Actual statements found on insurance forms where car drivers attempted
to summarize the details of an accident in the fewest words possible:
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"I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way."
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"I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my had,
I found that I had a fractured skull."
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"An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished."
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"The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of
its way when it struck my front end."
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"I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel
and had an accident."
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"The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car
with a big mouth."
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"I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law,
and headed for the embankment."
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"My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle."
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"The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him."
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"I was on my way to the doctor with rear-end trouble, when my universal
joint gave way, causing me to have an accident."