Wow, what was that like? If it does not bring back too bad of memories, can you describe it for us? Do you remember much of the impact and afterwards? What kind of car were you driving and how did it hold up?
Hope I am not being nosey but I always wondered. Thanks.
It was a relatively low-speed collision.
I was driving a ‘92 Dodge Dakota mid-size pick-up and had stopped at a four-way. The other car was approaching, but appeared to be slowing down for the sign, so I went through.
As I got to the middle of the intersection, I looked left, and saw her looking at her phone and texting with one hand. She completely missed the stop and hit my truck square in the middle of the bed, flattening the left side tire, bending the rim and screwing up the rear end.
Surprisingly, the sheet metal damage was minimal.
I’m OK now, but I did miss a day of work. I had the shakes really bad for a while. I probably hurt my lower back, but it’s so screwed up anyway, that it’s hard to tell how much is from the accident.
I’ve had worse, but in a smaller vehicle I probably would have had far greater injuries.