The Story:
It was actually my wife's iPhone (mine is fine, thanks for asking). She placed it on the trunk of her car (that's the boot for you Brits), got distracted and drove off. I happened by about 30 minutes later on the highway just outside our subdivision and I noticed what looked a lot like an iPhone in the middle of the road. I looped around to investigate, scooped up the cadaver and took it back home. Needless to say, my wife was devastated. I was quite stoic about the whole thing, never doubting I would replace it.
Surprisingly (or not), the sim card was completely intact in its little drawer and fired right up once placed in the new iPhone.
The truck part of the story is pure speculation on my part.