vehicles and accident related words
1. Towed
E. g. After the accident, both cars had to be towed to the repair shop.
2. Slippery
E. g. Be careful - it's snowing and the roads will be slippery.
3. Pile - up
E. g. During the snowstorm, there was an eight - car pile - up on the highway.
4. Sideswiped
E. g. I had to pay for the damage after I sideswiped another car in the parking lot.
5. Speeding
E. g. My teenage son was caught speeding - he was going 80 miles per hour in a 65 - mph zone.
6. Thrown
E. g. One of the victims wasn't wearing her seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle.
7. Crashed
E. g. The motorcycle ran a red light and crashed into the side of a bus.
8. Fender - bender
E. g. Was your car badly damaged? No, it was just a fender bender.
9. Injured
E. g. Two people were injured in the accident.
10. Running over
E. g. We got a flat tire after running over some broken glass.
11. Slammed
E. g. When a child ran out in front of the car, I slammed on the brakes.
12. Drunk
E. g. After 10 beers, William was arrested for drunk driving on his way home from the bar.