On Monday afternoon, I received a call no parent ever wants to get from their child when they say, 'Mom, I've been in a wreck.' Abby had left the house about 30 minutes earlier, so I was going about my usual business of the day when our house phone rang and I saw it was Abby calling me. She was crying and informed me that she'd been in a wreck and that her nose was bleeding and her leg hurt. I asked where she was, then I had Chris meet me and we drove as fast as we could to the scene of the accident.
When we arrived, there were three or four police cars and an ambulance, all with lights flashing. We rushed over to the ambulance and Abby came out of the back end with a couple of paramedics. Thank the Good Lord, she looked alright and they said they checked her over and she seemed to be OK. They recommended that we take her to the ER for further evaluation. About that time, one of the officers came over and took her statement. Apparently, Abby was in the processing of stopping for the car in front of her who was letting a car turn onto the main road from a parking lot. Abby said, out of nowhere, the lady behind her plowed right into her, causing her to ram the car in front of her. The lady who hit her from behind claimed she had just left a car wash and said her brakes must have been wet because they weren't working. Abby said she overheard one of the officers tell her that they weren't buying her story. We suspect she was texting while driving.
Needless to say, from all indications, Abby's car is totaled. The insurance adjuster will assess the damage within the next couple of days. The entire undercarriage of her car was knocked loose. Abby said the impact was hard and had she not been wearing her seatbelt, she likely would have gone through the windshield. Here's the damage to her car...
And here's the damage to the vehicle that hit her...
Debris was scattered all over the road. The SUV was stopped about 35-40 ft. behind Abby's car which gives you an idea of how far it pushed Abby's car after it made impact.
We took Abby to the ER after all the information was gathered. She had slammed her nose into her steering wheel and injured her calf, so they took x-rays and nothing is broken. So, they sent her home with a prescription for Naproxen and a muscle relaxer.
It's a miracle that all three women involved in the wreck walked away from it virtually unscathed. We all can agree...vehicles can be replaced, but people can't. I keep thinking how things could have ended up so much worse than they did. So, today, I'm beyond grateful that God was watching over Abby in that moment and kept her safe. Amazing how things can change...in an instant.
