January kinda sucks so far.

It appears that the New Year has alternative plans for me at the moment.

My grandfather passed away last week.
This week, I hit a pedestrian while making a right hand turn.

Now... both of these sentences sound much worse than I believe the reality. However, without the whole story a person is left to their own devices to assume whatever they'd like.

A grandparent passing can be a very difficult time, especially if it is unexpected- which this was.
He had a major heart attack and was not found by his wife until the next day...
He was a practical man. Showed care as much as he could for living so far away from his family.
He also did not want any services or flowers- so in mourning I lit candles and spoke to other family members about his passing. After the weekend there was some peace with the situation, which I believe is the way he would have wanted it.

Last night while coming home from work I was stopped at a red light and was looking at oncoming traffic, waiting to turn right. There was a jogger who had stopped before the crosswalk and when I had stepped on the gas to go, a man was walking in the crosswalk from the other direction and was in front of my car. I immediately stepped on the gas and it had appeared that I had startled him. I saw his arms raise and he slid down the bumper of my car and remained there. The jogger had come over and stated the he believed I must have knocked the wind out of him and that it looked like he would be fine. The man had a cell phone in his hand and a lit cigarette and when I couldn't figure out how to use his phone to call 911- he called.
I tried to help him up but he complained of his elbow hurting. After attempting to help him many times, and others attempting to help him up he remained stationary, saying he would prefer not to move. While waiting for the police and ambulance he made several statements like "I feel dizzy." "My neck hurts." "My back is tingling." "My leg hurts."
When the police arrived he said the same things to them, that he did not want to move until the ambulance got there... and he asked them for a light for his cigarette that had gone out in the meantime. The EMTs came on the scene and tried to help him up, but the man maintained that his neck hurt. So they placed a neck brace on him and asked if he thought he needed a stretcher. The man said yes.
Now... it is not my place to judge whether this man did or did not feel pain or have injuries. He was escorted to a nearby hospital. There was no damage to my vehicle and I was not issued a citation. The jogger, the police, and the EMTs all expressed doubts as to the severity of the accident.

... I'll be contacted by an insurance adjuster within the next 1-2 days. 

Apparently this happens more often than not.

Guess I'll be waiting and hope for the best.