of car crashes and men...

so, this evening, as i was driving home from work, i reached the intersection of county road 81 and zachary lane in maple grove (map). i had pulled up in the far right lane going northbound on zachary to wait at a red light. we were there for a good minute when suddenly a late model, grey, chevy suburban in the right right lane going southbound just drove into the intersection. he made it through the west bound lane of cr-81, but as he drove through the east bound lane he was t-boned by a silver chrysler pt cruiser. i watched the entire thing as if in slow motion. the chrysler impacted lifting the still moving suburban near the rear tires on the passenger side, both vehicles went air borne, rotating around each other, similar to watching a scene from the matrix, when it was all over, the chrysler was facing the opposite direction right in front of my car.

i pulled out the cell phone and dialed 911 while i went to check on the driver of the chrysler, the driver of the car next to me, in the left lane, went straight for the suburban, which was now right next to him. the woman in the chrysler was breathing, but non responsive, i couldn't get her to roll down the window, or even acknowledge that i was shouting at her.

before too long the police showed up and took statements, and shortly after that i was on my way home, still pretty shaken. it seemed everyone was alright, but the police really wouldn't tell me anything, so, i can only hope.

and still i wonder why people seem to find it so difficult to pay attention to what they are doing on the road.

i hope the guy in the suburban was heavily insured, because i have the feeling his ass will get nailed to the wall...