You could roll into your local Esso station and say “Fill her up!” A pit crew appeared checking your lead sled from headlights to taillights. Give them two dollars and ride off to San Diego.
I’ve had that happen more than a few times. “I saw the whole thing!” “I was in my house watch TV when I heard a bang.” “I thought you saw it all happening.” Instead you only saw the aftermath not the incident.
Histerical romance in a historical setting.