- Erich Modrowics, 65, says he relives the incident and has sleepless nights
This is the shocking moment an Asda delivery driver rammed PTSD-suffering veteran in a road rage row after he drove in front of him as two lanes merged.
Erich Modrowics, who has been living with PTSD after serving in the Queen’s Own Hussars, says he has ‘sleepless nights’ over the incident.
Mr Modrowics was driving on the A47 in Leicester when he was struck by an Asda van driver as the road merged from two lanes into one.
The 65-year-old said the supermarket chain admitted liability in a letter but the former trooper, who served in the Queen’s Own Hussars until 1979, says the ordeal has caused him anguish.
The incident left him without a car and he says he has ‘relived the moment’ several times, left with sleepless nights.
Erich Modrowics, who has been living with PTSD after serving in the Queen’s Own Hussars, says he has ‘sleepless nights’ over the incident
Mr Modrowics was driving on the A47 in Leicester when he was struck by an Asda van driver as the road merged from two lanes into one
The 65-year-old said the supermarket chain admitted liability in a letter but the former trooper, who served in the Queen’s Own Hussars until 1979, says the ordeal has caused him anguish
Mr Modrowics said: ‘I suffer from PTSD and all this has really affected me. I have relived the moment several times. I am a victim here.
‘I have had sleepless nights too. I just don’t know what to do.
‘My car has been written off and collected. I have been without a car since the 23rd [of October].’
Dashcam video shows Erich overtaking the Asda van in the outside lane.
The footage then carries on and shows the branded vehicle trying to pass Erich – on the wrong side of the road.
The two cars then visibly collide, and both end up on the pavement.
He added: ‘He started flashing his lights at me and beeping his horn [after the overtake]. The further down the road we got he started swerving.
‘He had the opportunity to overtake me but he swerved into my lane, didn’t overtake and went into the side of me.
The incident left him without a car and he says he has ‘relived the moment’ several times
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Mr Modrowics said: ‘He started flashing his lights at me and beeping his horn [after the overtake]. The further down the road we got he started swerving’
He and the delivery driver exchanged details at the scene, and he received a letter on October 23 from a legal firm representing Asda, who admitted liability
‘Luckily, my car was driveable so I made it back home.’
His 2017 Peugeot 207 has since been written off – and he has been without a vehicle ever since, he claims.
He and the delivery driver exchanged details at the scene, and he received a letter on October 23 from a legal firm representing Asda, who admitted liability.
The former trooper said: ‘I got in touch with my insurance and a couple of days later I got a letter.
‘I haven’t got a sorry from Asda – they owe me a new car.’
An Asda spokesperson confirmed that they are working through the claim with their insurers.
MailOnline has contacted Asda for comment.