Request a few prayers for Rustyratrod
Boooo... Sorry to hear you, your lady and truck got all jarred up. I'm glad you both fared better than your truck.
I had a similar experience, about two and a half years ago.
I was on a 5 lane, in the HOV, complete left. Someone from the right turn, cut across all lanes to get to the McDonald's, in a rental. I saw him coming, no mirror check, no shoulder. I floored the gas, got in front of him, except for the corner of my truck bed.
The only reason I was still going straight is because I veered left, went on to the shoulder, on to the empty sidewalk and the idiot still managed to hit me, horns blazing and all.
There were no injuries, thankfully, although I did learn a lesson;
Some counties don't require a police officer to come to a non-injury accident, unless you request it on the phone, when you call the emergency in. Don't ever file a report online, per their suggestion. The guy filed his own report, instead of following up on mine and said I hit him. My insurance adjuster took one look at his car, one at my truck and laughed. He didn't have rental insurance, so I know he got hit with $2k worth of bodywork on the rental he was in.
The things people will do for an egg McMuffin. I've also noticed a lot of other accidents at that McDonald's parking lot entrance as well as others. I stay away from the enter/ exiting lanes when I know a McDonald's is coming up. Someone should report them to DOT as a traffic hazard... maybe put a traffic control cop with Ronald McDonald makeup at each one...
The cops were advising us not to go talk to the other driver, because she was really belligerent, so I stayed away.
Doesn't surprise me.
Well, I hope my story brightens your day.
Take care, Rob.