Accident

  Yesterday I got stopped by a cop because I accidentally hit the bumper of the car when making a left turn in a crazy highway. I got so nervous I thought I was gone for a second. But, luckily they didn't give me a ticket because it was a minor scratch. Being female probably did play its role given that cops tend to fine males more due to stereotyping.
  
    Then, at 11:00 AM  there were 10 police cars parked outside the building where I had hit the cop's car. I was mortified after coming from UM. I thought it had to do with me so I thought I was dead again. But, the incident turned out to be more serious than that. There was a car crash off the express way between a truck and a green Nissan Sentra ( I happen to have a green Nissan Sentra to add to the coincidence). The accident caused us to lose electricity for a whole day- so no Tv, no computer, needless to say, it was quite mortifying. Then, a driver made a turn, and since the car crash had blocked the lane, he tried to turn and ran over a pedestrian. He was around 30 years old, perhaps Cuban, and I believe he was on his way to pick up his daughter or family member.
 
 On my way home I had noticed scraps of clothing and a car that was completely blown apart- just sraps of metals. Then, there was blood in the road. My heart sank. I think I was traumatized for a week after that. The poor man was crossing the street where I had once bumped into the police car, and was killed instantaneously. There were lots of people outside their windows trying to get hold of information. The cops were talking to my neighbors and that's when I figured out the guy was killed. But, it all happened so fast, and so hectic that it was so scary.

Coincidentally again, the parking lot in Miami Dade happened to collapse trapping a few people in the rubbles, and sending others to the hospital. This was such a brutal week that it reminded me to drive calmly ( ironically) and to never ever do what I did with that cop's car ever again.

Lesson learned.