Missy Got Hit by a Car - June 5, 2002

Wednesday - June 5th

We had a nice relaxing vacation at my parent's place.  But, it didn't start out relaxing.  When we were pulling in, my dad came out and told us that they just got a phone call that Missy had been hit by a car.  I was so upset and sick to my stomach when I heard that.  I worry so much about Missy.  I really wish she was still living with my parents.  I wish that she did not make the choices that she did.  Anyway, Marty was the one who called my parents and he didn't give them any details.  He told them that he would call as soon as he knew more, but he never called.  As soon as mom got off the phone with him, she started calling my other sisters to see if one of them could go and check on her and find out what was happening.  Linda was on her way to work, but she called and told them she would be coming in late, so she could check on Missy. It took Linda about an hour to get there, so we sat there worrying for an hour and a half until Linda called.  My mom called and talked to Marty one more time before Linda called, but he still didn't give us very much information.  We were worried sick not knowing anything.  Linda told us that Marty had told Missy that her parents were acting like they didn't care and weren't worried at all.  Rude!

So, here is what happened:  A lady was driving and she got sick.  She pulled over and threw up.  she got back in the car and started driving.  Then she passed out and swerved off the road and hit Missy.  She came too and realized that she had hit something, so she drove back to see what she had hit.  When she went back to see, the police were already there and witnesses pointed at her and told them that she was the one who did the hit and run.  she was so upset and hysterical when she realized what had happened.
Now here is what happened with Missy:  Missy was walking to work (on the sidewalk).  She looked up and saw a car swerving off the road towards her.  She wasn't sure which way the car was going to go, so she didn't know which way to run. It looked like the car was coming right for her.  Like it was purposely trying to run her over.  She just turned around and started running.  She took 2 or 3 steps and next thing she knew, she was flying through the air.  she landed on her stomach and bounced and skidded along for a little ways in the grass.  She said, after she quit moving, her first instinct was to get up and run.  She tried to get up and couldn't.  She was afraid the car was coming after her and going to try and hit her again.  When she realized she couldn't get up, she saw a lady running toward her.  Missy just looked up at the lady and said, "Help. Help."
Missy ended up with a broken ankle and lots of scratches and bruises.  She is now very afraid to walk anywhere, for fear of being hit by a car.  The lady that hit her is also very upset said she never wants to drive again.
I took a video of Missy showing her ouchies and telling us about her experience.  Here it is.
Here she is telling us what happened.

Here are some of her ouchies.  She has a cut on her forehead, scratches on both legs, really bad bruising on the leg with the broken ankle, and a cut on her elbow.  It looks painful.

 Elizabeth was excited about the new goggles they had just gotten.

The rest of our trip was nice and relaxing.  Roger got to ride the 4-wheeler a lot and he really liked that.  Here are the pictures and the video from our St. George trip.

We got home an Saturday, June 1st.  roger dropped me off at Linda's while he came home and went to work.  Roger's mom and sisters threw a baby shower for Melissa and I in salt Lake.  That was a lot of fun.  Baby showers are great!