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[–]chasingthunder 557 points558 points ago

My little brother's best friend's dad killed his youngest daughter this way. There was this massive investigation, and everything. Counseling and therapy for the whole family, and the parents almost divorced. The media was awful. I can't imagine how he feels having to live with the guilt every day.

They're a pretty big family (7 or 8 kids, I think.), and they were scrambling to get out the door for a church service. The dad was pulling the suburban around to load all of the kids up, and the mom was inside trying to get everyone dressed. Mom thought Monica was with dad, and vice versa. She got caught up under the back wheel. She was still alive when they found her, and she stayed alive for the entire ride to the ER (10 minutes, tops). But she died almost immediately upon arriving at the hospital.

I remember going to the funeral. Her head was crushed to such a pulp that she had to have a bonnet on to hide the back, because the funeral home could not reconstruct with such extensive damage. She was a pretty cute kid as far as I can recall. She wasn't even two yet.

I haven't thought about her in ages.

EDIT: Because people seem to think that I'm lying, or that I've made this story up (read: "stole" from Breaking Bad), I'm going to include a link to Monica's obituary. If you don't want to read it, you don't have to do so. I know it's morbid, and awful. But what on earth would I gain from making up this kind of sick story?

Monica was a very real, very cute little girl. She used to pick flowers after the Sunday service and hand them out to her friends. Her life was ended far too soon. Rest easy, little one.

Monica's Obituary

Tim, Monica's father, speaks

Another article about her gravesite

[–]alphanovember 37 points38 points ago

Hitting a pedestrian is one of my worst driving nightmares, second only to being killed while driving. I look like a moron because I physically turn around (arm over passenger head rest, head turned back) to look when backing up, but at least I'll never hit someone. I don't trust the mirrors enough; I prefer full institutional awareness because mirrors won't show you something suddenly darting in perpendicular to you, no matter how slowly you go. And it requires less effort anyway because you don't have to constantly switch between mirrors. I've considered installing a wide-angle camera, too.

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    [–]alphanovember -1 points0 points ago

    I just have a feeling it looks uncool.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

    Because your first priority while driving should be "looking cool".

    [–]Worzel_G 1 point2 points ago

    Hitting a pedestrian is one of your worst nightmares and yet you're concerned about the "coolness" of essential safety procedures?

    This just doesn't compute.

    [–]cor315 -1 points0 points ago

    Please tell me you shoulder check to check your blind spots. Otherwise, how the hell did you get your license?