Early 2017, I hopped in my truck, the 3rd year of driving it as it was a high school graduation present from my Mother. I was headed to work the retail job I absolutely hated at the time.
I got through the first intersection and not even five minutes from my house yet, I began to head through the second intersection, but WAIT, a pickup truck swings out from the bank on the corner, OOF, it’s too late, BAM, I lose brain function for a few seconds, I think I’m dead, but wait I’m ALIVE, I have to stop the truck as it’s cruising onto the other side of the street. The horn is just constantly going off, a passerby hops out his car and disconnects the battery and another calls the police.
I see the driver of the truck sitting in the field in front of the bank. This was the first time I’ve ever been in an accident. I start thinking, no way, my light was green, a tractor trailer literally passed through before me and the truck pulled out in between us, is he drunk? I call my Mother, she comes out to help me. Both vehicles are totaled.
The State Trooper arrives and gets both of our stories, the other driver says his light was green and I say my light was green.
“Well, they both can’t be green now can they?” – State Trooper
Apparently, I got a gash on my face, just bleeding, while all of this is going on.
“I’m going to ask these businesses if they have cameras. If you are lying to me, I’m taking you straight to prison.” – State Trooper
What is this? Why is he talking to me like this and not the other guy who looks like he’s literally drunk leaning on his maybe wife, who came out help, like my Mother.
To make matters worse, my devil of a General Manager stops by and has the nerve to ask if I need a ride to work, my guy, I’m literally bleeding in front of you…
“Give me your number, if you don’t answer when I call you, I’m putting a warrant out for your arrest.” – State Trooper
With my Mother and Grandmother now we drive back to the house, once again not even five minutes away, mine you.
Barely got the door of the car open, and I get call from a restricted number, it’s the State Trooper, he says there were no cameras in the area, but apparently someone said they were traveling the same direction as me and the light was still green when he looked in his rearview mirror and saw the crash.
“Meet me at the Waffle House.” – State Trooper
We get to the Waffle House, the State Trooper gives us a report, the whole story changed, apparently now the magical witness wasn’t driving, but was on foot going into a building when he saw the crash and saw that my light wasn’t green but the other driver’s light was. I’m thinking what kind of foolishness is this? You tell me one thing over the phone, but then write up another?
“The witness says they are willing to testify in court.” – State Trooper
Does everyone know each other or something? He was trying to take me to prison at the scene, threatened to put a warrant out for my arrest if I didn’t answer a phone call, and now changing the story of what the magical thin air witness said not even three minutes ago?
Literally no choice, I have to pay the fine…
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