I had a Fight with a Van and I won

Last week, the day after Sam ran off and nearly got himself killed running across a 4-lane feeder road, the two of us nearly got hit by a van in a crosswalk. We were crossing on a green pedestrian light (I maybe should add it was the SAME feeder road) and we were nearing half-way across when a woman in a blue Ford Aerostar turning left came straight toward me. I stopped in shock and surprise, but I don't think she ever fully stopped. I jumped back a bit, I think, then, as she still didn't seem content to let me have the right-of-way, I leapt forward, yanked my dog out of the path of her van, and as soon as we'd cleared the front of her van, she roared off.

But I got the license plate number.

I was so furious. When I got to the other side of the street, I phoned my husband (had my cell phone on me) and just started bawling. I was angrier than I'd been in years; even now, recalling it, I can feel my whole body tense up. What made me so furious was that she didn't even look at me. Her face was no more than about two feet from mine as she went by me, and she didn't even turn to look at me. No, "Ohmygosh, I'm so sorry, I almost hit you. Are you ok?" Anything along those lines and I might have been prepared to let it go; but this was too much. As you all know I've had it up past my eyeballs with rudeness, inconsiderate behavior, thoughtlessness, and so I was determined that she should pay for this behavior.

When I got home I reported her. A nice young police officer came to my door, took my statement, and the $560 ticket was issued to her. The cop phoned me after he issued the ticket and told me that she didn't deny it. Said she'd got scared and didn't know what to do and that's why she drove off. Well, okay. I'm glad she didn't try to deny it. I think I would have been apoplectic. Plus, this means I won't have to go to court. The cop told me that it was very likely the judge wouldn't believe her anyway; that instead he'd believe me. Still, I'm relieved beyond words that I won't be subopoenaed. Obviously, if she admitted to the cop that she did it, she can hardly go to court now and contest it.

I felt vindicated and the anger dissipated alot. I'm a lot warier now as I cross any street, even little side streets.

My very busy time is done and hence this post. More to follow soon.