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I once saw a person get hit by a car.
While on my way into town I noticed an older guy in a particular neighborhood, wandering around on the sidewalk, waving his arms, and generally acting like he was off his meds. On my way back out of town I saw the man again. This time he stepped into the street in front of the car that was just ahead of me. I watched him bounce over the hood, off the windshield, and then disappear in front of the vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver was now the one ranting and acting crazy on the sidewalk. He was completely freaked out. He had two kids in the back seat of the car. They looked shell shocked. I leaned in and said, "your dad did absolutely nothing wrong -- there was nothing he could have done."
And there wasn't. One second the guy was on the sidewalk, the next he was in the middle of the street. Computer or no, there was no time for the car to stop or swerve. None. Looking back I think it was suicide.
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