[ckissick]

I'm an excellent witness, apparently. Years ago, I was driving on a straight stretch of Highway 280 near San Francisco when a Porsche, maybe 50 yards ahead of me, crossed from right to left, crossing all lanes at nearly a 90-degree angle. He was hit a few times and many other cars hit each other. I slalomed through the carnage and came to a stop on the left shoulder. No one was hurt beyond cuts and bruises.

The Porsche driver said someone clipped his rear end, sending him into a spin, but he left the scene. That's probably what happened, because how else would a Porsche go into a spin while cruising down the slow lane of a straight stretch of freeway?

Anyway, I gave my account of the incident in a deposition and afterwards, the steno said I was the best witness she ever heard. So I guess I'm, as I said, an excellent witness.