Guardian Angels we’re watching over us.

I had just picked up my wife from the airport last Thursday, April 11. About 8:30 pm, heading back home on a 6 lane road, we were coming to an intersection with cruise control set on 55 mph (speed limit). A truck load of 16 y/o kids turned in front of us, leaving us no where to go but into his truck. I might have had enough time to slow a couple of mph, but we slammed into them, and then bounced into two more cars. I was hauled off in an ambulance. Our neighbors picked up and brought my wife to the hospital shortly afterwards. They did X-ray and CT scans on both of us. I had banged up left side, arm, head, as well as cervical sprain. Kelly was slammed into the center console. Bruised her up, broke rib, and bruised up her chest. Air bags went off all over that Jeep.

 

All four vehicles had to be towed. I was the only one hauled off in a ambulance, but I believe, besides my wife, one other had to get checked out. Glad my dash cam showed everything. There were also a number of witnesses that said the 16 yo driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic (me).

 

After all of the dust settles, I’ll post the video. We had dash cams in all three vehicles. Never left the house without making sure they were on. This confirms my caution. You just never know what’s going to happen. My cam confirmed what the police report had, but if you ever have to go to court, a video has a much bigger impact on a judge and/or jury than someone’s testimony. Besides, it makes you even more careful to follow laws of the road. You don’t want evidence of yourself acting like a fool. I would advise everyone to have them. Around $65.00 each. My cams record over old footage unless something like this happens, then it isolates that incident so it is protected from being erased.

 

Yes, it can, Link. I was so grateful to be able to look at my wife and ask if she was ok. Could have been staring at a limp body, or vice-versa. She did scare me when she responded with a no. She was very shaken.

 

As you can probably guess, they totaled it. My wife cried when we went back and looked at it. She didn’t allow dust to settle on that thing. Had almost every option you can get. That, and it was her favorite color.