Jason bought his Honda when we were dating in college. I actually went car shopping with his Dad and him when he picked it out. This car has been through a lot. It was driven many many times between Athens, Atlanta, and Columbus. Not to mention all the road trips we went on pretty much covering the entire southeast and the trip up to CT/NY. Plus the additional trips now between Atlanta, Columbus, and Nashville, GA. When all was said and down he had 230,000 miles on his car! It was becoming quite a sight too. The paint was coming off, the doors creaked, and sometimes it wouldn't start right away. Jason, however, loved his dependable car and was determined to drive as long as possible. It had become a joke between us about how that car would never die and it would be Kate's first car :) Luckily for Kate that is no longer an option...
The Accident:
Jason was driving home from the airport on 285 doing rush hour. Traffic came to a stop and as Jason stopped he glanced in his rear view mirror where he saw a car flying behind them. Knowing they weren't going to stop he gripped his steering wheel and braced for the impact. He was correct and the driver slammed into him sending him into the car in front too. His car began filling up was smoke so after grabbing his computer bag, of course, he made sure it was clear and jumped out. The girl who hit him was starting to drift into traffic so he ran over to check on her and get her car in park. His car was totaled. No question about it. The engine was burning and it wouldn't switch into gear so the highway responders had to ram his car to the side of the road. Jason's hand was hurting, but overall he felt okay.
A guy from church happened to drive by and see who he thought was Jason. He exited, turned around and came back to check on Jason and give him a ride home. How nice was that! Seriously, we are continually served by our ward and fellow members. This was especially nice since it was rush hour and it would have taken me forever to pick him up and would have been tricky getting him.
I convinced him to go to the hospital that night to check on his hand. Thankfully, my parents were able to come over and watch the kids and put them to bed for us. It was a good thing we went to the hospital because he had a broken bone in his left hand. Apparently when he gripped the steering wheel his left hand took most of the impact and the steering wheel was shoved so hard into his hand that it crushed the bone. It wasn't a horrible break but a bone that can require surgery if you're not careful. This was Thursday night. He was leaving Saturday to go back out of town so amazingly he was able to see the orthopedic Friday morning. They put a cast on his hand and arm, which he has to wear for 6 weeks.
Considering how hard he was hit, we are so thankful that all he has is a broken bone! I think Jason bracing himself really helped, especially considering his body isn't sore. He thinks it's because he's in good shape :) We're also glad to know that a car that's 14 years old still had working air bags!
Guess we need to go car shopping soon.
The car that ran into Jason
Jason's poor car
Hanging out in the hospital. This part wasn't bad. We both laid in his bed and watched Parks and Rec and hung out and talked while we waited. My parents had the hard part!
Testing out his typing skills with his fancy cast. The Doctor gave him a break and kept a couple fingers free since Jason's a computer programmer and kind of needs those fingers!
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