SerpentVenom

Two weeks ago today, my uncle was killed in a head-on collision while heading South on Interstate 5. In the time since, we have been doing what we can to help my aunt cope with this tragedy. I have lost others close to me in the past, but this death is different from anything I've dealt with before because it seems impossible that he could be killed under the circumstances as they occurred.

If you are at all familiar with I-5, you know that the the North and South bound lanes are divided by a grassy median that is at least two lanes wide. The car that hit my uncle, apparently drifted from the right lane onto the shoulder, then swerved across two lanes, through the grass median and into my uncle's car. My uncle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car and his two passengers all survived with minor to major injuries.

Now my aunt and my two young cousins (14 and 8 years old) have lost the most important person in their lives. They will get support from insurance policies, pensions, etc. but that doesn't alleviate their loss at all.

Posted under Close to Home on Monday, April 6th, 2009 at 15:19

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