What Can Happen at a Red Light…
I was sitting there, waiting for the red light to change, when all of a sudden
everything was happening. All I could do was sit there and stare in disbelief.
It was just a regular, sunny, warm day in Sioux Falls. My family and I
were just driving around and going to eat dinner at the Olive Garden, a family
favorite. After that we went to Scheel’s, and then we headed to the mall.
On the way to the mall we sat at a stop light in our dark colored Trail
Blazer. My dad was the driver and my mom was in the passenger seat. I was in the
way back of the car drinking a blue Gatorade and my
brothers were in the center seats texting as usual. I was getting impatient
because the light was red for a long time. When it was about to turn green, a
big silver Ford pickup zoomed at a fast speed right by our car. I didn’t know
what they were doing but I knew that it wasn’t going to end well. When it went
across the intersection a blue four door car was
driving across it. The pickup hit the car straight on from the side. The car
slid onto the sidewalk, almost hitting another car. The pickup spun out of
control. The pickup’s whole front end was dented and the car was completely
totaled.
A short time later I heard the sirens of the police and ambulances. It turned
out that everyone was ok, thankfully. Surprisingly, all they had were a few cuts
and bruises. It took awhile to get all the vehicles glass and metal debris
cleaned up. By the end of it I was
really nervous but mostly just shocked. I hope I never have to see this ever
again!