Another Car Accident
The sound of crunching cars is unmistakable. I should be used to it by now. We live on a busy street, made much busier by commuter traffic in the late afternoon. Yes, we have had another car accident, right in front of our house, involving a lead car with one person in it, followed by another little red car, in which the woman’s head smashed into the windshield, and behind that a large white van, the driver of which seems to be unhurt.
The police have not yet arrived. The sound of sirens are just going off now as a fire engine is reaching the scene. Traffic is backed up like you wouldn’t believe, and there is some kind of liquid all over the road.
We did attend a meeting about this road, led by city planners, a few weeks ago. At the time, I mentioned my concern about the number of accidents on this stretch of road. Today, we cannot blame road conditions. There is no ice. It appears that people were following too closely, and perhaps did not notice a turn signal. Well, what else would we have for amusement (not really!), other than the wildlife in the backyard? Back to staring at the accident from the 2nd floor.
If people can’t learn how to drive, they should “park it.”
Update: An rescue vehicle just placed the woman on a stretcher, stabilizing her head. It appears that she sustained a bad injury. She was the passenger in the second car. Oh, my. My thoughts and prayers go with all who were involved.
Patricia Cummings
