Yellow blocks are eastbound cars waiting to turn left, me in front. Red block is westbound car attempting to turn left. |
The Subaru continued in a straight line for maybe 50 yards. The front end was shredded, the left front tire was blown and it looked like every one of the 27 air bags got deployed. The red car ended up on the sidewalk pointing east, 180 degrees from her initial direction. No apparent injuries, everyone got out and walked away. A fire department pickup truck was there within a minute, he may have just been driving by, but the whole crew of police and firemen were there within a couple of minutes. Cornell is a busy road, rush hour was fast approaching, so I suspect they were ready to deal with an accident if one should happen. Some bystanders who worked in the area tell me accidents are very common at that location.
I don't know what was going on in red car's mind, but she may have felt pressured by the herd of cars she was traveling with. I am just projecting what I would have been feeling. Sometimes you just have to stop and not worry about how the herd is pressing in on you.
"Sometimes you just have to stop and not worry about how the herd is pressing in on you". Truer words...
ReplyDeleteI thought Cornell Road sounded familiar.
ReplyDeleteThat intersection is less than 40 miles from me.