My jumpy day driving to and from work...

[lisamoe]

So today on the very same stretch of south Peoria, I saw a three-car wreck (at about 2:00) and a hit and run (just after 5:00) The wreck at 2 was a couple of cars behind me and it was a little unnerving just because it could have been me if I'd been a few seconds slower, but the thing at 5 has left me really pretty shaky. A green minivan swerved across traffic into a parking lot, almost hitting a black sedan along the way, and then ran right into a man standing in the parking lot (I had my windows down for the nice weather and got to hear the thud, yuk) and then tore down off a neighborhood street. It looked very deliberate, not like a car out of control. I pulled in to where it happened and the guy was bleeding all over the place, but not dead. He was breathing and trying to get up but I couldn't understand what he was trying to say. It was kind of garbled. Some other folks had run up and were keeping him still and a store nearby called 911, so there was nothing I could do but wait for the police to give them my name as a witness. After the cops came and I left I thought I was fine, but then noticed on the way home that I was getting startled by things I wouldn't normally even notice, and I still feel really freaked out and jumpy and like I have a potential migraine coming on.

Comments

[tapestry01.livejournal.com]

Glad you're okay!
Try to take it easy this evening.

[lisamoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I did. I still felt weird when I drove past the spot this morning. I looked to see if I could see where the guy had been laying but it rained overnight and you couldn't tell.

[kivasfajo.livejournal.com]

Hang in there my friend. *hug*

[lisamoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was an odd experience.

[msbyn.livejournal.com]

OMG! I can not even begin to imagine... I would be jumpy days later!! a lot of people would (and probably did) just drive on and not stop to help ~ you are an amazing woman!

[lisamoe.livejournal.com]

I don't know how you couldn't stop for something like that, out of sheer curiosity even if you weren't a person inclined to help.

I didn't stop for the morning accident, but only because I hadn't had a good look at what happened, just heard the noise and saw the aftermath, so I wouldn't have been any good as a witness and it didn't look like anyone was hurt.

It was weird driving past the same spot this morning.

[a-spirited-soul.livejournal.com]

How frightening!!! I would be really shaky as well.

[lisamoe.livejournal.com]

It was a really strange feeling. Just a little aftershock, I guess.

[katchristy.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I get very shaken up when I see accidents after they happen...Especially when they JUST happened. Drove past one on my way home from Indiana one time and the people were not fortunute enough to make it. I have always seen them in my mind before going on a road trip...

Oh and I'm Christy, was just browsing through the TulsaTime friends and saw this...

[lisamoe.livejournal.com]

Hi Christy. I've spent all day wondering what happened and if they found the van that did it, but didn't see anything on the Tulsa World website. Maybe there will be something tomorrow.