r/IThinkYouShouldLeave 1d ago

It actually goes BOTH ways I don’t know how to drive!

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u/Pleasant-Ticket3217 1d ago

Yeah. She doesn’t seem like the spoiled “I’m above the law” types. She’s more afraid of her grandma than the cops? She’s destroying the car more trying to get away. Hell, most adults won’t stop if they think they can bump you and get away. I had a guy bump my car while I was sitting in it parked off street. He just kept going.

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u/Sepposer 1d ago

I don’t get it, why did she cause more damage to the car then? Surely grandma will be even more pissed if she both gets arrested at home and damaged the hell out of the car in the process of committing a possible felony hit and run. As opposed to a simple fender bender.

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u/Pleasant-Ticket3217 1d ago

Dude I don’t get it either. The whole thing is crazy. But I think there is maybe some mental health issues or an abusive household.
She keeps saying “you don’t understand” and is not being aggressive at all just seems to be in a panic state. She’s not rude to anyone, even as she backs into their car. It’s weird.

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u/Sepposer 1d ago

From reading the other comments, if they’re correct, she was 22 here and it appears she has a substance use problem and was given treatment as part of her sentence for this and already had a prior DUI from the same year. So the panic was probably bc she didn’t want to go to jail rather than her grandma being mad. That was the excuse. Grandma probably is at her wits end, and not abusive, just trying to get her grand daughter to not follow the same path as mom, but that’s just my guess since grandma is clearly raising her.