A 60 ton truck tried squeezing past just as our two lanes merged into one.
As the truck hit the trailer it sent our car right into the path of the oncoming truck, somehow I managed to straighten up just before it was too late and the truck smashed into the wing and wing mirror of the rental car, this then sent us heading towards the ditch but again I somehow kept us on the road.
The truck driver knew he was in the wrong, and I suspect he was drunk because he didn't stop.
There we was at the side of the road, with our dreams and trailer now shattered into pieces.
We were absolutely devastated, not only did we almost get flattened by a truck, but our house was in pieces and as if things couldn't get any worse, the insurance company then tells us we wont get any money back because the hire car was not big enough to tow the trailer.
Even after proving the hire car was big enough, they still refused payment, this trailer cost just under $50.000 and we paid cash so the thought of loosing everything was heartbreaking.
After four agonizing months we finally got some good news! because the truck driver didn't stop we got a payout from a government fund set up for people who are hit by uninsured or hit and run drivers.
They looked at our case and gave us a full pay out!
As you can imagine, after going through such an ordeal your dreams fade some what, we started to wonder if it was such a good idea after all, but me being me (stubborn) I stuck to my guns and knew that this little hiccup was not going to stop us from living a life of Freedom and fun in sun
Within a month of getting the payout we had a new trailer and we have never looked back since.
