Top Ten accident excuses used by drivers:

10. My truck was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.

9. I hit a stationary truck that was coming from another direction.

8. Coming home, I drove into the wrong yard, and collided with a tree I don't have.

7. The telephone pole was approaching fast. I attempted to swerve out of its path when it hit me.

6. In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

5. The guy was all over he road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.

4. An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my truck and vanished.

3. I had been driving my truck for 40 years when I fell asleep and had an accident.

2. The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go--so I ran over him.

And the #1 excuse is: I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my Mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment.