Okay so maybe not near death, but in the process, it certainly felt as such. I was driving home from work on I-15 with my roommate Maren in the passenger seat. I had just gotten on the freeway and was staying comfortably in the far right lane. About 3 miles after getting on the freeway, a semi truck, that was travelling next to me, and in whom I was just about to pass, smacked into my front left end of my car. My car immediately swung towards the cement wall on my right and from there it was much like ping pong. I hit the semi again, which sent me back into the cement wall again. This happened for what seemed like eternity but was really only a few or several seconds. The entire time I just kept saying "What do I do? What do I do?" I felt like I had no control over my car and as you can see from the pictures, my front left tire was probably ruined after initial impact which is what made it even harder for me to steer. Luckily the cement wall and the semi truck kept me from rolling off the road or flying into other cars. As soon as my car came to a stop I was shaking from the adreniline. I was so relieved that it was finally over. I had not heard a sound from Maren the whole time, so I was relieved to see that she was conscious and well. Once we affirmed that we were both okay all worries and stress disappeared. I didn't care that my car was probably ruined forever, or that we were causing a serious traffic jam, I was just relieved we were both okay. I really didn't want to hurt my good friend Maren so I was much relieved to know she was okay. I was also happy to see the generosity of other drivers on the freeway. It wasn't seconds after we came to a stop before people came to our door to make sure we were okay. The airbags on the sides had deployed but luckily not the front ones. I had a bruise on my knee, a scratch and bruise on my wrist and Maren had a HUGE bruise on her arm from the air bag. Otherwise we walked away feeling very lucky that we didn't have any more injuries. The semi truck driver also seemed to be pretty okay. Turns out my honda is pretty tough though, as I caused enough damage to his front end that he also had to get towed. Friday evening drivers on I-15 were probably none too pleased, we caused quite the back up. Now, after only 6 months of having my car, I am on a hunt for a new a car:( Well, at least once I know how much I can spend :)
2 comments:
I am so glad that you are ok!!
it's a law suit. let the insurance companies take care of it. get the police report (both yours and the semi truck driver); file the accident report with the state; find out where the semi truck driver is from, do a FOIA (freedom of info) at the DMV and get his driving record, then sue. It looks like your car is totaled.
While it is illegal to pass in the right lane, it is also illegal for a semi to be driving slow in the left lane. Also, I DO HOPE you took pix of your boo boo's. that helps too.
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