Twisted Sideways

Saturday night I was in a wreck.  I didn’t see it coming.  I had parked in the huge pakring lot under I-35 near 6th street to meet up with some friends that were leaving Austin for Grad school.  After a fun dinner with friends I headed back to my truck to head home for the evening.  Little did I know that a couple from Hoston was trying to squeeze their small Toyota into a the smaller part of the entryway that no car could have made it through.  Because their car wasn’t moving and I thought they were aware they wouldn’t fit into entry way my truck was blocking, I decided to pull out of the parking lot into the south bound feeder road.  Low and behold, they had pulled into the spot and another car had taken their position in the road and I nailed the car from the passenger side.

I saw the entire thing happen too!  As my headlights lit both the driver and passenger up, I saw the glass from their window completely implode on the car.  The driver of the other vehicle ended up being taken to Brackendridge hospital here in Austin and I walked away with very little damage on my truck and no injury to myself.  It really made me take a step back from life for just a quick moment that night.  My mind has been running since I hit her on Saturday.

It hasn’t been anything profound, but it has caused me to stop and just think about life, and what it is that I take for granted and value.  I hope and pray that the driver  of the other vehicle was more shaken up by the incident than actually hurt.  (no blood or anything) – The passenger walked away with no injury either.