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REVIEW- Car Accident Survival Day
My weekend sucked.
07:14 Saturday morning I got PLOWED by an F250 Work Van. I was a passenger in my father's car, a small Chevy Prism. The guy driving the van (may have fallen asleep) crossed lanes on a highway into oncoming traffic and hit us head on. The combined speeds of both vehicles was around 80mph. I saw this coming from a long way back but there was nothing that could be done to prevent it. I crossed my arms in my lap, closed my eyes and said to myself...."relax". BANG. Actually, I think BANG sums it up pretty well. I was mostly conscious through the whole thing but my father was not so lucky. We bounced 157 feet (adjuster's report) from the impact. Once we stopped I checked myself for major injuries and attempted to reach my dad, who did not seem to be breathing. My left hip was dislocated and pushing on my jeans. My seat belt clasp had been crushed shut so after making sure I could focus enough to use my knife I cut my belt free and then his with my Spyderco. I pushed my door open and fell out of the car. I carefully cut my jeans and belt and then pulled up on my knee until my hip relocated, which was one of the most painful things I've ever gone through. I hadn't realized it but there were some very large pieces of glass in me. Most of them pulled out but some needed to be cut out. At this point the EMT's and Firemen were arriving. They tried to cut my dad out with a hydrolic cutter/spreader and then we both went to shock trauma. I have a torn shoulder ligament, chipped socket joint in my left hip, fractured ribs, broken fingers, sprained ankle, many glass cuts, concussion, and your usual "beat to hell" after effects of losing a fight with a truck. I was released yesterday from the Trauma unit and admitted to the main part of the hospital. My wife went home and brought me my laptop and WiFi card so I wouldn't be to bored.
Not sure if these pics will go through. My wife took them and emailed to me. I'm trying to do everything with a couple fingers so I can't guarantee they will load correctly.
black car= us
white van= idiot that hit us
My weekend sucked.
07:14 Saturday morning I got PLOWED by an F250 Work Van. I was a passenger in my father's car, a small Chevy Prism. The guy driving the van (may have fallen asleep) crossed lanes on a highway into oncoming traffic and hit us head on. The combined speeds of both vehicles was around 80mph. I saw this coming from a long way back but there was nothing that could be done to prevent it. I crossed my arms in my lap, closed my eyes and said to myself...."relax". BANG. Actually, I think BANG sums it up pretty well. I was mostly conscious through the whole thing but my father was not so lucky. We bounced 157 feet (adjuster's report) from the impact. Once we stopped I checked myself for major injuries and attempted to reach my dad, who did not seem to be breathing. My left hip was dislocated and pushing on my jeans. My seat belt clasp had been crushed shut so after making sure I could focus enough to use my knife I cut my belt free and then his with my Spyderco. I pushed my door open and fell out of the car. I carefully cut my jeans and belt and then pulled up on my knee until my hip relocated, which was one of the most painful things I've ever gone through. I hadn't realized it but there were some very large pieces of glass in me. Most of them pulled out but some needed to be cut out. At this point the EMT's and Firemen were arriving. They tried to cut my dad out with a hydrolic cutter/spreader and then we both went to shock trauma. I have a torn shoulder ligament, chipped socket joint in my left hip, fractured ribs, broken fingers, sprained ankle, many glass cuts, concussion, and your usual "beat to hell" after effects of losing a fight with a truck. I was released yesterday from the Trauma unit and admitted to the main part of the hospital. My wife went home and brought me my laptop and WiFi card so I wouldn't be to bored.
Not sure if these pics will go through. My wife took them and emailed to me. I'm trying to do everything with a couple fingers so I can't guarantee they will load correctly.
black car= us
white van= idiot that hit us
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