HOUSTON — Driving in the Houston area is no easy task and hit-and-run cases have become all too common on Houston roadways.
This can lead to deadly accidents or in other cases, serious injuries.
"My entire left side is numb. It's tingling, it's very stiff," said a woman involved in a recent hit-and-run who didn't want to be identified for her own safety.
The terrifying experience she said happened Tuesday morning.
"I was driving down 99 going south and getting ready to exit off on Cinco Ranch when all of a sudden I just felt a big force just plow into me," she explained.
That force she said was from the driver in a white 18-wheeler, who rammed into her Toyota Camry, twice.
"That second hit actually flew me off the freeway into the grassy area off of the side of the road," she said.
This left her fearing for the worst.
"Oh my God, I'm going to flip over. I'm going to go into a rollover accident and discharge. He's going to kill me," she said.
Just moments before she said the driver took off.
"The entire tire in the back was cracked, my system came on and told me that my brake system failed and that the car was compromised," the woman said.
These scary moments serve as a reminder for drivers to invest in what Nguyen Le, owner of TexIns Insurance, said is coverage many people aren't aware of.
"So it's called uninsured and underinsured motorist. So when you get hit by someone and they take off, if you have the uninsured motorist coverage, then you can go back to your insurance company and ask them to pay for your car and your injuries," Le said.
Knowing the lives of those drivers share the roads with every day are at stake.
“Outside the liability part of it, to me, the uninsured and underinsured it's the second most important coverage in an auto policy," Le said.
"I would tell anyone that speeds you know, just be mindful about the people around you and that we have to go home to someone," said the woman.
The driver of the white 18-wheeler still hasn't been found.
Anyone with information on this case or who may have witnessed it is asked to call the Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Constable's Office.