I know. I know.

I have a weird fear of car accidents. They freak me out for no known reason. I think it's more of a fear of large metal objects becoming one with my body in a very unpleasant manner.

I have never been in a major accident. Last year I got rear ended very hard and got sandwiched between two cars. Of course, I drive a Chevy Trailbalzer so things bounce off me. If I could drive a Howitzer, I probably would though it would be a bitch at the gas station.

Today I got a call from my Facilities Manager that there was a crash on one of our streets. He had called 911 and they were on their way. One of his crew members saw it. About 5 minutes later, I get a call from my Chief of Security and he tells me I need to come out there. Now I know this is not good because that man NEVER calls me out of the office into the field. Ever. I fly down there to find two fire trucks, two ambulances, and three police cars. There was a Range Rover turned on its side, an Acura sedan facing the side of the street and an Escalade in the landscape off to the corner. All airbags were deployed. I walked up, gasped, grabbed the arm of whoever the random guy was standing next to me and said, "Oh fuck!" It just came out. I apologized and he said, "Nope. That was needed."

Turns out the Escalade ran a red light and plowed into both cars. The Range Rover driver was pretty banged up. The look on her husband's face as he ran up to the scene and saw her lying on a stretcher about made me cry. They have a few small kids and thank God they weren't in the car. It was alarming as I walked up to the scene as the car has a good number of kid toys in it and they were on the ground. Very scarey sight.

According to police, she has a record of reckless driving. The crew member who say the accident said that the woman was at the red light going in reverse and going fowared several times. My mom's done that when she thinks it's going to change the light. This woman apparently couldn't wait. She went for it.

I can't imagine being is such a hurry that you need to put your life and others at risk like that. Imagine a force strong enough to flip a Range Rover. I can't imagine if that would have been a sedan car. I just can't. It just terrifies me. Absolutely scares the ever loving shit out of me. 

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[Kelly O]

We get busy. I mean, we all "get" that, but I don't think some people understand there is so much more to life than the busyness we find ourselves in so many times.

I hope everyone is okay, and I hope this makes that Escalade driver pause and think about how important where she's going really is. It may not, but I hope it does.