Can't Seem To Get A Break

File under: if something can go wrong it will.

I left work late to pick up my little sister at LaGuardia - stopped by the new house and took the Hutchinson Parkway instead of 95 - which I rarely do.

An 18-wheeler has its top sheared off by the overpass:

Yours truly hears -- and sees the aftermath -- and is able to stop in time, being the attentive driver I am. The sedan behind me is able to stop too. The SUV behind him - not so much - causing a chain reaction accident. No one was hurt - I banged the back of my head against the headrest but other than that, I'm fine. Feeling a little sore but I think that's more stress than anything else.

The weird thing is is that I remember hearing the impact and seeing the debris - when I pulled over and got out of the car, there were two NYC fire engines and an ambulance already on the scene. Turns out they were responding to another call and stopped instead to help out. The Hutch was closed southbound for a while - but thanks to the NYFD or it would have been much longer.

And just to add to the fun, I discover I never replaced my insurance card when it expired in Sept. - it's current, I just didn't have the proof - so received a summons from NY's finest. Which I can easily take care of with a copy of my insurance card. Just one more thing to add to the plate though. And now I can't find my vehicle registration card anywhere. Classic. Just classic.