Wednesday, October 1, 2008

1st Car Accident

So we got in a car accident... Our good friends Pops and Chellor were visiting from Utah and yep we got in a crash only their second day here. So yes their trip was altered a bit. Here's the D.L. We had come to a stop in front of Sports Arena (which that night had a big sign in front of it that read "Tonight - Janet Jackson - Get Wit Chu Tour) . The sign was huge and I know that the ongoing traffic had to look at it because you couldn't miss it. Well we did look at it and then saw the red light and came to a stop. The car behind us was completely not paying attention because a couple seconds after we stopped Kyle looked in the rear view mirror and said "Oh Shoot" then KABOOM! It was like we saw stars **** for a second. Then Kyle was asking if we were ok and saying "Im so sorry" then once he saw we were ok he jumped out of the car. I don't know how he had so much adrenaline pumping because the rest of us had the wind knocked out of us and were trying to come to terms. I was worried about my dog Buddha because he was on my lap. But he was not hurt just a little shocked, like the rest of us. Well the car that hit us decided not to stay around and drove off with Kyle chasing it. There was another witness who followed the car that hit us about 2 miles and then the "hit and runner" decided to abandon his car and literally run. We are proud of the Fit because for being a compact car it held up pretty great. As for the injuries... Kyle got seat belt burn on his arm and whip lash on the neck area. Chellor had some bruised ribs (we hope no broken) because her ribs kept hurting. Pops hit his head on the seat belt that hangs down from the ceiling and thought blood was gushing out because of the pain, but luckily no blood just a giant goose egg. His neck and every where got pretty banged up and sore. And I hit my head somewhere, I don't know because I thought my seat belt worked, so I got a black eye and some gnarly whip lash. Buddha walked away with no injuries just a little confusion and shock. And Maggie well she is always shaking and scared whenever we are in the car so I couldn't really tell a difference in her from before and after the accident.

Here's the damage.








And the injuries.





We stayed in bed for 3 days straight. And now we get to deal with insurance, repairs and a detective. Let's hope we can have a happy ending soon... Real soon...

8 comments:

The O'Briens said...

Wow! I am just glad you guys are okay. That sounds like quite an eventful trip for pops and chellor. Good luck with all the insurance crap!

Shelle-BlokThoughts said...

I had that happen to me...it's really scary when you don't have any control but you know they are going to run into you!

And, of course, you are the exception...I would totally let my boy take from you, but you have to admit...most girls don't dance Hip-Hop very well! But you are most definitely the exception to the rule! I love the way you move! :)

The Thatchers said...

Oh man, I am glad you guys are ok. That really sucks!! Are you guys coming for the year end party?? Maybe you can win some $$ shakin' yo bootie!!

The Max Family said...

Ya these cali drivers think stop signs are optinal and really dont feel most basic road saftey rules aply to them, I am glad you are okay for the most part. Hope you get the car and yourselves back to normal real soon.

Kelly and Taylor Max and Girls :)

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you guys are okay. I've been rear ended 3 times and it's the worst. I hope you catch this guy. Good luck.

Pops said...

I'm uber paranoid driving now. I'm constantly watching the rear-view mirror either for speeding cars or illegal emigrants.

I also promise a SD post (including the accident) as soon as Chels gives me the pictures! She's too busy showing them off all the time to down load them.

Grandma said...

FYI-Grandma's blog is updated

RayChill and Steve-O said...

Britt and KY!
That is so scary! Was this the jam you when you were on the phone with me while I was in Vegas and I heard a boom? I am guessing this was not it cuz you really got jammed hard! I hope you are ok!? You probably got to wear some pretty sweet 80's eye shadow on your other eye to match the perfect purple eye on the other side. I can't believe Kyle got out and was running! WOwzas! Not fun...