Hit-and-Run

There is a man out there

somewhere

driving a large white pick-up truck

that hit a pedestrian

while backing out

of a convenience store

in Sweetwater, Texas ...

and he left the scene.

That pedestrian was me.

Thursday afternoon I drove the 40 miles west of Abilene

to Sweetwater (where my mother was born and raised)
for my cousin's graveside memorial.

(But that will have to be another post.)

We were at the Old Sweetwater Cemetery
on Alabama Avenue ...
which is off of the main thoroughfare, Lamar Street.

After I left the cemetery, and I was the last one to leave the cemetery,
I stopped at the convenience store there at the main corner.

Being the sentimental girl that I am ...
I was going to take a few pictures
of the landmarks
around there.

I looked around the parking lot,
and assessed that I was safe,
before I started sighting in my affectionate object.

The next thing I knew I was
thrust forward unexpectedly.

(Hit from behind ... didn't hear or see or even sense anything coming.)

I scrambled, wondering what in the world ...
and as I turned around to see what happened to me .. or what hit me ...
I don't know ... that part is a blur ... actually most of it is a blur.

The witnesses said he hit me again ...
this time knocking me backwards.

So basically I stood up after being hit from behind,
only to be hit again from the front
as I turned around in my confusion.

I hope it was a bonafide accident,
and I hope that he doesn't know he hit me/hurt me
because ... the other alternative is too cruel.

The law enforcement in that area told me they will look for him.
They are supposed to call me tomorrow with an update.

SATURDAY UPDATE:

I am fine ... not a scratch on me ...
just sore ... and a little stiff.

I am puzzled by the location of my discomfort ...
it is mostly on the left side of my body.

The point of contact was mainly on my right.
My right shoulder blade, at the back, is very tender ...
but the left side of my body is what hurts.

Mostly the left side of my neck ... on down to the top of my left shoulder ...
and my left thigh feels like it has been pulled/stretched.

Weird.

One of the witnesses has become a new friend for me.
She happens to live in Abilene, and we plan
on meeting for lunch someday
to get to know each other.

The officer on the scene was a sweetheart,
and wonderful.

And he did follow-through for me, and he did find the driver.
There was video surveillance to refer back upon.

The emergency response men were friendly and fun ...
I love people who are happy, who love their job,
and who have sense of humors.

I am not a cut-throat person, and I am not vindictive,
and I will not harass/sue this person.

My first reaction at the scene was
"It could have been much worse, and I am glad it wasn't a child,
and I am fine, and I am okay, and that is all that matters."

And my reaction is still that.

I will only contact this person for reimbursement of personal expenses
if I should need to seek medical attention for a pinched nerve or anything/something like that
(which I do not foresee at this time)
OR
if I get a large bill in the mail from the City of Sweetwater
for their emergency response services.

All involved believe this to be fair.

And, oh, I got my pictures.

All is well.

I sure do keep my Guardian Angels busy ...
they must love me a little bit :)