I did something similar one late night working as a AAA Locksmith.
I learned later that the lady let her dog go to the bathroom in the front lawn of her house which was on a very dark not lit up 50mph road. I slammed into her dog going 50 which nearly totaled my lock truck. Dog was on the ground coughing up blood and I got yelled at and called a murderer for running over her dog. Police came and took notes which I used in court to get damages back from her negligence causing me property damage.
It’s not your fault. Its a wild animal. It was going to bit you. The most you could’ve done is call animal control but they’ll put the dog down if it’s too bad, old, or just won’t become tame. Mountain roads suck for visibility.
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Reply to TIFU by running over a dog. by Mediocre_Problem_941
I did something similar one late night working as a AAA Locksmith.
I learned later that the lady let her dog go to the bathroom in the front lawn of her house which was on a very dark not lit up 50mph road. I slammed into her dog going 50 which nearly totaled my lock truck. Dog was on the ground coughing up blood and I got yelled at and called a murderer for running over her dog. Police came and took notes which I used in court to get damages back from her negligence causing me property damage.
It’s not your fault. Its a wild animal. It was going to bit you. The most you could’ve done is call animal control but they’ll put the dog down if it’s too bad, old, or just won’t become tame. Mountain roads suck for visibility.