My First Car Accident

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Anand Patel My First Car Accident First of all, I must say that I could never fancy how ten seconds of life could change a person's view on his whole existence. I experienced the scariest moment in my life. That was the month I faced my very first car accident. It is a moment I will never forget. I neared my home and decided to stop by the gas station to pick up some drinks and some gum. I made a right turn onto the street, and since it was a corner, I had to drive onto the merging lane on the other side of the street once the traffic light had turned green. I was never sure how it had happened, whether it was my fault or the other driver’s fault, but I blacked out for a few seconds and I reacted too slowly. What was worse, I accelerated instead of braking. I had just made it across the intersection and was in the merging lane when a silver car, larger than mine, had attempted to cross the merging lane into a parking lot. I was traveling too fast and I crashed, causing the front of my car to become more like an accordion. I was in a shock and the world stopped for me for a few minutes. The driver of the other car had gotten out of his car and asked if I was okay. That is when I noticed the large crack in the windshield. Apparently, I had not put on my seatbelt and had cracked the window with my head. it was like being punched by a professional boxer. We moved the cars into the parking lot and the other driver had already called the police. One police car had already arrived on the scene by the time we had parked both cars. The crash had caused the front driver door to bend and so I was unable to step out. I was forced to walk out through the passenger door and step out as the cop asked us for our information. The police officer asked for my driver’s license and my insurance information. I had given it to him as my other arrived at the scene. I was so terrified

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