Car Accident February 24th, 2012

This morning around 6:34 A.M., Amanda and I were driving from Metamora to Illinois Central College for work and classes. Our usual routine is Metamora Blacktop that is split in half by Woodford county and Tazewell county. It's about a 16 minute drive from home to school

This morning was definitely unusual because we were having a warm winter and we had woken up to snow flying down in icy blotches. So of course, it was a weird start to the day. We pulled onto the highway behind a semi-truck. About a quarter mile down the road, the semi-truck flashed his hazard lights. Not knowing what was going on, we glanced about, looking for a cause or reason. I finally noticed a vehicle lying upside down in the field to our right. From a distance, it looks as though the car was totaled. The windows that were visible to the road were busted out. The body was a mess. And several men were rushing to the vehicles aid. Wanting to know if the driver was okay, I had Amanda stop and I got out to help as much as I could. When I finally reached the car, I could see the scarred mud that the vehicle had passed over . The glass shimmering darkly against the ground on the passenger side with papers, note books, and personal belongings everywhere. I asked the guys where the driver was.

Before they replied, I heard a voice from within the upside down car. When I bent down, a woman was pinned in her seat by her steering wheel. Luckily her driver side windows were not blown out and her driver side still in the right shape. We began asking her questions, making sure she was conscious and if she knew what had happened. She replied with little difficulty. She began asking for her phone. I was the only one small enough to get into the vehicle and slide over the broken glass. Surprisingly, I had minimal cuts on my hands in the end. I Several minutes of searching lead me to finding the phone case. The driver found her battery and I made the necessary phone calls for her while the other men on the scene called for an ambulance for her. While in the car, I remembered that there could be a possibility of the car catching fire. I removed her keys and sat wit her. For the next thirty minutes, I knelt down in her window and continuously reassured her that she would have help soon.

When the paramedics finally arrived, I checked on the woman once more before being told that she would be fine. I sighed a relief. I hope she will have a full bill of health and that she recovers quickly!