Yesterday I was on a delivery for the company I work for and I witnessed a wreck. Soon as I saw I whipped our work truck around to respond. I hope anyone would. My coworker and I came up to the car and all these people were standing around just looking at it. Just standing there. No one was going to check on the car in the ditch. Who was in there? What shape were they in?
My coworker and I took the scene over. I went down in the ditch and started giving first aid to the people in the car. In the car was a dad in the front seat. In the back was a girl about maybe 8-9 years old and a infant in a car seat. My heart went into my throat when I saw the lil one.
I check on the dad and at the time he was aware and could give me his name and I knew he was not in shock. The girl was the same way. Scared but ok. The infant was in her child car seat and just sat there like nothing happened. I realized how fragile life could be right then. If this car had gone another way it would have plowed head first into another car. If the car had hit the ditch wrong and flipped I would have been looking at a seriously hurt family.
The EMTs arrived and said I did a great job taking care of this wonderful family. The dad ended up with back injuries. I had kept him strapped into his seat till the EMTs arrived and it turned out to be the best thing. Once he turned to get out the car is when his pain hit. Luckly the EMTs were prepared and we put him on a back board. I hope that after they left me that everyone ended up ok and this family moves on. Yea the dad was to blame for this wreck but in the end does it matter. I keep thinking back to the kids and am so grateful that God reached down and put that car even wrecked right where he did. If you have kids just take a minute and go look at them and be thankful that no one had to go look at them like I did yesterday when I came up to this car.
To all my friends here I am grateful to see you and talk to you every time I get a chance. Hug you kids or your loved one. Ron Stryker
