last saturday, i was on the way to wal-mart to return a battery for my car that i didn't need b/c apparently the terminals on my old battery just needed to be cleaned. the traffic light at one intersection was messed up b/c of the thunderstorm, so i had just a blinking red light when i needed to make a left turn. i pulled up to see if anybody was coming, and it was clear as far down the road as i could see, which was plenty far enough, so i went. about halfway through the intersection i see this blazer coming straight at me down the street to my left, speeding from what i could tell, and not slowing down at all for the intersection.
apparently she didn't see me at all, b/c she didn't even try to avoid hitting me. i floored the gas pedal and tried to get out of her way, otherwise she would have hit me right on the driver-side corner of my car, and that would have hurt. so, instead she hit me in the rear-driver-side corner, smashing in the whole fender and bending the suspension and everything else under that wheel. my car spun about 270 degrees, so i was facing the direction she had been going when she hit me. her blazer skidded all the way to the other side of the intersection before it stopped. unfortunately, the officer who wrote up the report estimated her speed at 35 mph, which is ridiculous (i think she was going at least 50). so, it looks like they'll pin all the blame on me for supposedly pulling out in front of her, since i was making a left turn, when in reality i couldn't have seen her coming that fast and i couldn't have got out of her way.
needless to say, i'm pretty bummed, and the most painful part is probably going to be my insurance rates after they are "adjusted." i'm just glad my car can be fixed, although it's costing a lot more than i thought it would when i bought it.
