Last week we were in a car accident, a first for Conner and I. We were driving on a highway going about 65 mph on our way to Flagstaff. Some idiot decided he wanted to pass a line of cars. That would have been fine if there wasn't another car coming in the other direction! So after this guy passes a few of the cars he speeds up in order to get back in the lane before having a head on collision going about 90 mph. Of course speeding up only brings him closer to hitting the other car and I was just about to close my eyes because it was going to get really ugly. But then Cade slammed on his brakes in order to make sure the guy had room to get back in our lane and to keep us out of the possible accident that would have definitely been fatal. With a few yards to spare the idiot gets back in our lane and the car behind us rear ended us. And big surprise, the idiot kept driving and couldn't have cared less about the accident he had just caused. Thankfully everybody was fine. Conner let out a squeal but then just kept on sleeping even though his carseat flew back and he was sitting there vertically a few minutes. It was pretty scary to have our newborn in the car for that, but luckily his carseat did its thing and there wasn't a problem. According to the guy who hit us, he was cited for following too closely and someone called in the license plate of the idiot.
We were pretty proud of our car, it took the hit pretty well. There were lots of dents on the back but it was still drivable. The other guy was driving a truck and had to get towed. Of course the most annoying thing is now waiting for our car to be fixed. We are just waiting to hear what exactly the damage was, whose insurance is going to pay for it, and how long its going to take. Our truck is a stick shift and I've never learned how to drive it so Cade has to drive me everywhere I need to go and of course if we're going then Conner goes. So we are spending lots of good quality family time together right now!
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Just in case you don't know already- you need to buy Conner a new carseat. Your insurance (or which ever insurance ends up paying...theirs should)will pay for the seat (or at least reimburse you), but he needs a new seat ASAP. After a moderate to severe colision, the seat is no longer safe. It's only rated for one collision. At highway speeds, I would assume it was a moderate crash (even though you drove the vehicle away, the airbags didn't deploy & there was no damage to the door closest to the baby). The rear-ending and the speed contribute a lot...so to be safe- I would replace the seat & let the insurance company send you a check later. Personally, i would never continue to use my child restraint even after a very minor crash. It just isn't worth the risk. :)
Just a tid bit from your family's own nationally certified child safety seat installer. :)
p.s. glad you guys are okay. You aren't joking when you said "fatal". And unfortunately- you guys would have been collateral damage to the flying mess of debris (probably human and vehicle). Wow...a head-on at those speeds is an absolutely incredible amount of force. You can watch test crashes on NHTSA's website...the force of a collision at 30 mph is incredible to watch on slow motion (with test dumies of course).
wow your car looks really good. doesnt look like much damage done at all! way to go mazda!
Conner makes me laugh! He is such a sleeper. Your car looks like its in really good shape...too bad for the other guy.
Wow, that is so scary. I am glad that you guys are all okay! Your car sure did take it really well.
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