My DH is lucky to be alive today Updated with pics

Mydh and I were out yesterday morning for a nice breakfast and just touring around in our antique convertable as the weather was fabulous. Around 11am I got a call on my cell from the city police. My youngest dd was driving in my dh's brand new truck (he just bought it about 3 weeks ago). It seems some vehicle had a wheel bearing fall onto the road, so a big chuck of shapre black metal was sitting on the road. My dd didn't see it and as she drove over it (at about 80 klm per hour), the front tire blew out and sent the truck flying into 2 other vehicles parked on the side of the road. The motor of the truck was shoved up into the cab. I thank the lord that the truck has airbags in the sterring wheel, the dashboard, the seats, the sides and under the dash. The officer said the airbags saved my dd's life. We are going to the impound lot this mornning to lean out the truck and I'm going to take some pictures of it. There were 2 witnesses to the entire accident, that called me already this morning to check on my dd. She has huge burns again on her neck and side from the seatbelt. I say again as some of you know that when she was 15 she was in a fatal car accident in which her bff was killed and she was thrown from the car even though she had a seatbelt on. The seatbelt torn as the car was sliding on it's roof down the highway and she was thrown from it. She has terrible scars from that belt and accident, now again on her neck from this one. I thank the lord she is alive today.

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Oh Holly, I'm happy to hear that your daughter is alright, despite some scrapes and burns as they will heal. Sending her some get well vibes and you some keep calm vibes!

Oh My, she sure has angels watching over her and protecting her! So glad she is ok!

So glad she is okay! What an awful thing to happen!

That sounds like quite an accident! Thankfully she is okay! How scary for her and you.

Thank God your daughter is ok. What a horrible accident, I am glad for your family she was able to walk away from it.

I am so thankful that your daughter is ok. I cannot imagine how distressed you all are. It is a horrible thing when your children are involved in accidents. It almost wants to make you drive them everywhere all over again doesn't it, like somehow nothing bad could happen then. I shall think twice about wishing so much that my DS gets his full fledged licence in a month....almost hoe he doesn't pass after reading your post

Hugs and more hugs to your family and DD

Oh, Holly!!!! Thank God your daughter was able to walk away from that horrific accident...she surely does have an angel with her, protecting her. I hope this doesn't bring back bad memories for her, since she's struggled so much after the death of her best friend. Give her lots of hugs and love from all of us here....I can't help but feel there's a lesson to be shared here with others, like her strength to overcome.....poor kid.....what an experience for you all....{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you, too, Hon...

Oh My Holly.. holy crap. SO glad your daughter is ok. but crap girl gonna stick her in a bubble. Hopefully hubbies truck can be fixed or replaced?

OMG Thank God she is ok, someone was looking out for her.

OMG. You're heart is probably still pounding! I am SO glad she is OK!!!

:eek: oh wow...
Very happy to hear that she was able to walk away safely, and no one was seriously injured.

Oh Holly, I'm so sorry to hear of the accident. How frightening! Thank goodness your daughter made it out! Blessings to her and to you and your whole family as she heals, physically and emotionally! :love:

I just got home about half hour ago. We had to go to the insurance company, and we went over to the impound lot to get my dd's glasses out of the truck. I'm still shaking. I can't believe that she walked out of that truck with the few injuries she has. I took some pics and will post a couple of the truck, but site won't let me download pic's for some reason right now. I told her that she is not a cat, and doessn't have 9 lives. She better become a pedestrian as her track record with vehicles is not to good. She is hurting more and more as the day goes on. She has burns on her face and legs from the airbags. A huge burn across her neck from the seatbelt, and is know finding it hard to move around. She had a nail shoved back into the skin on her one hand which had to be taken out by dr today as we couldn't get it out. I can't believe what is happening.

I'm very worried that this is going to start all those memories she has worked so hard to move on from, to come flooding back to her regarding her bff. Sometimes I have to wonder. They say God never gives us more that we can handle....well would somebody please tell God my shopping bag is full and going to spill over any day now :bawling:

I just got home about half hour ago. We had to go to the insurance company, and we went over to the impound lot to get my dd's glasses out of the truck. I'm still shaking. I can't believe that she walked out of that truck with the few injuries she has. I took some pics and will post a couple of the truck, but site won't let me download pic's for some reason right now. I told her that she is not a cat, and doessn't have 9 lives. She better become a pedestrian as her track record with vehicles is not to good. She is hurting more and more as the day goes on. She has burns on her face and legs from the airbags. A huge burn across her neck from the seatbelt, and is know finding it hard to move around. She had a nail shoved back into the skin on her one hand which had to be taken out by dr today as we couldn't get it out. I can't believe what is happening.

