This certainly seems to be the decade for head-on collisions. Camille and I were hit January 2011, one of my friends (Richard Hagar) and his wife were hit January 2012, two other friends of mine have reported being in head on crashes, and yesterday my father, stepmother and nephew were hit near Newfane, New York.
I don’t have the full story, because most of the communication flying back and forth across the continent has centered on my stepmother’s injuries. Apparently, the seatbelt failed on impact, and Lani (sitting in the back seat) was thrown forward into the back of the front seat.
She has broken facial bones, a skull fracture, fractured C2, and broken ribs. She is in the ECMC trauma center, and is undergoing a craniotomy this morning so doctors can locate and repair the bleeding in her brain.
As far as I know, my dad is fine (just a little sore) and my nephew Andy (the driver) is also fine.
Time will tell about the prognosis for Lani, and what amount of injury she is left with.
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