the crash that changed my life
“The Crash that changed my life”
Paris Tallman Developmental Writing
Life can be very unpredictable, there are many accidents everyday. Some people perceive these events as unfortunate, while others believe it to be an act of god. Whenever I witness car accidents on the road, I view them as to be very unfortunate for the people involved. I never imagined one day I would firsthand experience the event of being in a car accident. I remember it as if it was yesterday. On Sunday, September 16th, 2012, my grandfather picked me up from work and we were on our way to go shopping at Wal-Mart. My grandfather went to make a turn and then “BOOM!” All of a sudden my entire life changed. A car sped through a red light hitting my side of the car, at 70 miles per hour. The first thing I remember was the extreme pain I felt. My hips and my entire lower body felt as if they were put in a large compacter and crushed. I feared that the pain in itself might cause me to die. Even though the pain was severe, I knew I had other things of great importance to pay attention to. The second thing I remember is when I looked over at my grandfather. The moment our car was struck he lost consciousness. I was fully conscious and aware of what just occurred. Overwhelmed with fear, I truly thought my grandfather was dead. I screamed out as loud as I possibly could, in attempt to wake him up. I noticed how the car was still moving, slowly rolling its way towards a wooded area. When my first attempt in waking up my grandfather failed, I tried a different approach. I struggled to free my arm, and I began to shake my grandfather’s shoulder. He slowly opened his eyes, and regained consciousness. He quickly put the car in park and pulled the emergency brake to stop the car. Once he had fully awakened, he went into a state of shock. He looked around realizing what just happened along with seeing the condition I was in. He hastily jumped out of the car and repetitively cried out “What
Paris Tallman Developmental Writing
Life can be very unpredictable, there are many accidents everyday. Some people perceive these events as unfortunate, while others believe it to be an act of god. Whenever I witness car accidents on the road, I view them as to be very unfortunate for the people involved. I never imagined one day I would firsthand experience the event of being in a car accident. I remember it as if it was yesterday. On Sunday, September 16th, 2012, my grandfather picked me up from work and we were on our way to go shopping at Wal-Mart. My grandfather went to make a turn and then “BOOM!” All of a sudden my entire life changed. A car sped through a red light hitting my side of the car, at 70 miles per hour. The first thing I remember was the extreme pain I felt. My hips and my entire lower body felt as if they were put in a large compacter and crushed. I feared that the pain in itself might cause me to die. Even though the pain was severe, I knew I had other things of great importance to pay attention to. The second thing I remember is when I looked over at my grandfather. The moment our car was struck he lost consciousness. I was fully conscious and aware of what just occurred. Overwhelmed with fear, I truly thought my grandfather was dead. I screamed out as loud as I possibly could, in attempt to wake him up. I noticed how the car was still moving, slowly rolling its way towards a wooded area. When my first attempt in waking up my grandfather failed, I tried a different approach. I struggled to free my arm, and I began to shake my grandfather’s shoulder. He slowly opened his eyes, and regained consciousness. He quickly put the car in park and pulled the emergency brake to stop the car. Once he had fully awakened, he went into a state of shock. He looked around realizing what just happened along with seeing the condition I was in. He hastily jumped out of the car and repetitively cried out “What