Howdy all,
Well, today was Payton's 18th birthday. He had been here eating cake before heading over to meet his friends for their party. He had been gone about 10 minutes when the phone rang and he said he was in a bad wreck. Folks, I've been around wrecks my whole life. I deal with them every day for a living but what I saw when I got the the accident scene really scared me. I don't recall seeing a vehicle as tough as a Tahoe hit any harder than this.
2 kids in an Astro van crossed the center line and hit Payton basically head on. The Tahoe ended up 300 feet from the spot where they hit. Payton said he had no brakes after the accident and the kid pulled in front of him so fast there was not even a chance to think about hitting his brakes before they hit. The reason Payon had no brakes is that the floor in the Tahoe is pushed up and back so far that it has the brake pedal pinned.
We gave Payton a Tahoe when he started driving for 2 reasons. First, it's not like a 6'6" 340 lb. kid can fit in a Civic and second for safety. I have seen plenty of examples of what little cars do when they are in major accidents. The Tahoe did it's job and the man up stairs obviously had his hand on Payton as well. He is battered and bruised but nothing is broken. There is concern about his left elbow. Possible ligament or other damage. He is to see a bone specialist in a couple of days. What he wanted for his birthday was a pair of Doc Martin army boots. He was wearing them at the time of the accident. He showed up here tonite in flip flops. I shudder to think of what would have hapened if itwere not for the boots. The steel toe is actually dented ion one of the boots.
Both kids in the other vehicle seemed to be doing OK but were still at the hospital when we left. He is here with Cheryl and I and is pretty much drugged at this time. He's gonna be some kinda sore tomorrow.
We hope and pray that his injuries are nothing more than they seem at this time. His arm is in a cast and is very swelled. At the wrist and at his elbow big time.
Your thoughts and prayers for his recovery are much appreciated.
Terry and Cheryl
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