Actual accident excuses used by Texas drivers:

• My truck was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.
• I hit a stationary truck that was coming from another direction.
• Coming home, I drove into the wrong yard, and collided with a tree I don't have.
• The telephone pole was approaching fast. I attempted to swerve out of its path when it hit me.
• In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
• The guy was all over he road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
• An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my truck and vanished.
• I had been driving my truck for 40 years when I fell asleep and had an accident.
• The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go--so I ran over him.
• I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my Mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment.
• Vehicle regulations for driving in Texas: