The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of its
way when it struck my front end.

 I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.

I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and
headed over the embankment.
 The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran over him.

 In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telegraph pole.

Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't
have.
 I saw a slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.
 As I approached the intersection, a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.

 To avoid hitting the bumper in front, I struck the pedestrian.

 I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
 The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.
 A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.

 I was on my way to the doctor's with rear end trouble when my universal joint
gave way, causing me to have an accident.
[56] A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
 I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road
when I struck him.
Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid the accident?
A: I could have travelled by bus.

 (Following a collision between a motorist and a cow]

0: What warning did you give the other party before the collision?
A: Horn.
0: What warning was given by the other party? A: Moo