Bad Wreck- Am Ok

[Sunnytoday]

Totaled Car. Turning left as light turned yellow and an oncoming vehicled decided to shoot around the slow oncoming traffic into the oncoming turning lane and then back into the oncoming lanes to make the yellow light and he hit me at  a high speed head on. I never saw him, just my air bags deplying and myself hitting everythin in the car as i spun in circles as it filled with smoke. What a feeling, as you wait for more impact becuase you know there are screeching tires everywhere. He was the only one who hit me. THe collision drove my mazda car into circles and backwards out of the intersection. He was driving a huge pickup truck, so he is fine. My car was in pieces all over the intersection, the front is gone, my airbags saved me according to the EMT's, fire-men and police-man, they said i needed to go to the hosp. as it was a hard hit.

I was on the way home from youth group so my youth pastor and part of the youth group got there immediatly and got ahold of my parents, as I was loaded in the ambulance in a back-board, nothing like looking out as your loaded and seeing your friends freaking out, your car spread everywhere smoking and knowing that you are going to be ok. I'm fine except for whiplash, a tongue bitten through on the side, and big bruises and swelling everywhere becuase I hit stuff, like my knee hit the dash, my arm hit the door, my hit is bruises, my kneck is swollen from the airbags... but all x-rays and CT were clear. Praise the Lord, because they couldn't take me off the back-board until they were and that back-board is sure uncomfortable. So, I had collision insurance which is also a blessing, becuase my car is in a million pieces, no matter who's fault the police write it up as.  

~Sunnytoday~

[shoshin]

I'm so sorry to hear about your accident, but glad you're going to be okay.

Take care of yourself!

sho.

[ShockedToday]

Sunny,

How scarey!  I'm so glad that you are ok.  Lots of prayers that you have a speedy recovery from your injuries.

[doublevision1]

So very sorry to hear about this, what a horrible thing to go through.  You parents must be beside themselves.  I'm so glad this didn't turn out any worse and that you are in good enough shape to be posting about it so soon afterwards.  Nothing to offer in terms of advice that hasn't already been stated here.  I've never been through an accident of this magnitude, only one of much lesser severity where the other driver failed ro yield to my right of way and we collided.  Even going only 30 km/hr on a side street, my car had $19,000 damage!  She was in a huge Escalade with very little damage; my poor Volvo sedan bore the brunt of it.  Anyway, where I'm going with this is that even now, 4 years later, I still wince occasionally when going through similar intersections, expecting the other driver not to yield as they should.  Also, colliding at such a low speed, I was still very sore for a while and, like others have mentioned, it didn't fully set in until a few days later.  Be sure to go easy on yourself for as long as you need to.

[Sarahsmom46]

The recounting of your accident brought shivers up my spine.  It is almost a deja vue for me as I had been in a very similar accident several years ago.  Thank goodness for air bage. We didn't have them in our accident, but fortunattely weren't hurt too badly.  My husband hurt his thumb and I didn't hurt anything really.  

The good Lord was lookig over you and kept you from great harm.  Your car is replaceable, but you aren't.  Please take it easy as you will be sore for awhile.  

I'm also sending gentle hugs.

Julie

[jensequitur]

Wow!  I'm glad you're okay!  Sheesh...  run a piece of ice around in your mouth - it'll help with the bitten tongue.  And take it easy - I know that you're going to have a lot of pain in the next couple of days.

[ShadowsSister]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am so glad that you are OK, and not seriously hurt. Being banged up is Bad Enough. Now you take it easy, and give your body a chance to recover. Being all banged up is serious enough...
I'll being say extra prayers for you and your family...
Doesn't it give you a good feeling knowing that God is always with us..? That is the one thing that always gets me through the difficult days...
Love and gentle Hugs{{{~!~}}}