I'm very worried that this is going to start all those memories she has worked so hard to move on from, to come flooding back to her regarding her bff. Sometimes I have to wonder. They say God never gives us more that we can handle....well would somebody please tell God my shopping bag is full and going to spill over any day now :bawling:

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Im glad shes ok! Cars and trucks are made to smash all up and take the brunt of the accident, we had a small fender bender and crushed the entire front end! They take the impact and are so much safer. I am glad that noone was hurt!

Oh.. my.... Lord..... horrid!

I know how odd/scary it was to see the pics of my car after it was totalled, and I didn't have a darned scratch. My mom just cried and cried when she saw the car in the impound lot.

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How terrifying - so glad she's going to be okay.

Thanks Dave, she is still pretty shaken up and very sore. I'm so glad the truck took the brunt of the hit, but after seeing the truck, I terrified. That is a really big, heavy duty truck. I can't believe the damage.

SO glad your daughter wasn't seriously hurt....or anyone else either! I'm not sure if your daughter saw or spoke to someone (professional, support group etc etc) after the first accident but it might be an idea. It might also be worth looking into a defensive driving class(es) as well.....and I'm in no way saying that anything she did was wrong.....but taking a class like that (when she's ready) might help make her feel more secure while driving.....more prepared. Heck, I plan on finding a place to take some myself once I get some extra cash (I'm an extremely nervous, almost overly cautious driver).

As far as the pain and soreness......over the counter muscle relaxers can sometimes be WONDERFUL! lol I was hit by a car once....as a pedestrian.....and didn't think things were too too bad...until the next morning....when every inch of my body throbbed. The hospital recommended Tylenol which didn't do a thing so I stuck to Advil and Robax muscle relaxers (not at the same time if I remember correctly, lol). They helped take the edge off from my body being soooo tense. The Polysporin (sp?) with Pain Relief is fantastic for mild cuts, scrapes, and burns too.......of which I had quite a few (cuts and scrapes). Whatever they use in it has a nice mild numbing effect.

Again....I'm so happy to hear things weren't worse. Sending warm wishes and hugs to your family! (and please excuse my endless ramblings....I was just trying to think of things that might be of some help.....or things that I found helpful after I'd been hit)

ohhh holly so glad your daughter walked away -hugs and thoughts are with your family and her

OH MY She is so lucky, and I agree, an angel was watching over her both times. Prayers offered for you and your DD.

Oh my! That must have been terrifiying :( I hope your daughters injuries heal up soon. :)

Her guardian angel is working overtime!! :angel: Thank goodness she has no serious injuries!

On the bright side, the things that scare the bejeebers out of most people like public speaking, spiders, learning to swim.... all those will be no problem for her! She'll be fearless when it comes to stuff like that. :top:

I can just see her being nervous before going up to give her speech as high school valedictorian. Smiling, you'd lean over and say, "Remember what happened years ago? Well, this is a LOT less scary!!"

Glad to hear your daughter is okay.

Wow, so glad she was able to walk away. Hopefully she will recover quickly and not be afraid to "get back on the horse" as they say.

how scary for all of you. i'm glad to hear she is walking and talking after that.

wow! glad to hear your daughter is ok!! so scary!

I was tearing up reading the story. I'm so glad she's ok.

Thank you all. I've finally stopped shaking after viewing the truck. Now, to deal with the aftermath. Nikki is terrified, she won't even get in my car today. I called her work because she is so sore to tell them she wouldn't be in this week due to the accident, then I wanted to take her to see our family Dr. She refuses to get in the car. I am going to give her another day, then see how she is. It was over 6 months last time she was in that bad accident before she would get in a vehicle, now I'm not sure what will happen. She really needs to see the Dr, but won't because I cannot get her there. I will keep you all posted. Thank you all for your care and concern. It means a lot to me.