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Toshi

Toshi

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In other, much less dramatic news, I can recommend you all see Knives Out. Was excellent, imo. Pretty funny here and there as well.
 
StiHacka

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Pesqueeb said:
Not 15 minutes after we left the airport this happened right in front of us.

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/traffic-alert-i25-north-bound-lanes-closed-at-cimarron-exit-mm-141

I happened to be looking away but I heard the cars hit and watched the pickup spin across all three lanes of the freeway. By the time I'd yarded our work truck into the breakdown lane and the two cars came to rest, the other truck was already on fire. I saw two people get out, and then the truck became fully involved. Guy runs back up to the driver door, then runs around the front to the opposite back door. There is a wall of burning gasoline between our work truck and this other truck. I see this guy haul something out of the back seat. I assume it was a kid but to be honest I can't be sure. His fucking pants are on fire. I'm SCREAMING at this guy. "IS ANY ONE ELSE IN THE CAR? IS ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR?" and I can hear him yelling "NO!". I don't know if his pants went out on their own or what happened to them after. Some white car split between us, the gasoline/vehicle fire, and the other car to help them. This all happened in maybe 10-20 seconds. I turn to the blue car, Chevy trailblazer I think. There is a woman getting out of the drivers side, the front of this car is absolutely crushed. I can hear her yelling about "the kids". She's bleeding profusely from her right arm and pulling one kid across the front seat. I run over and there is a kid wailing in the back seat. Both kids are 8-10. Very close to my daughter's age. Friends I assume, as they did not share complexion. White kid is very quiet, clearly broken arm, horrendous shoulder/chest contusion, obvious seatbelt burn. "SIT DOWN, PLEASE M'AM, SIT DOWN". I open the back door and help the brown kid out of the back seat. She's crying and screaming. "I want my mommy, I want my mommy". I tell her "I know sweetheart, but we need to get you all help first. I need you to calm down so we can help.". I turn around to get Mom/white kid to sit against the Jersey wall in the middle of the freeway. The kid is going into shock and mom is leaving a blood trail everywhere, "Jesus woman sit down!" Someone else shows up. He takes over with brown kid. I tell my coworker, "find the first aid kit". It's been, 2 minutes? Some ass bag in a rice rocket and a fucking 18 wheeler split the gap heading north. I have no idea if anyone's called 911. I pull my phone, dial and get a god damned "all operators are busy, please stay on the line". The fuck? A new lady and her husband/boyfriend have brown girl in there car (brand new range Rover, white interior) lady is wrapping the kid in a sweater. Oh shit, it's fucking cold! I run to the truck, pull out the winter gear, run over to mom/kid. Kid is uncomfortabley pale, head rolling, slurring about her arm. Oh boy.... "Sweetheart, look at me....HEY! Look at me...I'm going to cover you with a jacket, okay? I know it hurts, but I need you to help your mom by staying awake, can you do that?". "I think so.". "okay, great, your doing great kid, okay? Help is coming" Finally get dispatch in the phone. Ask my location. "I25 on the bridge over cimarron". "The vehicle fire?". "No. Well yes, but not just a fire. 2 car collision and single car fire, at least 3 walking wounded, 1 fairly serious bleeder.". She says help is already coming, takes my name and number, tells me to hang up. 5 minutes has gone by? Co-worker is with kid and mom. Someone has sacrificed a sweater as a turniquet for moms arm. I can hear the truck cooking off. Things are popping and cracking. The smell is bad, really bad. Little girl with the arm is coming around and she's starting to freak out. She wants her blanket. I can't have this kid freak out, now mom is starting to drift. "Okay sweetheart, where is it?". "the car." Looks safe enough, fire is limited to the truck, 2 lanes over. I run up to get it, open the drivers rear door. Jesus it's a mess. The dash board is in the front seats. I can't believe mom got out. I find the blanket and a sweater. They are FULL of glass. I beat them out best I can against the Jersey wall. I notice some fuck stick filming with a phone on the opposite side. The temptation to take a swing is overwhelming. Can't, too much shit to do, this kid is waiting. I cover the kid, tell her it's Going to be okay again. I can hear fire engine. Engine and 2 CSPD show almost simultaneously. CSPD blocks off the freeway. Engine crew sets up, one guy goes to truck family, another hits up mom and kids. First ambulance is maybe 30 seconds behind. Truck family gets first medical response. Not a good sign for mr pants on fire. Now we're just standing around, trying to stay out of the way, but useful. Mom is still with us, babbling and shocky. Poor brown girl is crying, she's peed herself, in the back of the rover. Bless the woman with her. "It's okay honey, it happens. We will cover you, no one will know". We need another ambulance. 10 minutes? Another engine is coming up the cimarraon exit, against traffic. Engine 1 runs out of water. Fire is down, but not out. Ambulance 2 beats engine 2 by maybe a minute. Arm kid gets splint, c collar, and boarded. Mom gets a proper arm wrap and they are off. Never saw ambulance 1 leave, but truck family and Mr White car are gone. 20 minutes? Engine 3&4 show up almost same time from different directions, but on the same side of the freeway. Engine 2 has the truck down to a steaming, creaking shell by now. Officers are walking the scene, asking for statements. Ambulance 3 shows. Range Rover family carries brown kid, wrapped in a blanket to them. I talk to the cops. Since we didn't witness the actual collision, they are pretty uninterested in us, other than "thanks for stopping". We gather our crap, my class 3 jacket is probably bio-hazard. Flip a U on the freeway, cut in line on the cimarron exit, dog leg onto Nevada then back on to the freeway. Hit Gillette about 4. Starter and start valve R&R for an 8pm departure. It's 11 o'clock, I'm watching John Fogerty play Red Rocks on PBS and working my way through a half rack of local beer.
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Dude ... thank you. You are a good dude.
 
Nick

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
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Wow @Pesqueeb that's quite a shocker. Glad you guys were there to help, you may have saved those people. Nice fucking work, man.

Not to "me too" the gmt but my yesterday morning got off to a weird start too. Went down to the Golden diner for breakfast, sat at the counter like always waiting for my huevos rancheros. Old guy at the end of the counter is in mid sentence with the waitress and falls back to the ground either having a heart attack or a stroke. I rushed over and tried to direct things. Another guy called 911 and the waitress and I tend to old guy. He's awake but not responding, breathing shallow and eyes not all there. He could squeeze my hand with his left hand but not his right, couldn't form a smile or answer questions. Rescue was there in under 5 minutes. Old guy never spoke to us but I think he mumbled something to the emts before they loaded him up. I hope he's ok.

No boring Sundays, eh?
 
Toshi

Toshi

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Oct 23, 2001
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Man, people all connipting left and right. Props to you, Nick, for helping out the guy having a stroke.
 
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