Traffic Accidents Are All Too Common

As I have voiced, in previous installments of this blog, I have a great concern for my neighborhood. Last Friday evening, was just another example of disturbing behaviour that impacts my life and even more importantly, my family's peace of mind.

About 11:30pm, I was laying down, half asleep, and I heard a car go by, and then a loud smack, followed by quiet. My wife said, was that an accident. I said, yeah, probably. I got dressed and went outside to see a silver-blue Honda, up in the planter of the front yard of our neighbors who are kitty-corner across from us, and a red Eagle-Talon in the middle of the street.

I could hear a woman screaming and crying. There were a couple of neighbor women trying to console the young woman in the Honda, but she was unconsolable, and she was screaming that her chest was in pain, although the air-bag had not deployed. Apparently the woman had not been wearing her seat-belt and had struck the steering wheel with her chest.

Some young men, associated with the driver of the red Eagle Talon, were unloading a sports bag and a backpack from the car. Apparently, there were some contents in that car that they didn't want the police to see.

While this was going on, the neighbor woman, into whose yard the Honda had encroached was screaming with a drunken slur, "STOP YOUR CRYING, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY TO FIX MY YARD!". This drunken woman's husband also (seemingly drunk) stumbled out to the yard where the Honda had ended-up and muttered some unintelligible words. The drunken family's dog (a beautiful black Lab pup) bounded into the middle of the accident site. When the police arrived, they ordered the woman to control her dog or else they would give her a ticket.

When I got my chance to stick my head into the Honda to try to console the woman, I smelled the strong odor of alcohol. I asked her if I could pray for her and she said no.

By this time the Fire Department had arrived, and were beginning to evaluate those involved in the accident, so I went back home.

I am praying that the LORD will use this accident to get the attention of everyone involved, including my neighbors.

God bless...