Prius vs. Pedestrian: car saved my life.

I'm usually a big fan of the Darwin awards, chuckling at the different winners. Well, it's a little different now, isn't it. Not so funny right now.

On a positive note, I think I'm pretty much back to normal (normal being a stretch).

I was actually driving along I-4 just before where it happened back in mid December when the memory of the actual impact suddenly cam back to me. It was rather strange. The memory seemed oddly surreal, as though it was something out of a movie I had seen or something. I was told by a professional that it was perfectly normal for that to happen. It's a form of protection on the most basic levels of consciousness that keeps something from being totally overwhelming. The strangest part was that it was almost anticlimactic. It just popped into my head and I just sorta thought, "Oh, so that's what happened."

Of course it still bothers me from time to time, but not in any way like it did for the first few months. I can't believe it's already been over 4 months since it happened. It is by no means a distant memory yet. Anyway, I'm just glad all the investigations are all done and I don't need to deal with that part of it any more.


Thanks to everyone for all their words of support. On the bad days I did come back on and read them over and over. They did help. Sometimes telling yourself that it wasn't your fault isn't enough, you just can't fully believe it. You always wonder if there was something you could have done. Sometimes you need it to be hammered home for it to sink in. Thanks again.

 

Hi all. Well, I'm back for a visit, and to give a final update on this situation. Couldn't really comment on it for a long time, as I ended up being sued by the family of one of the girls. Yep, they tried to blame it on me...

Had been a while since the accident, when I was served notice of a wrongful death lawsuit. Demanding $1.5 million ($500k for mom, dad, and the deceased). Yes, couldn't believe it myself.

Well long story short, after the evidence was collected, accident reports filed, and depositions taken, they eventually realized they had nothing, and as of this month, the case has been dismissed. Why it took so long to be dismissed, or that it had been filed in the first place is beyond me... But this chapter of my life is finally over.