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Scary Experiences
I can't believe that I didn't post about it yesterday when it happened. D:
Anyways, Danimals, Cali, and I were driving back from seeing Saltimbanco at the St. Pete Forums, and as we were driving along I2 Northbound, a large black object hurtled through the air towards us. We had to swerve to avoid the cloud of debris that was exploding everywhere. The Ford directly in front of us had blown a tire. The van swerved across our lane twice and slammed into the ten foot concrete wall dividing the highway at 70mph. We quickly pulled over on the side, and we went to check on the passengers while I called the Florida Highway Patrol and 911. A man had jumped out of the passengers side, and he was scrambling onto the wall as I spoke to the 911 operator. He looked absolutely terrified. I had a terrible sinking feeling in my gut as he was the only person I could see. The airbags were blown, and I couldn't tell if the driver was okay. I was assured that an ambulance escort and police would be on their way as soon as possible, right after they finished with a fatality. The fatality was on the same road, and they would be there any minute.
After the call, Dan and I talked to the man, and I was very relieved to hear that he was the driver and there were no other passengers. He must of gotten out of that car like lightning, because he was hopping out of the passenger side the first time I saw him. The man was nicely dressed, and we learned that he worked at the Tampa International Airport. The man was sitting down, head in his hands. He was eager to talk though, and so we spoke to him in hopes of keeping down the shock. It had been ten minutes since I called 911, so I went back to our vehicle to call once more while Dan consoled the man. I was once again told that the escort would be on their way and we were asked to stay with the man.
We stayed with him and talked to him, and I called the Florida Highway Patrol several more times. Unfortunately, they never showed up. It was ridiculous. We were with the guy for an hour and a half and no ambulance, no cops, no nothing. The only assistance that showed up was a tow truck, and even he wasn't authorized to move the vehicle without Highway Patrol authorization. It's a miracle that he wasn't injured badly. If he had been, he probably would have died right there. Good Job, Florida Officials. Not to mention that we counted SEVEN cop cars that drove right by. It's not like the car wasn't totalled. It wasn't like we didn't have hazard lights flashing everywhere.
It was two hours before anyone showed. All in all, the man was taken to the hospital, his car was towed, and nobody was badly hurt. In any case, I find the lack of FL Official punctuality horrifying.
We received a visit from the man and his wife today, and they were lovely people, and very grateful. He had bad whiplash, but was feeling okay and was very optimistic. I'm glad that even though things didn't work out well, they worked out well. Many things could have gone wrong, but everyone was healthy and happy as could be, and I was very glad.
I can't believe that I didn't post about it yesterday when it happened. D:
Anyways, Danimals, Cali, and I were driving back from seeing Saltimbanco at the St. Pete Forums, and as we were driving along I2 Northbound, a large black object hurtled through the air towards us. We had to swerve to avoid the cloud of debris that was exploding everywhere. The Ford directly in front of us had blown a tire. The van swerved across our lane twice and slammed into the ten foot concrete wall dividing the highway at 70mph. We quickly pulled over on the side, and we went to check on the passengers while I called the Florida Highway Patrol and 911. A man had jumped out of the passengers side, and he was scrambling onto the wall as I spoke to the 911 operator. He looked absolutely terrified. I had a terrible sinking feeling in my gut as he was the only person I could see. The airbags were blown, and I couldn't tell if the driver was okay. I was assured that an ambulance escort and police would be on their way as soon as possible, right after they finished with a fatality. The fatality was on the same road, and they would be there any minute.
After the call, Dan and I talked to the man, and I was very relieved to hear that he was the driver and there were no other passengers. He must of gotten out of that car like lightning, because he was hopping out of the passenger side the first time I saw him. The man was nicely dressed, and we learned that he worked at the Tampa International Airport. The man was sitting down, head in his hands. He was eager to talk though, and so we spoke to him in hopes of keeping down the shock. It had been ten minutes since I called 911, so I went back to our vehicle to call once more while Dan consoled the man. I was once again told that the escort would be on their way and we were asked to stay with the man.
We stayed with him and talked to him, and I called the Florida Highway Patrol several more times. Unfortunately, they never showed up. It was ridiculous. We were with the guy for an hour and a half and no ambulance, no cops, no nothing. The only assistance that showed up was a tow truck, and even he wasn't authorized to move the vehicle without Highway Patrol authorization. It's a miracle that he wasn't injured badly. If he had been, he probably would have died right there. Good Job, Florida Officials. Not to mention that we counted SEVEN cop cars that drove right by. It's not like the car wasn't totalled. It wasn't like we didn't have hazard lights flashing everywhere.
It was two hours before anyone showed. All in all, the man was taken to the hospital, his car was towed, and nobody was badly hurt. In any case, I find the lack of FL Official punctuality horrifying.
We received a visit from the man and his wife today, and they were lovely people, and very grateful. He had bad whiplash, but was feeling okay and was very optimistic. I'm glad that even though things didn't work out well, they worked out well. Many things could have gone wrong, but everyone was healthy and happy as could be, and I was very glad.
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