Tuesday night Matt left for scouts. About 10 minutes later I get a call from him to come get him, that he was in a car accident. The way to the church is a two-lane road. To turn in onto the road to the church you have to sit in the traffic lane, and wait until it is clear to make the left hand turn. Matt was sitting there, waiting for about a stream of 10 cars to pass, when he looked in his rear-view mirror, and saw a car coming up on him fast. In the quick seconds before impact Matt tried to think if there was any way to avoid getting hit, but there was no time. A 70 year old man plowed into the back of the truck at what the officers estimate to be 45-50 miles per hour.
The hit from behind pushed Matt's truck into oncoming traffic, where he collided with another truck. When all of the traffic stopped Matt jumped out to see how everyone was. Matt had been wearing his seatbelt and was fine. The older man in the car that hit him from behind had a cut on his head and was in a daze. His airbags had deployed, but other than that seemed ok. The guy in the other truck was ok too.
By the time I got there they were loading the older guy on the stretcher to take to the hospital, and all of the officers were taking pictures and writing their reports. The traffic on the street was pretty backed up, since it's the main road, but only two lanes. And since it was Mutual night, pretty much everyone in the ward saw Bro. Runyan's truck.
By the time I got there they were loading the older guy on the stretcher to take to the hospital, and all of the officers were taking pictures and writing their reports. The traffic on the street was pretty backed up, since it's the main road, but only two lanes. And since it was Mutual night, pretty much everyone in the ward saw Bro. Runyan's truck.
Today we went to the tow yard to get the stuff out of Matt's trunk. Since it was pretty crunched in the back the tow yard's owner backed up a tractor and hooked a chain up to the trunk and "loosened" it for us.
We have been reminded how life is truly fragile, and are so grateful that Matt walked away uninjured!
9 comments:
That looks awful. I am glad that he is okay.
So scary! One of my worst dreams ever was the one where Matt died. I think I cried every time I thought about it for a few months after.
I am so grateful he was protected. The pictures!! How truly incredible it is that he walked away with only bruises and scratches.
It is amazing how fragile life really is. Sure love you guys!
I am so glad that Matt and everyone else involved is OK. That is so scary! Something like this happened to Jared this summer, our car was totaled but luckily everyone was OK.
auReally glad everyone was OK, especially Matt. You heard about Robin's parents accident, right?
I am so glad everybody walked away from that. Really makes me think again about how fragile life is, and how much we are watched over. Love you guys!
So Glad that everyone was okay!!
Wow. That is so scary. I agree with everyone else....so glad and grateful that everyone was okay. It's so like Matthew that as soon as all the cars were stopped his first thought was to check on everyone else. I'm very blessed to have him as a brother!!
I'm SO glad it didn't turn out worse. Those pictures are horrifying! I'm glad you're still with us, Matt!
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