Here's what happened. I was about 2 miles from home, driving on the road that gets me from the freeway to home. It was late at night, and I was picking up speed to get up to the speed limit. All of a sudden a deer was in my lane right in front of my car. My gut reaction was to hit the brakes and swerve out of the way, which I did. I swerved too much, caught the gravel on the shoulder, got spun around into the other lane, rolled over into the ditch. Thought going through my head: "oh no. not happening. there is nothing i can do. oh, i'm upside down. i'm am actually rolling."
I was able to get the car started and drove it out of the ditch. Reason for this: I couldn't find my dead cell phone, and no one was pulling over to help me. I figured if I was more on the road, maybe someone would be more compassionate. As I got the car turned around and headed to see if I could make it home (ha!), the car died and would not start up again.
Finally, a nice kid pulled over and let me use his cell phone to call my parents. Then like six police cars arrived. I asked how they knew I was there. They said a neighbor heard the accident and called them.
The car got towed away and I made it home in one piece.
Here are all the things that could have gone wrong that didn't:
- I wasn't going fast enough to roll over multiple times since I was at the beginning of the highway.
- I ended right side up.
- The car rolled on the opposite side of where I was, damaging that side more.
- My windows were bent and cracked, but didn't shatter and hit me.
- There were no cars in the other lane to hit.
- If I had rolled more I would have ended in the pond.
- I was really close to smacking into/rolling on a fire hydrant.
- I was not hurt at all! I don't know how that was possible.
I've been watched over and blessed.
8 comments:
I'm glad you're okay!
I have more bruises from falling off the ladder one step. You are blessed!
I am so thankful you weren't hurt.
I'm glad you're OK, and I'm glad I heard it straight from you instead of filtered through second-hand rumors.
Now with that said, how were you able to post about the Chicago trip before posting this news. Where are your priorities? ;)
Words cannot express how relieved I am that you are ok!
What a scary experience. I am sooooo glad you are fine.
You are sleeping just a little too much. Mild concussion maybe?
Whitney! I can't believe that happened and that you are alright! You truly were watched over, and I'm glad you recognize that. Once, when I had a car mishap it taught me some valuable lessons from Heavenly Father. Love you, girl! And glad you are OK!
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