A dangerously-distracting eclipse got two people run over.

Solar eclipses are very rare, but they probably should be used as an excuse for a car accident.  Then again, if you saw the sun disappearing, you might freak out a little bit.  A 26-year-old San Bernadino, California, woman blames the recent solar eclipse on a car accident in which she hit a woman and her 10-year-old daughter that were using a crosswalk.  That’s right, a woman was distracted by the eclipse and hit two people with her car.  Distracted driving, from bikini-line shaving to texting and baby-juggling, is a problem, but I guess this one falls under act of God since nobody can cause an eclipse.

The woman claims the recent “ring of fire” eclipse blinded her and she did not see the crossing pedestrians; apparently the police believed her, as she was not ticketed or charged with a crime.  Fortunately for everyone involved, no one was seriously hurt.  The girl who was hit by the car broke her arm; the mother was hit but not seriously harmed.

At the time of the accident, 7:10 PM on Sunday, the eclipse was happening out West.  San Bernadino is a suburb of San Francisco.

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