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Unit 18　　Accident Reports　　A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.　　I turned the wheel to what I thought was enough and found myself in a different direction going the opposite way.　　No one was to blame for the accident, but it never would have happened if the other driver had been alert.　　Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I dont have.　　I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.　　The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.　　I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.　　The other car collided with mine without warning of its intention.　　I was backing my car out of the driveway in the usual manner when it was struck by the other car in the same place where it had been struck several times before.　　I was unable to stop in time, and my car crashed into the other vehicle. Thee driver and the passengers left immediately for a vacation with injuries.　　I was sure the old guy would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.　　I was taking my canary to the hospital. It got loose in the car and flew out the window. The next thing I saw was his tail, and there was a crash. 　　I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I found that I had a fractured skull.　　The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before hitting him.　　When I could not avoid a collision, I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.　　To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.　　As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.　　In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.　　The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front end.　　The accident occurred when I was at