Dear Editor,
On Sunday morning we were the victims of an accident caused by a driver who was probably under the influence. I saw him coming straight at me around a bend in the road. Luckily I managed to steer a bit to the right, thus escaping a head-on collision. Now only my mirror was gone and the car had some scratches and a flat tire.
The lady behind me was also struck and had more damage to her car.
Fellow drivers immediately went in pursuit of the hit-and-run man, and we were later told that he had hit another car on top of the hill, abandoned the car and fled into the bush.
Police came to the scene pretty fast and the first thing the police officer asked us was if we were okay or if we needed medical attention. Fortunately, we could tell her we were shaken, but not hurt. Then the two officers proceeded to deal efficiently and courteously with our stressful situation. The police officers even realized that we, as an elderly couple, might not be able to change the tire and did this for us.
We were impressed by the professional and thoughtful way the situation was dealt with. Thank you, officers. You did a great job!
Marga and Wim Hart
