His car, with mine in the background.


My car


My car front


Distance shot

I was driving on a main street when this old guy turned left directly in front of me! I couldn't avoid him and slammed into him at about 50mph. I suffered whiplash, strained muscles, lower back pain, shoulder pain and continuous pain to my right arm.

He went away in an ambulance, I was able to walk away from it.

My car is out of commission... I don't know if it's going to be "totaled out" by the insurance company or fixed.

Thank God my kids were not in the car with me...

you are lucky to be unhurt* i'm glad you're okay

*as in, able to walk and not in an ambulance
[Edited 9/11/08 8:45am]

I'm guessing the other driver was driving in the opposite direction on the same main street and made the left turn? I've been in two accidents, I know how it is. I hope you recover completely and there are no lasting effects. The same goes for the other driver.

sextonseven said:

Yeah... that's exactly what happened. It was a horrible experience. I'm still shaken up.

Thank God you're okay.

Good lord so glad you are not hurt worse


hurry well hun

I know how troublesome accidents can be and how long the physical and mental healing can take

Thinking of you

Oh how scary!! I am so happy you were able to walk away from that, on your own! I pray you heal fast.

holy crap. yeah that looks totalled.
a reminder life can change in the blink of an eye!!

June7 said:

dayum.. I am glad you are ok

I am glad you are okay!

That's so scary! I hope the best for you and the other driver. Any word on how he's doing?

Thanks for the well wishes, y'all. I posted a couple more pictures up there... I'm off to the pharmacy for my prescription.

applekisses said:

No, but he's like 65 to 70 years old. He was shaken up pretty badly and kept apologizing to me. I was so pissed though. Why did he do that? Turn in front of three lanes full of cars. He cleared the other two, then I struck him from the third lane. I tried calling the hospital, but they wouldn't give me any information on him. I'm sure he's okay, cuz his wounds were considered minor.

These things happen so fast. I'm glad you weren't badly injured.

GOD how frightening!!!

I'm glad to hear you're OK and I hope you feel better soon...

I can highly recommend a chiropractor for your back injuries, my gal saved me after my wreck. She doesn't use that wrenching/twisting method that we all fear, she used the "Activator" method which uses a small spring-loaded device to make the adjustments to your back. This method in a word... AWESOME!

I'd keep an eye out for that if you "need" a chirpractor.

Wow. Glad to hear you're okay.

June7 said:

Poor guy.
I wonder if his age contributed to poor judgement.

wow

OMG! I'm glad that you're doing alright in spite of what happened.

thank god yo're alright!

June7 said:

Oh my God, sweetie ...we are so glad that you are still here with us

Hope you do ok with everything!!! be blessed

RenHoek said:

I'm actually seeing both, a chiro and a medical doctor. I took some muscle relaxers "refalin", and I tried to be at work with these pills in my system... shit, I had to come home. Too drowsy.

Wow. That is so scary.

What an awful thing to happen. I'm so glad you were able to walk away and I hope the poor man that caused the accident fully recovers.

Auto accidents SUCK.

Sorry to hear that..I hope recovery is quick and complete for you.

good thing Starbucks was close by. i would've need a triple shot-non-fat-no-whip-hazlenut-mocha after all of that!

Injured or not, I would have hopped out and delivered a prompt and sustained ass-woopin'

I Hope You Recover Well