So The Other Day
So the other day Allison, Jacob, and I were traveling north on the major Highway here in Philly. I was going up to take a drug test for a job I was applying for. Allison and I were chatting while the traffic was getting fairly heavy for 3:00 pm. I noticed a police officer riding a police motorcycle a few car lengths ahead of us. It was a three lane highway, we were in the far right lane and the police officer was in the far left lane (I thought he was in the center lane but Allison assures me he was in the far left lane) in a line of traffic. Suddenly, the officer lost control of his bike and began to flip head over heals. He separated from his bike and ended up in the middle lane while his bike flew in front of us in the far right lane. I swerved missing the bike and quickly parked in the emergency lane.
Adrenaline flowing and scared out of my mind I jumped out of our car waving my arms as I ran to the officer. I was pretty sure that he wasn’t hit by any cars after he fell off the bike but I was expecting the worst as I approached keeping a keen eye on the approaching traffic. Miraculously, all of the on coming traffic got stopped fairly quickly. I kneeled down beside the officer and realized that he was still conscious but obviously in shock. I did a quick check over his body to make sure that there wasn’t a bleeding wound that needed pressure applied to it. The only injuries that I could see were road rash on his left arm and some blood slowing coming from his mouth. Everything amazingly seemed to be where it should be. I noticed his name was Officer Williams so I grabbed his hand praying and I just kept saying, “Keep breathing Officer Williams, keep breathing.” Soon, other officers began to show up and eventually the ambulance and I backed away. The last I heard was that Officer Williams was taken to the Hospital and his most serious injury was a broken arm. Truly a miracle. My heart is racing just thinking about now. Every time I see someone riding a motorcycle while I’m driving I cringe.
Sunday, August 19th, 2007