Today, my sister and niece were going from our house to a friend's house to do laundry.
My sister is almost 44 and my niece is almost 12.
They were driving through our community, and came upon a Ford truck driving slowly.
My sister tried to pass the Ford, and the driver swerved towards her so that she couldn't pass.
At this point, my sister should not have tried to pass again, but trying to pass someone isn't illegal and hindsight is 20/20.
Also my sister did not make an unsafe pass, and she has never been able to see into the future.
The road is one lane each way, and a little bit later, the Ford started driving on the wrong side of the road.
My sister drove on the correct side of the road and tried to pass them again.
There was a clear and safe path to pass the other driver.
The driver of the Ford swerved towards our car again, hit our car, did a pit maneuver, ran our car off the road, and my sister lost control of the vehicle.
Our car crashed through a chain link fence, and landed on its side.
It's a good thing the fence was there, or else the car would have rolled further.
The car only rolled 90 degrees.
My sister got out of the car, and shortly after, emergency response people got my niece out of the car.
My niece has some scratches, and feels sore, but is apparently okay.
My sister's left hand got crushed, though nothing is broken.
Her left hand is quite swollen, but I think she'll be okay.
The good news is that it was not a hit and run.
The driver of the Ford stuck around.
Also, our dash cam caught the whole thing!
If my family and the authorities think it's okay, I might upload the video to YouTube or someplace similar.
There's quite a bit of cursing in the video, but it's all there.
By the way, the highway patrol didn't believe my sister's story, but they said they will be contacting me about the dashcam video tomorrow.
I saw the video, and it looks like the driver of the Ford is clearly at fault.
Both sides of our car and a quarter panel are messed up, and I think a couple of windows broke, but the car might not be totaled.
We have a 2006 Toyota Corolla which is actually a pretty decent budget car despite being so old.
My sister was taken to the hospital, where they determined that her hand was not broken, and she was released fairly quickly afterwards.
My niece didn't go to the hospital, but might go to the doctor soon to make sure she's okay.
How did your Sunday go?