In October I was hit by a van that had tried to pass me on the right. The main problem was that the road was one lane in each direction, and I was in the lane. He had driven through a turn-only lane, then pulled into me, impacting my right rear fender.
The guy was not about to own up to it, but kept asking me why I had pulled out in front of him. The fact that he was speeding, that I hadn’t pulled out in front of him, and that he was driving in a non-existent lane was immaterial to him. Despite causing the accident, he was totally convinced of his innocence. I knew that his life was filled with failures, all of which were caused by other people.
As we talked, another car pulled up and stopped ahead of us. I walked up to speak to the driver, and found a lady who was quite agitated. She told me that she had seen the whole thing, and that he had just tried to run her off the road before he came to me. She couldn’t stay around, but let me get a video of her testimony on my phone, including her contact info. My insurance company talked to her, and found that I was not responsible for the accident.
The guy was a person who sucked- totally incapable of seeing himself as anything but a victim. The lady was a champ!
I was unhappy that, lacking injury or major damage, the police wouldn’t come to the accident. Instead, the other driver is contesting his responsibility and the case is in arbitration between our two insurance companies.
