Monday, October 19, 2009
A sight to be seen!
So, about 2 weeks ago, I was driving home from work while talking to my niece, Mya, on the phone. She was telling me about her gymnastics class, and how she had recently lost her 2nd tooth. I love talking to her, because she keeps my up to date on the goings on in Colorado. She is a little talker. Anyway, all of the sudden, I had to basically hang up on her. Because she is so understanding, she didn't think anything of it. But, the reason I had to let her go so quickly is because the next vehicle in front of me, a motorcycle, was hit by a big SUV.
I could not believe my eyes. There on the road, about 100 feet in front of me, lay what appeared to be a lifeless man. He wasn't moving. Miraculously, I was able to stop before running him over. I pulled over along with a bunch of other witnesses to see if he was ok. We were only a few blocks from the hospital, so as quickly as I got to the body, so did 2 nurses. He was talking, but not moving. Only a few minutes later, police officers and EMT's were on the scene. I was totally shaken up, but was still able to give a written statement of what I had seen.
The next day, I tried finding any information I could online or in the local paper to find out about the motorcyclist. I didn't know if he had died or if he was paralized. All I knew was that he let out the loudest, most painful sounding scream of all time when they moved him.
Turns out, the very motorcyclist whose fate I didn't know was in my ward. I met up with Collin in our Gospel Principles class where he had just finished his Priesthood meeting. He was chatting with a young guy with crutches. He waved me over and told me this was the guy who I'd seen get hit by the SUV. He was totally fine, excluding a gnarly burn on his elbow (tore through his Leather coat) and a dislocated hip. He didn't have any other broken bones or anything. I couldn't believe it. I'm so glad he's ok. And I'm so glad he's in my ward...still. We discussed what I had seen (it was still pretty blurry in his mind... and mine too). What a crazy experience!
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3 comments:
Holy cow! Crazy!! I was wondering if it was Tanner you saw (since I knew he had just been in a wreck). Wow. That's so scary!!
That is crazy! I'm so proud of you for responding so quickly! And for giving a statement. Way to be a great citizen, Tracita. I would be totally shooken up by something like that...
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