I got into my first accident today. There was a car in front of me that wanted to turn right, and as soon as it moved, I moved too. I bumped into the other guy as I was checking for oncoming traffic. I got out, made sure the folks are OK, and offered them my insurance and drivers’ license to copy down. After a while, somebody came from a nearby house, looked at the damage, and said that it’s my fault. The “witness” and the driver carried on a conversation in Spanish. They refused my information, but asked for money. I handed them my $25 and they drove away.
I retold the story to some folks, and they said that I was scammed. There are people who hit the brakes like that on purpose to set up a trap, and you can doubt that they even have a license, let alone insurance. Thankfully, it is only $25.
Today, I was made aware that people would use this scam, and that I will have to do a couple things to make myself wiser the next time I turn right at a red light and if I get into an accident like this again. As far as those two people are concerned, I have faith in justice, and hence I have faith that someone will take away their ill-gotten gains.
