So i ran over a dog today....?

Question

Here is my story. i am driving home from school and i see in the distance that there is a car pulled over and two dogs running like crazy all over the road. i am guessing the owner of the car is also the owner of the dogs. So the road is two lanes going one way, the other two in the opposite direction. as i am driving, one of the dogs runs onto a lane opposite the one im driving on. the driver slammed his brakes to avoid hitting the dog. thankfully, no one else was in that lane. so then the dog decides to run into my lane. there was a car and a motorcycle behind me so to avoid an accident, i ran over the dog. it saddened me a bit cause i could feel him crushing under my tires. hmm, maybe that was too graphic. so anyways, any comments, reactions, similar stories? My dad always says, "its better to run over the dog than to get in an accident"

Answer 1

couple years ago a friend of mine was returning from his sisters wedding and was riding with his dad. it was a normal cold winter day in Alaska. highway conditions weren't excellent but normal for us up here.  as they went around a bend in the road there was a moose standing there.  his dad swerved to miss it and lost control of the car. it ended up going into an icy creek.  Both where dead on arrival.  i never swerve to miss an animal in the road.  if the dog was so precious to someone they should have made sure it was kept up properly.

Answer 2

did you stop or keep on going if you didn't

stop the owner could sue you for hit and run

and if you stopped and the other car plowed into your car

they would be at fault not you (for following to close

beside you *were in accident* hitting something *that *is* an accident)

Answer 3

Well, that is a sad accident. But you do need to tell the owners if you haven't already, that is a MUST

Answer 4

Uhh.. you killed a living thing to avoid a fender bender? You couldn't swerve into another lane?

Answer 5

I also had similar story when I was on taking school bus to my Junior High School in NYC.

When my school bus owned by Jofaz Transportation was going southbound on one way wide street called 2nd Avenue. As driver approach near 20s, dog suddenly jump in front of our bus, and driver slammed on break just in time to avoid hitting the dog. So did the other cars.

Answer 6

my dad slammed on his brakes to avoid a dog running across the road. My dad ended up sliding into a parked car and the dog kept going. Guess who had to pay for the damages? Yep, my dad's insurance and his rates went up. So, if necessary, hit the animal but not on purpose.

Answer 7

Animals are unpredictable. If you were going 5 MPH it would have still run out there. I was driving my jeep many years ago and a cat ran out in front of me and before I kno=ew it the dog too. I hit and killed it. I drug it up onto the curb in the residential neighborhood but no one would answer their door so I sat there with it until it died. About 5 minutes. it was late at night and nothing the 17 year old could do. I realized it is better to kill the animal than myself. Loose no sleep over it. you made the right choice.. Sad but right..

Answer 8

I agree with your dad. its not your fault that the dogs are running loose in the middle of the street.

Answer 9

If you saw the situation that far in advance, why didn't you slow down so that you would be able to safely get through any possible dangerous situations?  If you had slowed down to pass the situation with care, even if you did have to stop to avoid hitting the dog, the cars behind you would have been adequately slowed down as well.  It's called defensive driving....what if it had been a child?  While I agree that sometimes stuff happens and situations arise where hitting an animal is unavoidable, in this situation that doesn't seem to be the case.

Answer 10

I don't know what to say. It is sad the Dog died though

Answer 11

You ArE SO MEAN......but i unterstand. :(