r/interesting • u/Maleficent-Town5273 • Aug 20 '26

Additional Context Pinned Hit and run gone wrong

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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 Aug 20 '26

I was thinking the same thing.
I mean, yes its obvious that what she did was wrong. But her reaction and behaviour insinuates something else entirely.

Plus the guy trying to film her and agitate her when she’s not thinking clearly doesn’t help. Approaching and helping her in a calm manner is the best thing here for all parties involved.

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u/Pastubio Aug 20 '26

For real. The guy was being self righteous saying she needed to do the right thing. But the right thing for him to do was to either try to understand or stay out of it and just get the license plate number.

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u/browsinbowser Aug 20 '26

And it turns out it wasnt even his car that got hit, he was a bystander that got involved and parked his car behind hers to make her stay until the cops came

  Justin Thompson was driving near Railroad Canyon Road and the 15 Freeway in  Wednesday afternoon in Lake Elsinore when he said he saw a driver crash into another car, then leave the scene. The seemingly distraught driver then pulled into a Chevron gas station parking lot, where Thompson parked his minivan behind her sedan, pinning it into a parking space bordered by vacuum cleaners on one side and a curb on the other.

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u/Beetle_Box Aug 21 '26

Not absolving her, but screw Justin. She's obviously going through it and this guy chooses some vigilante antagonism, making one of the worst days of her life even worse. This may be wishful thinking, but imagine what some gentle words might have done here. Or even just leaving her alone to to catch her breath -- and the proper authorities to catch her.