Last Sunday, a day before Memorial Day, I had my first wreck. I was on my way back out to the forest, which is where I occasionally take my horse and go camping. I had been camping since Friday night and went home early Sunday morning for my brother's graduation party. After helping clean up his everything from his party my friend Tiffany and I packed our stuff to go out there to camp. We were on the Pike State Forest Road going around Happy Hollow curve when I met an oncoming car that was between 2-3 feet over the center line. I swerved so I wouldn't get hit head on, but when I did the side of the highway was chipped and between that and the gravel it started to slide me sideways. When this happened I swerved the other way, causing me to go about a foot off of the other side of the road where I ran over a culvert that popped my tire and flipped my vehicle over. From this point on everything gets a little blurry but I remember most of it. Once we came to a stop I turned the keys off, unbuckled my seatbelt, and rolled down my window. A car came to a stop and one of my good friends, Shanique got out and made sure we were okay and gave me her cell phone before running back to the corner to stop oncoming traffic. While Shanique was stopping the cars I tried to call the police but her phone didn't have any reception, which was very scary. I had to climb back into my vehicle which was on it's side in the middle of the road, this was very hard for me but I knew I had to do it so the police could come out there. So I got my cell phone called the police and my parents who arrived shortly.
Tiffany and I are both okay, thank goodness. My '97 Chevy Tahoe is getting fixed as I type this. The damage was a busted back window (which is about $1000 to get repaced!), some dents, a lot of scratches, and a broken side-view mirror. It could be a lot worse, and I am very thankful that we are both safe and no one else got hurt. This was my first wreck ever and hopefully my last!
