Last night was horrible. I thought he was dead.
Waiting in my car to make a left turn, I saw these two cars just past me at incredible speed.I've never thought that the human body would take such incredible shapes, almost animated. Sadly, this was the case when one of the speeding cars hit an old man and then spun to take down a street light. The old woman was screaming and throwing her hands in disbelief. The elderly couple were crossing the street when one of the cars hit the old man. They could have been returning from a simple walk out on the neighborhood, or from some friends. The driver of the car was visibly young, sporting a orange stripped t-shirt, and now was walking around in shock as to what he did in that split-second. Shocked and in disbelief at what happened, I called the police and they seemed to have responded timely. This was on my way to pick Nita and go see a play. I did not know that the play was an actual adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery". Blood, gore, screams, and violent movements made it even worse, and could not stop thinking about the disfigured old man lying on the street, and then being put in a car and driven to the hospital. He's reported to be in critical-condition, along with the driver of the car.
Probably the most shocking moment of my life.
5 comments:
shit. i saw something similar in montreal today. i was returning to the hostel in montreal from a long walk i had and there was a man laying in the middle of the street like 5 blocks from where im staying. there was an ambulance car and like 5 police cars. apparently it was a motorcycle accident. it seemed like the guy was dead though. so disturbing. your experience sounds terrible. i'm sorry.
i saw a homeless man get hit by a driver in california. it was at night and the car didn't stop. i was the first person to find him. his leg was backward and he kept trying to get up. there was also a big chunk of his forehead that was scraped off. finally someone else stopped and called an ambulance. i still can hardly believe that i actually saw it.
horrific stories, and i hope that those were the last you two see. I had this huge argument with my father on whether i should have called the police or not (which i did). he argued that at such times, in Kosovo, you can fall victim if you report such accidents, and might make things worse if you try to be good. he has a point to some extent, since the police/idiots might make things worse than good, in turn, making your life worse. but i still believe that in such road accidents, you have to help. did you call for help in that case?
i did call an ambulance even though he said he didn't want one. he didn't want one because he was homeless and couldn't afford the ambulance/surgery and going to the hospital would take him way out of his way (he was walking to another city). but he probably would have died if we didn't call.
i think it's a crime to see someone laying down on the street dying and not calling the police or the ambulance.
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