Driving without insurance
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According to the Dept of Safety: 243,000 drivers in Tennessee have suspended or revoked licenses.
That’s a quarter of a million motorists.
A frightening number of the state’s 4.4 million drivers break the law every day by not keeping automobile insurance, as mandated by state law.
Here are some more facts and figures from my friends at the dept. Of safety:
Last year 44,000 Tennesseans had their driver’s license revoked or suspended.
Last year 32,000 Tennesseans got pulled over and could not prove they had insurance.
Why should you care?
Because sooner or later one of these uninsured menaces is going to run into you or someone you know.
It happened to dawn Kleiser who is 26 and 8 months pregnant with her first baby.
“Was it nerve racking being pregnant and getting into a little fender bender?,” I ask the cheerful woman.
“Very much so,” she says without hesitation. “It was really, really scary cause I was afraid something happened to the baby”
Kleiser says April 21st, she is entering a fast food parking lot when another motorist suddenly roars out of the parking space in reverse smashing into her little red car.
“She put it in reverse and hit the gas.”
Kleiser’s Honda Civic is knocked violently, causing, she says two thousand dollars worth of damage.
“My car went into the air.”
Klesier has never been in an accident before. She says she is stunned and all she can think to do is call metro police.
“I was nervous. Had never been in an accident before.”
Because there are no injuries, and the incident happens on private property, dispatchers tell Kleiser to exchange information with the other driver who Kleiser claims never once gets out of her car.
“Did she get out and say ma’am are you ok?,” I ask.
“No she was too worried about getting her lunch.”
I shake my head.
“She hits you and she doesn’t even get out of her car?”
“Nope. I am not sure why she put it into reverse to begin with. I am still wondering about that. So I got out and asked her what happened? And she say, obviously I just hit you. Yes. Obviously so.”
Kleiser says the other driver identifies herself as Chiquita Hall who admits she’s at fault and she has no insurance.
“Describe her demeanor. Was it non-chalant? I know I just hit you, but now get out of my face I am eating fries?”
Kleiser laughs. “Yes.”
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