As a few of you know, I drive a truck for a living. This Wednesday, I was on my way to deliver a load in Asbury Iowa the next morning. I was almost done with my day when I saw a 4X4 Chevy truck pass around me. I noticed as they passed by that one of the passengers was wearing an Amish hat. That was the last I thought about them till around ten minutes later when I saw their truck upside down on the far side of the ditch. I saw a young Amish man was trying to wave me down, and three children trying to remain calm in a frantic situation as I shut the truck down. I was on the phone already calling 911 before I pulled off onto the the shoulder. I have GPS on a laptop and used that to give them the exact location. Including Longitude and Latitude. I stepped down from the cab and headed down to see how I could help. The driver and passenger were thrown twenty to thirty yards from the vehicle. They were both alive, but fading fast. Out of respect, I don't want to get into what I saw, but I tried to help in a helpless situation. The last two nights have been difficult. Their faces haunt me when I try to find sleep. And the little girl, around ten coming to me for comfort, telling me her mother was dead never leaves my heart.

For all of you thinking seatbelts are a waste of time, I can say now. Please wear them.




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