Husband Dragged For Going To Sleep After Learning of Partner's Accident

The internet has been left in shock after a woman revealed how her husband did not check she was OK after being involved in a car crash.

On Friday, Mumsnet user Nikses shared the story which has since received more than 100 responses from readers. She asked: "Am I being dramatic?" after sharing how her husband had been asleep when she returned home despite calling him to tell him about the collision.

In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projected that traffic fatalities had reached a 16-year high with more than 42,000 people dying in motor vehicle crashes in the year, a 10 percent increase from the previous year.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: "We face a crisis on America's roadways that we must address together."

The poster explained: "I've had a car accident this evening, my first one and I'm a new driver. Someone drove into the back of my car at quite high speed, caused some damage and I've banged my head on impact."

Despite being able to drive home, they explained that they did call their husband to tell him about the crash, saying that they'd be home soon.

"When I got home he was asleep," wrote the Mumsnet user: "When I got into bed he didn't even ask if I was ok? Am I hurt? What happened? Am I being unreasonable to be hurt that he doesn't care?"

In January this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the National Roadway Safety Strategy, providing $5 billion in grants over the next to years for states to implement lower speed limits, better lighting on crosswalks, and additional bus and bike lanes to try and lower fatalities and crash numbers on U.S. roads.

Funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Buttigieg said: "We are taking critical steps to help reverse this devastating trend and save lives on our roadways."

Despite being well enough to drive home from the collision, the Mumsnet user was clearly shaken and upset that their husband had not stayed up to check on them—a sentiment shared by other users who rushed to the comments to share their thoughts.

"​​Wow. I'm honestly shocked at your husband's lack of concern," said one reply: "My husband would have raced to the scene to be with me. Yours was asleep when you got home. Again, wow."

Another Mumsnet user wrote: "I'd definitely be re-evaluating my relationship if my husband clearly cared so little for me."

It wasn't until hours later that the poster updated and said: "He has just got up and asked about it and was concerned, he's now seen the car and is texting me while he's walking the dog asking if I'm OK."

One commenter on the viral post said: "He's either incredibly relaxed or doesn't give a shiny s*** about you. My partner has been in quite a few accidents and each time I've been beside myself and often driven in the night, with the children, to get him."

Others asked if the poster was doing OK, urging them to go and get checked over by a doctor following the accident, before they pointed out that they had received more concern and attention from the internet forum than their own husband following the accident.

Newsweek has not able to verify the details of the case.