Man gives hitchhiker a lift home-and is shocked by the news the next day

 The phone slipped from Carter's numb fingers and slammed hard against the table, and he sat there motionless, letting the warning echo through his mind and its meaning sink in.The danger he had perceived was no longer distant, but real, and closer than he had imagined. A raw, all-encompassing fear came over him as he realized the gravity of his situation. He was caught in a dangerous current beyond his control, a situation that was spiraling out of his control.