Hit and Run
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:16 pm
Just had a phone call from the police accusing me of a hit and run accident
He said i had run a woman over and driven off without stopping
I was at my sons earlier today and I pulled onto the opposite side of the road to park. Then started to reverse slowly to close the gap with the car behind looking in the rear view mirror and the reverse camera on the nav screen, moving extremely slowly. I suddenly heard a noise that sounded like I had run over a tin can so stopped and saw this woman walking past the drivers door on the footpath, she was staggering and appeared to be under the influence.
Anyway it turns out she had walked into the side of the X. I still didn't realise what had happened and got out and started looking for the can i thought I had run over.
This woman stopped on the corner nearby and just stood there looking the worse for wear. We went into my sons and came out about 2o mins later and she was still there but with a man. We sat there for another 10 mins as I was on the phone. Not once did she approach me.
I then drove off and went home, a 30 mile drive away. This was to supposed to have happened about half 4.
4 hours later i get the call from plod.
Told my side of the story and that if he wanted to proceed I would fight all the way as in my eyes she was at fault. Informed him I was fully up to speed with road traffic law having been a traffic cop for well over 10 years. She had around 30 mins to approach me, she was obviuosly worse for drink or something.
He then decided that he wouldn't take it any further.
I wonder if she is one of these insurance scammers ????
He said i had run a woman over and driven off without stopping
I was at my sons earlier today and I pulled onto the opposite side of the road to park. Then started to reverse slowly to close the gap with the car behind looking in the rear view mirror and the reverse camera on the nav screen, moving extremely slowly. I suddenly heard a noise that sounded like I had run over a tin can so stopped and saw this woman walking past the drivers door on the footpath, she was staggering and appeared to be under the influence.
Anyway it turns out she had walked into the side of the X. I still didn't realise what had happened and got out and started looking for the can i thought I had run over.
This woman stopped on the corner nearby and just stood there looking the worse for wear. We went into my sons and came out about 2o mins later and she was still there but with a man. We sat there for another 10 mins as I was on the phone. Not once did she approach me.
I then drove off and went home, a 30 mile drive away. This was to supposed to have happened about half 4.
4 hours later i get the call from plod.
Told my side of the story and that if he wanted to proceed I would fight all the way as in my eyes she was at fault. Informed him I was fully up to speed with road traffic law having been a traffic cop for well over 10 years. She had around 30 mins to approach me, she was obviuosly worse for drink or something.
He then decided that he wouldn't take it any further.
I wonder if she is one of these insurance scammers ????