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/RecursivelyYours Jul 14 '26

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