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Lost four days in Visalia.
4 years ago
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My Brother, his girlfriend, four other passengers and I went out for a day's adventures visiting the giant trees in Sequoia which turned out to have a tragic twist. On the way back home our Van was T-Boned by a pickup truck which refused to stop at an intersection. All Seven of us in the van sustained injuries of varying degrees, with my Brother seeming to get the worst of it. "Winnie" Sterling's girlfriend and I were sitting in the furthest back seat, and when the pickup struck out Van, the truck spun around and slammed with great force into the rear, Right side of the Van. At the site of the crash, we were all treated at the scene, with "Goody" one of Winnie's Cousins, My brother Sterling and I were transported directly to the nearest hospital in Visalia.
I spent four days in the Hospital with the worst of my injuries being deep muscle sprains and a cracked sternum. My Brother however ended with a fractured neck, and one of the "Process" of his neck vertebrae snapped loose. I saw my brother yesterday afternoon, and they had him in an immobilising neck brace, and he was still awaiting word from his doctor regarding his MRE scans, and the results of the scan.
Ah... The Oxycodone must be kicking in as it's getting difficult for me to concentrate on my typing. For now, All of us who were in the van are suffering different degrees of pain, but we're still very much alive. Once I get to feeling better I'll transfer some of the images into my computer, and share them here on FA.
Just remember, Seatbelts save lives. They might beat you up in the process though.
"Peace".
My Brother, his girlfriend, four other passengers and I went out for a day's adventures visiting the giant trees in Sequoia which turned out to have a tragic twist. On the way back home our Van was T-Boned by a pickup truck which refused to stop at an intersection. All Seven of us in the van sustained injuries of varying degrees, with my Brother seeming to get the worst of it. "Winnie" Sterling's girlfriend and I were sitting in the furthest back seat, and when the pickup struck out Van, the truck spun around and slammed with great force into the rear, Right side of the Van. At the site of the crash, we were all treated at the scene, with "Goody" one of Winnie's Cousins, My brother Sterling and I were transported directly to the nearest hospital in Visalia.
I spent four days in the Hospital with the worst of my injuries being deep muscle sprains and a cracked sternum. My Brother however ended with a fractured neck, and one of the "Process" of his neck vertebrae snapped loose. I saw my brother yesterday afternoon, and they had him in an immobilising neck brace, and he was still awaiting word from his doctor regarding his MRE scans, and the results of the scan.
Ah... The Oxycodone must be kicking in as it's getting difficult for me to concentrate on my typing. For now, All of us who were in the van are suffering different degrees of pain, but we're still very much alive. Once I get to feeling better I'll transfer some of the images into my computer, and share them here on FA.
Just remember, Seatbelts save lives. They might beat you up in the process though.
"Peace".
Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all of you!
Yes seat belts do beat you up when things like this happen... it's one of the reasons for a true four point harness in most homebuilt aircraft... mine will be no different.
Step 2: Jack pickup off the ground.
Step 3: Drop said pickup on drivers back.
Repeat as necessary.
So many people are driving out there, believing they are MITY: More Important Than You. Either DUI or on the phone.
V.
Hey I'd gladly take a bit of being scrambled eggs with seat belts on, than doing a poor impression of college physics "Build a device to save the egg, dropped from 30ft - 9m"
I wish you all well in recovery!
Have they detailed the dumb driver that caused all of this? I hope so..
Glad to hear you're still with us and on the mend. Hope you all heal up quickly, especially your brother.
Stay safe and recover quickly Roy!
I do not like the way this year and the 20's are shaping up. Not at all!
Baby 2021: "Hold my beer."
And hell yes, seat belts save lives. I was a volunteer paramedic for 17 years. In that time I responded to something like 2000 motor vehicle accidents, and only ever had to unbuckle three patients - and two of those were uninjured but scared. Getting beaten up by the belt is much better than the alternative.
And yes, I would rather be beaten up by my seatbelt should I end up in a similar occurrence.
it sounds a lot like those dashcam clips on YT. we laugh at them often without realizing someone in there just got hurt severely... sometimes russian police publishes clips where they describe how many got hurt and even killed in this accident. makes you swallow your laugh.
back when german government decided to make fastening seatbelts mandatory many institutions painted a horror picture of people being caught in their wrecks tangled in those darn seatbelts while that stupid ride is catching fire... the statistics of the year after rule setting in though, proved them very wrong.
I myself had situations where I'd have kissed the steering wheel if I wasn't belted up.
take care all y'all!
Glad you're doing ok. Wow - holy cow!
Look after yourself, you mad galoot!
Sending healing vibes to you and your brother.
-Aatheus
And yes, seatbelts save lives, I know too darn well their performance to keep you from flying around inside the car.
And lay off the oxy you lil junkie ;)