Last Saturday, when Dave went out to get his coffee first thing in the morning, he witnessed a horrific near-death car accident. Not only that, but he was almost directly involved. A small, high-end BMW sped up and passed him by on a two-lane small, residential/park road just a few blocks from our home. The car ended up fish tailing and spun out of control when it hit a shady wet spot, and ended up crashing sideways into the nearest telephone pole off the side ditch. The car hit the pole so hard that it ended up hugging the pole on the passenger right hand side. Dave was so shook up — he and the car behind him (who the BMW also passed) ended up calling the police and were official witnesses to the case. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, the “Jaws of Death” machinery thingie had to be used in order to open the car door to get the passenger out. The driver was able to walk out alive with a few scratches. It is speculated that the passenger had more serious injuries to his person but he is also alive and in stable condition.

I gotta tell ya. These two boys (the driver was only 17 years old, probably borrowing his Daddy’s car to come home from a drunken party the night before; and the passenger was 19) have nine lives, though I’m sure this accident alone took away some of those lives. They’re lucky to be alive. Dave said that by the looks of it, he wouldn’t have been surprised if the passenger didn’t make it. The car door must have HUGGED his whole body during the accident.

You can read the story here in our local newspaper. The photo there is so scary too… I can’t believe how totaled that car got. I am so grateful that Dave is okay. I’m sooooo grateful. I couldn’t stop giving him hugs over the whole incident. I’m glad everyone got out alive too.

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