I never wanted to get hit by a car when I was 15, however sadly the experience happened regardless.
- I rode our bike to university as well as to work at that age, often traversing throughout our medium sized village for years separate from any troubles.
My parents on the other hand constantly anxious about me as well as told me to always look both ways before crossing a street. As a kid, you don’t want to constantly hear complaints from your parents that you’re not listening to them about fears they have when you go out with your friends for long bike rides. In our mind, I was always being as careful as I actually needed to be. Of course I looked both ways before crossing busy streets, or so I thought until one fateful on our way apartment from university when I was just 15 years old. I was crossing a busy intersection while all of the cars were at a standstill. To our dismay, the light went green while I was halfway across the intersection. Every single car however one stayed in a stopping position, however the driver in the one closest to me hit the gas pedal as well as instantly collided with our front tire. The collision sent me careening into the asphalt, face first. After all of the damage to our teeth, I needed immediate emergency dental work. Thankfully every one of us found a great personal injury attorney after every one of us asked our mom’s estate attorney to provide us a great referral. We had spoken to more than four separate personal injury attorneys until our mom found the best one for me. He focused on finding a resolution through legal mediation, instead of pushing for a trial.