It's Sunday afternoon and I'm at work... which isn't so bad. While it kind of sucks to be stuck inside on such a beautiful day and miss out on Matty's band playing up in Mill valley... I find it relaxing to work within the confines of a quiet and desolate office. I only wish that I had a bit more sleep...
Why am I lacking sleep?
A. Daylight Savings Time (isn’t it a little early?)
B. The accident
I'm sure you're all aware of Day Light Savings, so let's talk about the accident. Close to 3:00 am this morning Matty and I awoke simultaneously to a loud "BOOM!" Fearing that something hit the house, I grabbed my glasses, and we both jumped toward the window. The first thing we noticed was a freshly totaled, new-er car laying lifeless on the corner of our street. Then three young disoriented passengers and driver (who was clutching his head) crawled out of the a smashed remains - airbags deployed and steam sewing from beneath the hood. Then we saw an old white Caddy on the sidewalk, with both its front and back end smashed. It looked as though the black car was speeding northbound on our street, lost control of the car and then smashed into the parked Caddy (I've seen this car before) on the opposite side of the street. Note: there were no tire marks. A few neighbors, including our street busybody, went over to assist... while we continued to rubberneck from our window. Thankfully it didn't appear as though anyone was seriously injured.
The Caddy's owner never made an appearance, but there was some yelling between our neighbors and random passer byers (doesn’t anyone sleep?) In an interesting turn of events, the three passengers and driver walked away. We initially thought that they just walked off to seek help, but the busybody announced (to all) that they had just left... leaving several folks (in the street) scratching their heads until one of the guys (the driver, I imagine) came over and said,
“I know you all saw what happened…. but I… I gotta go.”
And then he left. Never to be seen again.
Which led us to the following assumptions:
A. The driver was the influence of something that impairs their ability to operate a motor vehicle, legally...
and/or
B. The driver did not own the car, nor did he receive permission to "borrow" it
Regardless, what a dumbass move.
Twenty minutes later, two police cars finally arrived – then one sped off to find the passengers. An hour later flatbeds arrived to tow the cars away from the scene. I don't think they owner of the Caddy ever made an appearance, so I bet they were in for a surprise. What a crappy way to start the day.
After all of that, Matty and I had trouble falling back asleep. I think I dozed off around 5:00am while he watched Futurama. Ah well, back to work!
and yes, updating my website counts as "work"
Comments (5)
Wow! I wonder if the fuzz found them. I can't imagine it would be all that hard unless the car was stolen. Maybe the paper will have more; though out there in urbanmetrowonderland, there was probably a hundred car accidents that night.
Posted by J | March 10, 2008 5:39 AM
Posted on March 10, 2008 05:39
That's a crazy story! I have a feeling these people are much worse off if they get found later.
Once when I was living in the city and walking to my car, I passed a car that had been in a major fire, which didn't seem to affect the cars in front or behind it. Broken glass was still all over the sidewalk. Kind of like the driver of the Caddy, I wondered what would happen when that driver got there, many hours too late.
Posted by Noelle | March 10, 2008 7:31 AM
Posted on March 10, 2008 07:31
The dude just fled the scene of an accident? That's pretty ballsy. Even if he was inebriated.
Posted by nancypearlwannabe | March 10, 2008 8:45 AM
Posted on March 10, 2008 08:45
J: they never put anything in the paper here. too many accidents, too many arrests.
N: Leaving the scene of an accident is a very serious crime, especially when so many people witnessed the accident (like in this case)! Yeah, I saw a brand new Honda outside of a bar once that was smashed (no one left a note). What a buzzkill.
S: Yeah, I thought the busybody would have put him under citizen's arrest - or someone on the scene. Ah well, that's what license plates are for (if not stolen).
Posted by kir (admin) | March 10, 2008 12:25 PM
Posted on March 10, 2008 12:25
Hy.....larious.
Posted by b | March 11, 2008 4:54 PM
Posted on March 11, 2008 16:54