parking lot intersects the sidewalk in front of the school. Just as the red car was going to pull out, a huge dump truck blocked her exit and she had to wait. Now, the red car was sitting on the sidewalk. She wasn't in the street at all. Front wheels on the sidewalk, backwheels still in the parking lot.
A black car pulled up behind her, just as I was reaching the intersection of the sidewalk and parking lot. The driver of the black car turned to me and gave me a wave to indicate I could pass between their vehicle and the one in front. I gave them a nod, and started to cross between the two cars. I was halfway between the two vehicles when the red car BACKED UP!
The trunk caught me in the left arm, and the bumper caught me in the left leg. It hurt very badly, and I screamed. I was luckily not knocked over by the red car because when she backed up she sent me boucing back to the front bumper of the black car. I looked up as this was happening, and saw the woman in the red car cover her mouth in shock. She knew she hit me.
So I stumbled the rest of the way back to the sidwalk, stopping once I as no longer in the parking lot intersection. I didn't walk any farther than the edge of the sidwalk, just far enough to not be standing in the middle of the intersection anymore. I then turned around to get a look at the car that hit me. Just in time to see the red car pull away and driveoff. I wasn't able to get the make or model. I then looked to see if my witness was still there, but the black car had taken off as well. I didn't have the plate numbers for either. There was no one else around who would have witnessed what had happened. I called 911, and the dispatcher made me stand on the side of the road to wait for the police.
Actually she ordered me to head down the street to an actual crossroads to wait for the police instead of staying where I was. The officer arrived, and I gave him what little information I could, though he didn't ask that many questions. Since i had refused an ambulance, I then had to walk the 4km to the hospital.
The good news is that other than a few nasty cuts and bruises, I am perfectly fine.
Still I can't believe someone would do something like that.
So I had just finished class and Iwas walking down the sidewalk thinking that on such a hot day it would be lovely to go for a swim. I was almost to the exit of the parking lot, when a red car started pulling through. It looked as though they would make it before I got to that part of the sidewalk, so chose to slow my gait and let them pass. The exit of the parking lot intersects the sidewalk in front of the school. Just as the red car was going to pull out, a huge dump truck blocked her exit and she had to wait. Now, the red car was sitting on the sidewalk. She wasn't in the street at all. Front wheels on the sidewalk, backwheels still in the parking lot.
A black car pulled up behind her, just as I was reaching the intersection of the sidewalk and parking lot. The driver of the black car turned to me and gave me a wave to indicate I could pass between their vehicle and the one in front. I gave them a nod, and started to cross between the two cars. I was halfway between the two vehicles when the red car BACKED UP!
The trunk caught me in the left arm, and the bumper caught me in the left leg. It hurt very badly, and I screamed. I was luckily not knocked over by the red car because when she backed up she sent me boucing back to the front bumper of the black car. I looked up as this was happening, and saw the woman in the red car cover her mouth in shock. She knew she hit me.
So I stumbled the rest of the way back to the sidwalk, stopping once I as no longer in the parking lot intersection. I didn't walk any farther than the edge of the sidwalk, just far enough to not be standing in the middle of the intersection anymore. I then turned around to get a look at the car that hit me. Just in time to see the red car pull away and driveoff. I wasn't able to get the make or model. I then looked to see if my witness was still there, but the black car had taken off as well. I didn't have the plate numbers for either. There was no one else around who would have witnessed what had happened. I called 911, and the dispatcher made me stand on the side of the road to wait for the police.
Actually she ordered me to head down the street to an actual crossroads to wait for the police instead of staying where I was. The officer arrived, and I gave him what little information I could, though he didn't ask that many questions. Since i had refused an ambulance, I then had to walk the 4km to the hospital.
The good news is that other than a few nasty cuts and bruises, I am perfectly fine.
Still I can't believe someone would do something like that.
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