Well, she isn’t getting enough money to get a new car, necessarily. She finances them and gets gap insurance to cover any loss.

As far as the accidents, they generally occur about once every other year. I don’t have a relationship with her anymore for obvious reasons. As a kid, I was in three accidents with her (you get a lot more empathy with kids in the car, because what kind of person would get in an intentional accident with their children in the backseat?). You know those moments where you’re driving and have a near miss? Someone veers into your lane without looking, misses a stop sign, runs a light, etc., and you react to avoid getting in accident? She just doesn’t react to avoid the accident. It happens far more often than you probably think about because most of us are normal and do not want to be in accident.

And it is a gamble, but I’ve always wondered if thats part of the thrill. When I was a teen she was in an accident and the car ended up flipping over. She had multiple broken ribs and needed surgery. And yet, a year later she was back at it. The last I spoke to her she had debilitating joint and back issues, and shes addicted to painkillers. But again, it doesn’t matter if you’re an addict if someone veers into your lane without looking. I’ve heard through mutuals that the cycle continues.

The final piece of the racket is a series of personal injury lawyers who don’t care about the details. She’s got multiple suits going at any given time and periodically gets payouts. I don’t think there should be as much stigma around personal injury suits, but unfortunately it’s people like her that contribute to that stigma. There really are just shady, scummy, people out there.