Yesterday started out OK, but later I wish that I had stayed in bed.

My wife sent me to the supermarket with a list of things she needed. It
went quite well and I was happy with the results. I spent $110 and the
register receipt showed that I had saved $139 from the shelf prices. Even
the checkout lady commented on how well I did shopping. So I called my wife
to tell her the news and that I was coming home.

The road in front of the store is four lanes with stop signs on the cross
streets. I was sitting at the stop sign waiting for a break in the traffic.
From the left there was a swarm of traffic followed by a gap and two cars.
On the right there was no traffic. There was an SUV across from me at the
other stop sign. One of the two remaining cars on the left slowed down and
moved into the right turn lane, the other continued on. The SUV driver saw
the car turning, but did not see the second car and started moving. As the
SUV entered the two lanes on my side it was hit by the second car. The
impact spun the SUV around into the front of my truck. Based on the speed
of the car (50+mph) and the side impact I was sure that someone would be
seriously injured.

I immediately called 911 and my wife. My wife came to the scene in spite of
my reassurances that I was not injured.

There were four teens in the SUV and two adults and a baby in the car. EMS
transported two of the teens to the hospital. One was bleeding in the face
and the other was complaining of pain. Both were in the rear seat of the
SUV. The baby and everyone else was OK.

The impact did not move my truck, but did cause a lot of damage to the SUV
at the point of impact. My truck is a one ton dually 4x4 with a V10 engine,
and a massive winch and brush guards on the front. (I use it for deer
hunting) My truck probably has $1000 worth of damage, which is really
minor. The car had extensive front-end damage. The SUV had a lot of damage
on both rear sides. The SUV and car had to be towed. I drove home.

I wish the accident had not happened.

In an accident you have to take what comes your way. With cancer we may
have the ability to do something about it. I guess my point is this, if
cancer doesn't get you a traffic accident might. I never think about things
like this until events force me to.

Jerry