Teen crashes car while tending to pet
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- June
- 20
Been there, done that. Don’t care to do it again, thank you.
An Associated Press article details the accident in which a Utah teenager crashed into two cars while chasing after her pet gerbil that had gotten loose in the car. Two people were injured (the gerbil was unharmed.)
I myself was about 18 when I was on my way back to college after a weekend at home. I had my aquarium containing my two lizards on the front seat, but the heat lamp (still very hot to the touch) slid off the top of the cage and on to the fabric seat.
Fearing the lecture I’d get from my father about burning a hole in the car seat, I reached down get it, looked back up and—I swear that mailbox was coming straight at my car.
I didn’t just hit the mailbox, I sent it flying into the next yard—post and all- spewing the day’s mail between the two properties. So as I ran around collecting all the mail and leaving it in the mailbox on the front porch I suddenly became aware of the guffaws coming from the construction workers across the street.
It was my first accident, but at least I didn’t hit anyone. Though I did have to replace the mailbox and STILL ended up getting a lecture from my father about the hole I ended up putting in the hood of the car.
Moral of the story folks—make sure your pets and their accoutrement are secured before shifting into drive. And if you have to make adjustments (or find that lost gerbil)—pull over!
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on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 9:00 am by Sarah Netter.
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haha! so much for avoiding a lecture huh?
great blog