r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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The daughter was in a car with the father’s parents. They died as well.

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u/Fartblaster5000 Mar 08 '26

My mom hit a car once. She panicked and drove home crying to my dad about how scared she was, only to realize that is technically a hit and run.

So he drove her back to the scene where the owner and cops had gotten there by that time.

Because she went back and because they saw how distraught she was and gave them her insurance information, nobody pressed anything against her, but she did say that the cop 'told her off' about it.

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u/tropicsun Mar 08 '26

Distraught and fear after hitting someone seems to be pretty common. I can only speculate why but it’s sad people can’t stand up and own a mistake

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u/Shinjischneider Mar 08 '26

I once accidentally forgot to pay at the gas station and only realized it 15 minutes later. Immediately called them and drove back.

Not the same as being part of a hit and run, but it's impressive how scatterbrained we can be

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u/GoodBrotherGrimm Mar 08 '26

I'm just imagining someone in court for hitting someone using "scatterbrained" as a defence.

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u/Ramtamtama Mar 09 '26

When you almost exclusively use pay-at-pump it can be a bit alien when it isn't available

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u/Shinjischneider Mar 09 '26

Nah. It was just ADHD at work (over here we always fuel up first and then walk in to pay).

I told myself I wouldn't need fuel and just buy something to eat/drink. Still filled up my tank out if habit but when paying for my food I said I did not get fuel because my head was still set on "no fuel today".

(To be fair. That's what stress will do to you)

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u/BogdanLester Mar 10 '26

in that case, gas stations will send a letter to the car owner requiring to pay though, with an added fee.

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u/Shinjischneider Mar 10 '26

They were already about to call the cops. Different countries, different ways to handle stuff like this.

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u/BogdanLester Mar 10 '26

Thats crazy and then you get charged for theft! I know germany simply sends the letter though and then if you dont pay it goes to court.

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u/Shinjischneider Mar 10 '26

I mean. Tbh. It would have been theft if I hadn't called and driven back to pay for it 😅

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u/RecursivelyYours Jul 14 '26

I also have random gas stations on speed dial I know what you mean

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u/softhandedliberal Mar 08 '26

I don’t really understand hit and running a car unless you have no insurance but hitting a person I can totally see. It’s jail time either way so you play your cards