Hey guys,
Yesterday morning (Monday, Sept 15) I was headed to work on a busy highway when there was a sudden stop from the person in front of me as we came over a hill. I really couldn't see much since it was so bright early. Anyhow, I also had to make a sudden stop (Both of us lockedu p our tires and slid about 20 ft but didn't hit anything). To avoid the person in front of me I went onto the shoulder. We were all stopping because there was a pickup who was waiting for oncoming traffic to pass to head onto a sideroad. Anyhow, to make a long story short, the person behind me swerved to keep from hitting me. His only choices was on coming traffic or the ditch. When he hit the ditch he went airborne and there was a lady that was waiting at the stop sign on the road (known as OK Road) perpendicular to the highway. At that point he hit her directly into hte drivers side door at roughly 45 miles per hour. I immediately ran over to her car to see if she was okay, unfortunately she was uncautious. Since all her doors were locked I began banging on the window trying to wake her up and get her attention. She never moved, never opened her eyes.
She didn't look hurt bad, but she was, and by the time the ambulance arrived they said she had died of massive internal injuries.
Well, so here I am, knowing that my life was spared but another was taken. She was a 35 year old woman with two kids (after calling the funeral home and reading in the newspaper) She had a child that is 8 months old and a daughter that is currently in the 8th grade.
I've been trying to get ahold of her husband to give my condolences and maybe give him my point of view since I am sure he has al ot of questions. I was wondering, do you guys think that I should bother him so early? I am very concerned and i'm grieving just as they are over the death even though i didn't know her personally. I was there and I realize that could have EASILY been me in her shoes. So what do you think? Should i wait a week? Should i just let him contact me when he's ready? Should I not even bother calling at all? Should I go ahead and let him know about the situation?
Yesterday morning (Monday, Sept 15) I was headed to work on a busy highway when there was a sudden stop from the person in front of me as we came over a hill. I really couldn't see much since it was so bright early. Anyhow, I also had to make a sudden stop (Both of us lockedu p our tires and slid about 20 ft but didn't hit anything). To avoid the person in front of me I went onto the shoulder. We were all stopping because there was a pickup who was waiting for oncoming traffic to pass to head onto a sideroad. Anyhow, to make a long story short, the person behind me swerved to keep from hitting me. His only choices was on coming traffic or the ditch. When he hit the ditch he went airborne and there was a lady that was waiting at the stop sign on the road (known as OK Road) perpendicular to the highway. At that point he hit her directly into hte drivers side door at roughly 45 miles per hour. I immediately ran over to her car to see if she was okay, unfortunately she was uncautious. Since all her doors were locked I began banging on the window trying to wake her up and get her attention. She never moved, never opened her eyes.
She didn't look hurt bad, but she was, and by the time the ambulance arrived they said she had died of massive internal injuries.
Well, so here I am, knowing that my life was spared but another was taken. She was a 35 year old woman with two kids (after calling the funeral home and reading in the newspaper) She had a child that is 8 months old and a daughter that is currently in the 8th grade.
I've been trying to get ahold of her husband to give my condolences and maybe give him my point of view since I am sure he has al ot of questions. I was wondering, do you guys think that I should bother him so early? I am very concerned and i'm grieving just as they are over the death even though i didn't know her personally. I was there and I realize that could have EASILY been me in her shoes. So what do you think? Should i wait a week? Should i just let him contact me when he's ready? Should I not even bother calling at all? Should I go ahead and let him know about the situation?