ABSTRACT
Pat had been involved in a relatively minor but particularly terrifying auto accident. While stopped at a light behind a large dump truck, the truck unexpectedly began to back up. Unable to retreat due to the car behind her, and apparently unseen by the truck driver, she watched in horror as the truck slowly bore down on her and crushed the hood and engine compartment of her car. Her car was shaken, but not moved, and the noise of the crushing of metal finally prompted the truck driver to stop. Pat was predictably shocked, stunned, and numb, and took hours to recover her senses and awareness of what had happened to her.
