After a baby shower this weekend, I realized hom many people did not know that myself and 3 others were in a car wreck last weekend. I thought I told everyone, but that Vicadin's a powerful drug {
Rick James chuckle}.
Anyway, here's the short version of the story: myself (
driving) and three unnamed passengers (
identities withheld as I haven't told them I'd be putting this up on the internet) were returning from a Wake Forest bball game (
that they actually won!?!) when an old lady ran the red light at a 9-lane intersection and t-boned us right on the driver's side doors. We spun around at least once (
hard to count) until we were stopped by the curb about 40ft away.
Passenger A behind me in the back seat was knocked out for at least 5 mins while everyone else remained awake. I was compressed accordian style in the hit and the wind was knocked out of me by what felt like a Lincoln Town Car... turns out it was a Lincoln Town Car.
Passenger A and I made visits to the hospital,
A by ambulance, me a couple of minutes later after some police work. Both of us were cleared that night with "soft-tissue" contusions and feeling like crap.
Passengers B and C on the passenger side were banged up, tweeked and torqued but did not seek immediate medical treatment, though still remain a bit sore. Passenger A is still having headaches and a little sore and I feel very similar, though I'd say my back hurts worse and more often more than my head.
Here's the lesson: buy Mercedes. We sere driving in what must be one of the biggest, sturdiest and most-tall-person-suited cars I've seen: a
1991 Mercedes-Benz 350SDL Turbo Diesel. This thing had 260k miles on it and drove better than my Jeep (which is how I ended up with this car from my pops). A night or so before the accident we parked next to a Ford Excursion, and the Big Benz was just as long... that's a lot of car folks. After this wreck, which is really the first for me, I am fully convinced that Big Benz saved all of us a lot more pain and maybe even our lives. Four of us took a four-door Lincoln doing about 40mph to the side and we essentially walked away from the accident (
once Passenger A woke up).
Here's a site with some pictures of the car, I'd say Big Benz held up really well considering, so take it for what it's worth and keep safe.
Big Benz saves the day!
