Car accident
This morning on the way home from Adriana's swimming lessons we were in a car accident. Only Adriana and I were in the car at the time and neither of us were seriously hurt. The van was totaled though and the paramedics at the scene were in disbelief that neither of us were more seriously hurt looking at the vehicle damage. Literally they were in disbelief they transported us by ambulance to the ER and put a neck brace on Adriana and wouldn't let her move until the doctor said she was okay. They told me I wasn't in pain because I was in shock and that I would start feeling it soon. I am only a little sore though, on a scale of 1-10 my pain is a 2. Adriana's right arm was hurting but all x-rays of both of us show no broken or fractured anything. We are okay. Admittedly it sucks, (for lack of a better term), that we were in a car accident at all, and that the car is totaled but we certainly were blessed and protected today. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured and called me later to make sure Adriana and I were okay. Adriana was scared and upset at the time but is fine right now, she is running around the house and playing, just as hyper and playful as any day.
For those of you that want to know details on what happened:
I was driving Eastbound on West 72nd Ave. When I was driving through the intersection of 72nd and Carr an SUV that was traveling Westbound on West 72nd, made a left turn trying to turn onto Carr. I saw the car turning and tried to stop but it was too late to stop so I tried to swerve but it still hit us on the back left side of the van which pushed us into the light poll, the light poll smashed up the right side of the van. There is dispute over whether the light in the intersection I was driving through was green or red. I was certain that it was green but the officer and the insurance adjuster tell me that the driver of the SUV insists that I ran a red light. I was not ticketed however, and the other driver was, pending further investigation. So we will just have to see how that plays out.
I am still a little shaken even hours later but other than that I am extremely happy and feel very blessed that my little girl is just fine and that I am too. We will be in the market for a used minivan though, so if anyone knows of anything let me know. Thanks.
For those of you that want to know details on what happened:
I was driving Eastbound on West 72nd Ave. When I was driving through the intersection of 72nd and Carr an SUV that was traveling Westbound on West 72nd, made a left turn trying to turn onto Carr. I saw the car turning and tried to stop but it was too late to stop so I tried to swerve but it still hit us on the back left side of the van which pushed us into the light poll, the light poll smashed up the right side of the van. There is dispute over whether the light in the intersection I was driving through was green or red. I was certain that it was green but the officer and the insurance adjuster tell me that the driver of the SUV insists that I ran a red light. I was not ticketed however, and the other driver was, pending further investigation. So we will just have to see how that plays out.
I am still a little shaken even hours later but other than that I am extremely happy and feel very blessed that my little girl is just fine and that I am too. We will be in the market for a used minivan though, so if anyone knows of anything let me know. Thanks.