Headlight on my girl's car is out. I've had to work every night this week so far. She works every day. We haven't had a chance to get the headlight fixed.

As a result, my drive to work at night made me paranoid that I could get pulled over for the blown fuse and subsequently murdered.

Paranoid is the wrong word, because it suggests unreasonable fear.

I was vigilant and wary. Because I just watched a guy die for the same infraction.