Well spotted, I didn't notice thet sentence but I had the feeling that the driver was being looked down on from the start.  As I've learnt from QL it may be Indian v Indian problem

"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."