My MIL came today and picked Alyx up to spend the night at her house, so Donnie and I thought we'd go out and have a nice quiet dinner. We got no more than 2 miles from our house and we were sitting at a stop light. A guy in a full sized truck turned right... only he didn't make the turn. (it's NOT a tight turn either) He did not just "clip" us, he hit us head on. We were completely stopped and he wasn't going fast, but he hit us HEAD ON??? So, the guy backs up to get off of the bumper of my Jeep and Donnie gets out. Donnie looked at the guy and said "we need to pull over there (motioned to the lil gas station beside where we were sitting) and call the police". The guy just kind of grunts "yeah" and starts pulling away. At first we thought he was just pulling into the gas station, but Donnie hops back in the Jeep quickly and yells "Call the police, he's driving away!" Donnie drives through the gas station parking lot and takes off after the guy. So I am on the cell phone talking to the police dispatcher telling her turn by turn where we are etc. (we were not RIGHT behind him, but we kept it where we could see him) I look up and his truck is in REVERSE. Yep, he missed a turn and just threw it in reverse to get where he wanted to go. He ended up pulling into an apartment complex (that just so happens to be right across the street from our house), and my husband pulls right up behind him. I gave the dispatcher his license plate number, etc. My husband got out of the Jeep and just leaned on it. I was about to freak out thinking "if they get out of that truck, we are all going to end up in jail or worse". The passenger got out of the truck and headed to an apartment, and was still outside when the police arrived. My husband pointed him out, but he quickly disappeared into his apartment. The driver was still just sitting in the truck. When the officer went over to the truck, he opened the door and asked the man to get out. The guy could barely stand. They gave him a breathalyzer test, but he hadn't been drinking. He admitted to taking 2 Lortabs, and the officer said the vehicle smelled like pot. 3 more officers arrived, and they questioned the man further, tried to get the passenger out of his apartment, took our statements, got all of our information and gave us driver information, case number, etc. He went to jail on hit and run charges. When we were leaving, he was asleep in the patrol car. Niiiiice.
Thankfully, my Jeep is built like a lil tank. Just a scratch on the bumper. Minor stuff.
Thankfully no one was seriously injured. We found something to eat, came home to let the pups out, and then Donnie took me to the ER as it was becoming increasingly difficult to move my head. The right side of my neck, my right shoulder, arm, and lower right side of my back are hurting pretty bad. They took xrays at the hospital, and I have no broken bones. (I didn't think I did have) Dr said it's more than likely a lot of pulled muscles and some stretched nerves. Gave me some medicine, and instructions to ice it for the first 48 hours and then depending on if it feels more muscular or joint soreness after that... heat or ice. Said that if it hasn't shown improvement in 4 days, that I will need an MRI to rule out ruptured discs, as they can't determine that on a "flat x ray". I am okay, just VERY VERY sore and have a headache. Donnie is sore. But his wasn't in any particular place, so he wasn't concerned.
It could have been so much worse. I am so thankful that The Man Upstairs was watching over us tonight. I'm thankful that Alyx wasn't with us. I am thankful that the pups weren't with us. I am thankful no one was seriously hurt. I am thankful that we caught the driver and he is in jail tonight, so he can't do this to someone else. (at least not tonight)
Melissa
