I've things to write about that I just haven't gotten to. Mrs. G completed yet another training class last weekend for instance. Unfortunately the event that happened today is going to take some time to process first. I saw a guy die today. Witnessed a head on collision. For some reason I have seen a lot of accidents. This is the first one where someone died. I guess I really did more than just witness it. A bunch of people stopped right away but I ended up checking people out, talking to 911 and OnStar, passing info, giving updates and orders, contacting the surviving drivers significant other. Yep, I was hip deep in the whole thing from start to near finish. The dead guy was a young man, I'd guess 16-25 years old or there abouts. I must have gotten to him within 2 minutes. He was unresponsive, limp, hanging in his seat as the car was on it's side. I could only reach his arm. I tried to get his attention. I couldn't so I went back to corralling the scene. Another guy with EMT training checked for a pulse but found none.
I guess I was the only witness that either actually saw the crash or bothered to stick around so I had to write up a statement and then wait for the detective. By the time I left the adrenalin was wearing off and I realized I had watched a young man die. I'm currently in the stunned state. Death is hard to process. That's about all I can write at the moment.
Here's the story. In one areal shot you can see my red pickup truck on the side of the highway.
http://www.ksat.com/news/1-man-dies-in-head-on-collision/-/478452/18572032/-/imom6k/-/index.html
I'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteMy stepdad calls me a shit magnet, because car accidents used to happen in front of me all the time. I've stopped at fatals before and it's not something I would wish on anyone.
Hopefully, you'll be able to find some peace in knowing that you helped the survivors and weren't one of the cold-hearted SOBs who just kept driving.
Thinking of you.
I appreciate it. Considering what I've seen in life it's rather surprising that this is the first fatality I've witnessed. I saw a plane crash when I was in the service and nobody died in that! Watched a car do a head on into a bridge support and she was just scratched up. Given that these guys hit at probably over 100 MPH in a head on, it may be fortunate that only one person died. I'll be posting more about it for "therapy" as there are some big take away's that I got out of this.
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