Railway overpass: 1 Jenny: 0
Dec. 27th, 2007 01:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blackheiseiSo... I got in my very first car accident today. >.<
I was driving back early from work, because they didn't need me. I was cold and turned on the heater, but leaning over to do that caused me to drift. I over-corrected myself into the cinderblock wall of the bridge. After screaming obcenites and scraping the minivan along the side of the overpass, I limped the car into the nearest driveway.
I was fine, the car is NOT. front passenger side corner is busted to hell, and the tire is totally shot.
Funny thing? the place I pulled into is a collision repair center. They were very helpful, and calming (probably thrilled that business had literally crashed into their lap) They also loaned me the use of a phone, because the battery on mine ran out in the middle of panicking at Mother. Mother came, police came, I got cited for driver inattention (like I didn't know that already) and insurance is covering everything.
All in all; mildly painful, really scary, totally humiliating, and I hope to never do it again.
I was driving back early from work, because they didn't need me. I was cold and turned on the heater, but leaning over to do that caused me to drift. I over-corrected myself into the cinderblock wall of the bridge. After screaming obcenites and scraping the minivan along the side of the overpass, I limped the car into the nearest driveway.
I was fine, the car is NOT. front passenger side corner is busted to hell, and the tire is totally shot.
Funny thing? the place I pulled into is a collision repair center. They were very helpful, and calming (probably thrilled that business had literally crashed into their lap) They also loaned me the use of a phone, because the battery on mine ran out in the middle of panicking at Mother. Mother came, police came, I got cited for driver inattention (like I didn't know that already) and insurance is covering everything.
All in all; mildly painful, really scary, totally humiliating, and I hope to never do it again.
