Kirk Lankford said he side swiped Masumi Watanabe as she was walking home from the grocery story in April of 2007. According to Kirk, problem was that when he tried to offer her a ride and apologize, Masumi couldn't understand him because she didn't speak much English. While she was a little banged up from getting swiped by his work truck, witnesses saw Masumi get into his truck on her own. She was never seen again.