The truck that caused it (some kid, no drugs/alcohol, just not paying enough attention and hit us going 65 mph without hitting the brakes, according to his statement), and the car that he hit after we spun out of the way
The second and third cars hit. Luckily, no one was in the backseat in that car, or they would be dead. This guy had a concussion and some stitches, and his wife appeared fine for being in that car (at least this is the info I have).
Our car.
Based on what I felt, I had NO idea it would look this bad. It was scary, and during the spinning I thought we might flip, but it didn't feel like this would be the damage. I still can't believe it.
Yes, since there were 4 of us, there was someone sitting there. K (Hyrum's coworker's wife), was behind Hyrum and was the most injured person in the entire accident. She was life-flighted to the local hospital (not life-threatening, but apparently they sometimes do that based on what the car looks like in addition to the person being injured, and she was pretty bad), and we discovered she has a broken scapula, fractured sternum, and her face was all bruised, swollen and cut-up. L hit his head and had a big bump, but that was his only visual injury (not sure if there were others, we were all pretty concerned about his wife). Here they are trying to figure out how to move her.
Everything happened in such a way that it could have been so, so much worse.*The couple with us, K and L, were planning on bringing their 2 month old baby, but everything worked out perfectly (she was able to pump enough when that wasn't normal, felt no anxiety about leaving him, etc) for grandma to watch him along with their other 3 kids. K was pushed into the middle, I can't imagine what it would have been like had he been there, for both of them. We are all so thankful for that.
*I was sitting as far from the impact as possible, so I had the least injury (none really, that I'm aware of yet, though I'm sure I'll be sore). Had I been sitting where K was (if they had driven, I would be), I don't even want to think about what would have happened to DB. I can't.
*Hyrum saw the truck coming so was able to get our front end out of the way (the cops' first thoughts on the scene were that there would be casualties). Had he not, we would have been smashed between the two cars, and I have little doubt about what would have happened to K and L, and probably us. Had he gotten all of the way out, the people in front of us likely would have been dead. The fact that we were able to take the initial impact at an angle, I believe, led to as few injuries as possible all around.
Hyrum says to never let them strap you down, they leave you on that hard board forever! He said his neck hurt and they made him get on this and we rode to the hospital in the ambulance. He had a neck x-ray but everything is fine (other than him wearing a neck brace and being in pain) and we were home a few hours later.
K's lipstick kiss from the backseat (not sure how it got there, she was wearing a seatbelt, we all were).
Stats on me:
*I initially felt totally fine, and hours later I still do, though my head is starting to throb a little
*DB is kicking and moving like crazy
*No spotting
*No contractions
*No pain at all
*No bruising or tenderness from the seatbelt, I didn't hit anything else
*Based on how I'm feeling and everything, none of the doctors/nurses/EMTs etc seemed concerned
*I'm not worried at this point, about either one of us
*Now I need to go take a shower and get all the dirt, glass, debris off of me
9 comments:
Reading this was chilling. I am more of a silent follower of your blog but I wanted to say that I am so thankful you're okay! And that your husband and friends were (relatively) okay as well!
whoa! that is so scary! what a miracle! i'm so glad everyone is mostly ok.
Oh girl. Oh man. I am SO relieved that DH is such a quick thinker and got the front of the car out of the way. What a thing to have happen. xoxo
wow. I can't really say anything and I can't see what I'm typing on the screen through my tears of gratitude.
That is CRAZY! I can't believe your car. SOOOOO glad that everything worked out the way it did. I can't even imagine if that baby had been in the car.
Did you call your midwife today? Thank goodness you guys are ok!!!!
Thanks everyone, we are so grateful. I did call my midwife while still on sight (I love that I have her home phone number), and she wants me to call her again today so I'll do that later. I might stop by her house for a quick check, but so far everything looks good.
Your mother showed me pics at the Easter Egg Hunt....girl you are so blessed ! I am so grateful that you and everyone including your baby are doing alright.
Here's a note from the girl in the silver car. Thank you for sharing the impact with us--and not moving completely out of the way before the truck hit! My husband was knocked out and not breathing for a couple of minutes. I wondered if I was going to lose him after four months of marriage. Miraculously,the guy two cars ahead of us was a former firefighter/EMT who came and cleared Sam's airway and held him still until police came. So many little details happened that allowed us all to survive. We wish you the best as you continue to recover!
Hyrum, your quick thinking and actions saved so many lives. THANK YOU!!!
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