I stayed in town this morning after getting off work at 8 am. The department's Christmas Lunch was today and it wasn't worth the 30 mile trip home just to turn around and come back. So, I decided to stay in town and do some Christmas shopping and of course stop by Starbucks! A little before noon I headed to our headquaters where the meal was to be. Just after I got there station 3 was toned out for a head on collision on the highway. Station 2 responded as the second out unit. The shift supervisor then requested a third ambulance and since I was there, my partner and I responded as well.

It turned out to be a double fatality. We flew one victim from the scene by helicopter and transported two more. The fatailites turned out to be 15 and 16 year old girls! One was ejected thru the front windshield and the other was in the back seat. The patient that was flown from the scene also came from this car. The other two victims were in there late 20's and are expected to make a full recovery. Both of them had femur fractures (the upper leg) and one had an ankle fracture. One also had a collapsed lung.

It turned out the car with the young girls in it were in a hurry and tried to pass a semi-tractor trailor and hit the other car head-on. Slow down people! Why risk your life (and that of others) just so you can get there now rather than a few minutes later? What could possibly be worth that type of risk? If it's so important to get there by a certain time then leave a little earlier - or just accept the fact that your going to be late! ALSO; I've said it before and I'll say it a many a time again. WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS - THEY DO SAVE LIVES!

Now there are two young girls that won't live up to their potential, that won't realize some goal they had! They (and their families) are going to miss out on so much.

My heart and prayers go out to these two families and may God bless them each and every day.

Until next time . . . be save, buckle up, and slow down!