Lucky to be alive

Last week my nephew was in a terrible car accident.

It was 2am and Jonny was alone in his big cadilac traveling on a curvy road in the rural outskirts of town. He may have been speeding, but he had NOT been drinking.

It only took a moment when he took his eyes off the road to realize he was in trouble. It was a much sharper turn than he planned for when his tires hit the gravel. All he remembers of the horrific crash is thinking..."I don't want to hit those mailboxes." Just after feeling the car spin, his last thought was, "I'm fucked."

His car was not just totaled, it was unrecognizable and shocking. Everyone who saw the car or pictures of what was once a car, couldn't believe that anyone could have survived. Certainly if there had been a passenger, it would have been fatal as a tree branch went right through that seat. The car flipped and rolled and sent Jonny's hat, shoes and car parts in all different directions as far as two blocks away and the top of a neighbor's tree.

The car landed in the bushes of a farmer's yard. The farmer heard the crash and pulled him out. At the hospital they treated him for cuts, bruises and an injured knee- but no broken bones! No surgery! They gave him a vicadin and sent him home. My sister had not heard the phone calls. She didn't even know what happened until the next morning because Jonny had gone straight to bed. (He stays in the guest cottage in the backyard).

When she questioned him about his missing car, he was wrapped in a blanket and couldn't remember that he was in an accident, therefore didn't know where his car was.

Kris had to call the police and hospital to find out the info.

Our family has been blessed with this miracle. I am so happy to still have my wonderful nephew, Jonny (20 yrs old).