On our way back from the banquet yesterday evening, while stopped at the
red light by the McDonalds in Stony Plain heading back to Edmonton, a drunk
driver narrowly missed killing my son and I.
How is that for a concoction of emotions throughout the day.
The driver, estimated at travelling over 130km/hr ricocheted off two vehicles
also stopped at the light beside us. If his vehicle were ten feet further
south, we would have been the prime target of this vehicular missile. Vehicle parts
rained down like confetti, my son thought a gun had gone off from the sound of
the collision and he was crying. The sound of panicked people resonated.
Today, I had a great deal to reflect on.
I thought mostly on being in a room with the Sheep team only a couple
hours prior, Sifu Brinker reminding us the importance of taking in this very
moment. That exact miracle experienced
exactly that way will never be experienced again. Cherish it. Remember it. Be thankful for it.
I saw the aftermath of the accident when I went through the same intersection. A lot had been cleared up so I did not appreciate the extent of the damage that had been inflicted. I had not heard anything about the accident all day. It saddens me that impaired driving was behind the incident. Glad you are safe.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are both ok!
ReplyDeleteWe also drove past that accident on the way home. I didn't notice you two still there or we would have stopped. I am so happy to hear that both you and Everett are ok. Hug your sweet boy for me. Driving past brought back a lot of emotions from last August.
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