Transportation: Today, as I was driving home, I saw a woman get hit by a car....

By Flipside - 02/05/2009 00:46 - United States

Today, as I was driving home, I saw a woman get hit by a car. I immediately parked on the side of the road to assist her. I called an ambulance and stayed with her until they came to get her, comforting her all the while. When I returned to my car, I found a parking ticket in my windshield. FML

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By VroomVroom - 04/03/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, at a red light, an old lady crossing the street fell right in front of my car. I got out of my car to help her. The light turned green and I was still helping the woman to her feet. An officer came by and ticketed me for "impeding the flow of traffic." FML

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By legotron - 30/10/2009 08:06 - United States

Today, I was hit by a car speeding through an intersection after the light had already turned red. Still partly blacked out, I crawled onto the sidewalk and I sat down. The woman rolled down her car window and yelled, "Watch where you're going!" as she drove by. FML

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By Joey - 24/07/2012 05:04 - United States - Tampa

Today, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML

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By mbrooke - 23/03/2009 04:31 - United States

Today, a couple of friends and I were driving around town and saw a lady who had accidentally backed her car up onto a concrete wall. Laughing, we all turned to look as we passed and I drove straight into a parked police car that had stopped to help her. FML

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By badtiming - 15/09/2010 04:15 - United States

Today, I saw a bad car wreck. I pulled over and ran to the car to find an unconscious man behind the wheel. Another car pulled up, and a guy got out. I was relieved to have help, until, to my horror, he started trying to hit on me. I was stuck with him until the ambulance arrived. FML

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By Garrett - 10/03/2017 15:00 - United States - Vista

Today, after I arrived at work, somebody crashed into my parked car and left a big dent. The impact pushed my car up onto the curb and I got a parking ticket. FML

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By calling_while_driving - 28/03/2011 07:37 - United States

Today, while driving, I got a call on my cell phone. Trying to be safe and avoid an accident, I pulled into the nearest parking lot before answering. While I was turning in to park, someone rear-ended me. FML

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By prettyinpurple - 10/02/2009 04:54 - United States

Today, I was in a car accident. After screaming at the woman for running into me, I got in my car and drove off. As I was driving away, I was staring her down when I ended up rear-ending the person in front of me. FML

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By AtLeastThereWasAParamedic - 02/03/2017 20:00

Today, I was walking on the sidewalk near my house when a car pulled out of a parking spot in front of a speeding ambulance. The ambulance swerved up onto the grass. Yes, I broke my arm after being hit by an ambulance. FML

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By eyeleanify - 10/12/2010 08:12 - United States

Today, I hit a car while trying to park. Assuming that no one saw, I moved my car and parked somewhere else. Hours later I get a call from the university police. While backing up to go to the police station I hit another car. FML

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aupilot 0

Saturday 2 May 2009 14:13

There is usually a process by which you can contest the ticket. You MIGHT be able to get out of it since it was an emergency.

kiko1544463 0

Saturday 2 May 2009 14:10

wow at least u did the right thing

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Ellie_42 0

Friday 8 May 2009 19:38

Ah well. Shit happens. I'd suggest contesting the ticket.

EveryDayJackAss 0

Saturday 9 May 2009 5:39

as the saying goes "no good deed goes through without shit happening" and now the next time someone is severely hurt and is gonna die..say "**** IT"....the best solution to any problem ^_^

raccoonempress 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 22:20

I'm so sorry. But at least you did the right thing.

Maxbigwood 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 7:09

Tell the authorities what happened, and get the woman as evidence

mrjams96 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 9:52

please tell me you're disputing it, if you dont know how, find someone with a basic knowledge of traffic law, it doesnt have to be a lawyer, even a law teacher at the local highschool would suffice.

pianodoctor 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 22:38

#24: you're an idiot since emergency situations due in fact preclude parking laws and the ticketing officer should have known that] #28: way to quote "Liar Liar" ! poster: Please dispute this, you are clearly a good samaritan and there are laws to pretect ppl like you in the US (assuming that is where you are from).

NeoJoe 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 6:09

I guess there's no such thing as karma then. You've just proved it.

RebeccaLeann 0

Tuesday 26 May 2009 1:41

Ohmygoodness

sb_rph 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 6:54

you obeyed the good samaritan law therefore you should NOT have to pay that ticket! friggin jackass cops! THEY'RE SUCH PIGS!!!!

ctillman972 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 6:00

1) you would have gotten a bigger ticket for not helping her. 2) you can probably go to the police station and tell them.

sockmonkey560 0

Wednesday 22 July 2009 8:30

1) not true, you could get in a lot of trouble for helping her. if someone gets hit by a car and you try to help but hurt them more it's badd. so it's actually law ur not supposed to. 2) Who even cares about the parking ticket?! this isn't a fml! saving life is worth getting a parking ticket! selfish asshole(the OP is)! plus the officer would have seen the old lady and helped or something! so... fake!