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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Another Car Accident!
This time it was my own kid, our oldest daughter, in her first fender bender, which, fortunately, resulted in very little damage to her new car. The other driver was on a motorcycle (!), and was not injured and her bike wasn't damaged really either. Just a big scare and a ticket for failure to yield for our daughter. Bummer! She was trying to cross a very busy road at rush hour without a traffic light to aid her, and even though the traffic on her side of the road had stopped to let her cross, as she pulled out she didn't see the motorcyclist. This could have been very bad indeed, but thank God it wasn't! She is shaken up and very upset about getting a ticket one month after getting her license, but the police officer was very gracious to her and encouraging that this wasn't the end of the world. We have to go to court now, but we will take her grades with us to show that she is a great kid, taking four AP classes right now, and not a "problem" kid or anything. We are just thankful that this wasn't the very serious accident it could have been! Just another day in life of our family. Sigh!
Oh you poor thing! I’m glad it wasn't serious. That happened to me when I was a new driver, it made me a better driver.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, I totally feel her pain! I got in a car accident 3 weeks after getting my license. Same scenario... traffic let me go, unfortunately a man in a big hurry to see his dying mother sped by and I t-boned his car. Nobody was hurt, although I did total his car ( I was only going about 2 mi/hr). He actually told the police to ticket him since he should not have sped by, but I was turning left, so technically I was at fault. He could have nailed me to the wall. Enough about me....
ReplyDeleteSo glad everyone is ok, and the vehicles too. It is a scary thing, especially considering the situation with your nephew. Breathe!!!
Oh My, I am so glad that this was NOT another tragedy for you all! AMEN.
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Sorry to hear about your DD's accident. It's good it wasn't serious.
ReplyDeleteYou really should have an attorney with you when you go to municipal court. Although the cop was nice to her and she has good grades, the final say as to what happens rests with the prosecutor. Rather than taking a chance it's better to have representation.
Good luck.