[Miss Marple]

Are you still here? I have had a frightening evening.

I went to granddaughter's Christmas program tonight, which was very nice. When I left the church I pulled out onto the street and an approaching car started to pass, coming at me head on. Rather than slowing down and getting back in his lane, he sped up, pulled onto the grass on my right (the front yard of the church) blasted through the Church's sign and hit two people, the church secretary and her husband, who were leaving the church. The car continues speeding and left the scene. I am almost positive both people were killed, judging from the severity of their injuries. I had to give a police statement and will be called as a witness.

It was very sad and scary, how such a nice evening could turn into a tragedy so quickly.

[lysie]

What a terrible thing! Praying for the victims and their families.

I swear people are nuts when they drive. No concern for anyone's life or property.

A few weeks ago I had some dimwit pass me on the the right side where cars were parked. She's lucky where she passed there were no parked cars otherwise she would have plowed into one.

[Guenevere]

I was just doing a quick read before bed.

I am so sorry....this is incredible.

May God grant you peace and rest....

[Guenevere]

You are home now....

...Will you be calling to check on the injured ones, or are you in too much shock?

[LBKQ]

How awful, Jane. Prayers for the people who were hit.....and you!

[M Kehoe]

That must have shook you up. Are you ok now? Was (is) anyone with you?

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[JRandomFreeper]

Prayers lifted for the church family. Prayers lifted for you. I strongly suggest that you seek professional counselling for that traumatic event. To witness something like that can leave scars. Please take care of yourself.

/john

[kayak]

How awful, Jane! How tragic for the secretary and her husband .... and so unsettling for you. It would have taken me quite a while to be in any shape to drive myself home after that. I do hope they are able to catch the perp.

Prayers for the victims and their families and for you.

[Molly Pitcher]

Yes, I see you've talked to the police. You may want to write some things down as well. I'm afraid this is going to be a new chapter in your life for awhile, Jane. If they catch the driver, there are criminal, as well as likely civil trials ahead.

[Radix]

Oh my Miss Marple,

I am so sorry.

The other morning, I slammed my own vehicle into a tree. You all, (ATRW participants) likely do not know this, but I have a CDL or Commercial Drivers License.) I am a seriously professionally trained truck driver, but I do not any longer, work as a driver. I used to moonlight quite a bit as a trucker for years, but those days are long gone.

Last Saturday, I wrecked my car. Mostly it was due to snowy conditions, which I underestimated. When I went into that skid, there was another car, coming the opposite way toward me. I do indeed know how to recover from a skid. I had good teachers, so long ago, back at the Army AIT school, at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

I simply was unable to turn the steering wheel. It might have meant the death of some anonymous person to me. I had to let go of the situation, and I sort of was (for a brief instant) annoyed at myself for doing that. After all, ain't I the owner of the road?

Once the other car passed me, it was too late for me to control the slide, that I found myself in. I could have easily done such a thing a moment earlier, if only that other car had not been there at that exact moment.

Who knows who was in that vehicle? Perhaps a future friend, perhaps a neighbor. I then saw the tree, looming closer, and I mentally braced myself for the impact which was clearly inevitable. I see now that I have had more than one interlude with a tree in my life. I am not wanting to wax philisophical just now, here in this place.

I slammed into it with great force. My velocity was much greater than the result of any aggression on my part. The Law of Gravity, is much more influential on my car, than my pedal, and foot control ever could have been. I simply lost control of the vehicle, and I had no other option, than to just sit there and ride that thing out.

BANG! I still feel the aches. I was a bit injured as a result of the crash. I am hurting a little, and my ego is the most greatly bruised part of me.

Meanwhile, back at your note, which impelled me to comment without hesitation. I have worked in the transportation business for just about all of my adult life. I have seen so many people walk away from such incredibly horrible acidents. I swear, it is unbelievable, what people sometimes live through.

When I was in the Army, I actually held the role of Safety NCO for a time. I never made it to the true rank of NCO, but the Army don't care about certain protocols, in certain ways. I was the person (for a time) who was responsible (in my Battalion) for reporting on Vehicle Accidents, and other such things.

OMG, you would not believe what certain young men have walked away from without injury. The wrecks that I have seen defy description. Those kids walked away from unspeakable physical destruction from events which occurred while moving great weight at more than human speed. It was simply at times unbelievable to behold such things, yet I did, on more than one occasion.

Anyhow, the other day, I wrecked my car. I was simply driving too fast for the road conditions, 25 MPH can be so reckless at times.

A tree saved my life, and possibly the lives of anonymous others. If that tree were not there, I likely would have slid a bit futher down. I could have slammed into a car or two just beyond, and if that, my vehicle would have probably flipped, and I would have been inverted, and likely been very greatly wounded. More likely I would have been bloodied, and upside down. It is possible that I might have been killed because of that other possible impact. I am very serious about these things.

I almost lost my life, last Saturday morning, at about 10:40 A.M.!

I am greatly humbled by what happened. I sense that God, or the Universe, wants me to learn from certain things.

I am so trying to learn!

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Oh, how terrible.

I was just listening to Handel's Messiah while freeping and came across your post.

Prayers to all.

[MozartLover]

Oh dear Lord...........MM........I am so sorry that you had to witness this.......prayers lifted for your peace of mind as you continue to deal with this.......and I will pray for the two victims and their loved ones.......