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Forget the Vic, Did You Catch The Car!? + Bonus
Yesterday a store employee was a little late opening because of this:
She was coming to a 4-way stop intersection. She saw the car opposite her stop at their sign, then proceed. At that point a cyclist coming from the street to her left blew the stop sign and was hit by the other car. She saw him go flying and the bike go under the car. The other car, instead of stopping, took-off past her. She stopped, ran to the cyclist, put her purse under his head and held him and kept him awake until the police and ambulance that she called came. At first police assumed she had hit him until evidence and witnesses proved otherwise. Then THIS gem:
"Why didn't you go after the other car and get the plate?" Ummm, well in our state we don't have plates on the front bumper, so coming towards her there's no way she'd know the plate. She had the make and color of the car, but no, they wanted her to leave a guy bleeding on the ground and chase a strange car. Riiight. At least they let her know later that the cyclist was doing all right.
I almost couldn't believe this attitude until a few hours later.
Some guy decided to burn rubber out of his parking space and t-boned this poor woman driving down the row. She certainly had the right of way since he was coming from a 'side street' but on Private Property it doesn't mean anything to police, only to the insurance companies when it comes to who's paying. Anyway, when I ran over, all I saw was a police officer talking to this jerky full-of-himself guy who's complaining how this has ruined his day! He was the only one by the cars. I asked him which car was his, and where was the other driver (they were positioned so it was a strange scene and at that point I didn't know the story). He said she 'was over there' and pointed to the other mangled car, which had looked empty. I go to see a car with blood on the airbags and this poor late-teens girl shaking, crying and bleeding!
I immediately started talking to her, but was more concerned for the blood. I told her I was getting her a medical kit, and would be right back don't worry. Mind you it was also 100 degrees today, and I sprint in full uniform to the building to get a kit and back. By the time I made it an ambulance had arrived and was treating her, but I was PISSED OFF!!! That one police officer I've dealt with before and his bedside manner leaves much to be desired. The other driver wasn't going anywhere, had a some minor scrapes and his insurance information certainly could have waited while he got their girl a tissue or something or at least sat with her until the ambulance came, to make sure she wasn't going into shock. I feel like I should have sat with her, but I didn't know where she was hurt and my first concern was for the bleeding. But, geeze! Maybe he felt it wasn't his job and the ambulance was coming soon or something. The other driver was a cocky bastard through the whole thing, and I wish this had occurred on a public road so he would get hit with every ticket and fine possible that he so deserved 
She was coming to a 4-way stop intersection. She saw the car opposite her stop at their sign, then proceed. At that point a cyclist coming from the street to her left blew the stop sign and was hit by the other car. She saw him go flying and the bike go under the car. The other car, instead of stopping, took-off past her. She stopped, ran to the cyclist, put her purse under his head and held him and kept him awake until the police and ambulance that she called came. At first police assumed she had hit him until evidence and witnesses proved otherwise. Then THIS gem:
"Why didn't you go after the other car and get the plate?" Ummm, well in our state we don't have plates on the front bumper, so coming towards her there's no way she'd know the plate. She had the make and color of the car, but no, they wanted her to leave a guy bleeding on the ground and chase a strange car. Riiight. At least they let her know later that the cyclist was doing all right.
I almost couldn't believe this attitude until a few hours later.
Some guy decided to burn rubber out of his parking space and t-boned this poor woman driving down the row. She certainly had the right of way since he was coming from a 'side street' but on Private Property it doesn't mean anything to police, only to the insurance companies when it comes to who's paying. Anyway, when I ran over, all I saw was a police officer talking to this jerky full-of-himself guy who's complaining how this has ruined his day! He was the only one by the cars. I asked him which car was his, and where was the other driver (they were positioned so it was a strange scene and at that point I didn't know the story). He said she 'was over there' and pointed to the other mangled car, which had looked empty. I go to see a car with blood on the airbags and this poor late-teens girl shaking, crying and bleeding!
I immediately started talking to her, but was more concerned for the blood. I told her I was getting her a medical kit, and would be right back don't worry. Mind you it was also 100 degrees today, and I sprint in full uniform to the building to get a kit and back. By the time I made it an ambulance had arrived and was treating her, but I was PISSED OFF!!! That one police officer I've dealt with before and his bedside manner leaves much to be desired. The other driver wasn't going anywhere, had a some minor scrapes and his insurance information certainly could have waited while he got their girl a tissue or something or at least sat with her until the ambulance came, to make sure she wasn't going into shock. I feel like I should have sat with her, but I didn't know where she was hurt and my first concern was for the bleeding. But, geeze! Maybe he felt it wasn't his job and the ambulance was coming soon or something. The other driver was a cocky bastard through the whole thing, and I wish this had occurred on a public road so he would get hit with every ticket and fine possible that he so deserved
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