Sorry this is an essay but don’t want to drip feed.
Around two months ago, as I was walking my young DS to school on the road, (no pavement as we’re very rural) a car hit me and threw me into the hedge. DS wasn’t hit but saw the whole thing. An ambulance was called and I was checked over but no broken bones. The police also sent someone who took statements.
I didn’t want to go to hospital as I was scruffily dressed, didn’t have my purse or phone on me and was worried about how I’d get home as we live over an hour away from the city hospital. The walk to school is less than 500 yards. I always get dressed in my dog walking clothes for walking to school intending to shower and change afterwards.
I received a call from the driver’s insurance company earlier in the week asking if I was ready to make a claim. They’d been in touch previously.
I’ve been having physio for whiplash and back pain, taking painkillers and my GP has recently prescribed sleeping pills for helping me sleep better. I haven’t walked along any rural roads since as I feel too anxious, so I drive the short distance to school if I’m doing the school pick up. DH has taken on majority of school pick ups and all the dog walking.
On Thursday the mum at school who ran into me started yelling at me outside the school gates because I’ll be claiming against her car insurance.
She kept saying “there’s nothing wrong with you, you shouldn’t be claiming on my insurance and don’t you even look at or speak to me....”
I felt very scared as no-one standing around said anything and pretended not to notice as they were collecting their children.
Since the accident only a small handful of mum’s have asked me how I am in the first couple of weeks but nothing since. I thought the school headmistress might have got in touch as she came over and put a blanket on me whilst I was lying on the ground waiting for the ambulance, but nothing. It’s as if everyone wants to pretend it didn’t happen.
We are very rural. The school has about 120 children and is a couple of miles from the main village and serves several small villages locally. We are the only family that live in walking distance. Everyone else comes by car or by school bus. We’ve been walking to school for 6 years so most of the parents driving to school will have seen us walking at some point.
My mum friend (not a mum at this school) says I should mention this to the police, but I don’t see how that will help the situation.