I have horses that I board at a stable near my home. There is an intersection across the street from the barn where it seems some idiot does not stop at the stop sign and gets hit by oncoming traffic at least weekly. We have become acustomed to the sound of the crash, and I usually go and check it out just to make sure everyone is moving/talking and does not need 911 called.
Well, it happened yesterday and it sounded like a big crash, which it was. I walked towards the road to check it out. The guy in car #1 was already out and talking on his cell, walking around just fine, so I did not worry about him. The driver of car #2 was out and walking, only a slight limp but walking and talking. She had a passenger who did not get out of the car, but the driver was standing there and I could see the passenger talking to her and moving. They also already had cells out and were dialing.
So, I just observed from across the street for a few minutes and even though I did not see the passenger of #2 get out of the car, she was talking to the driver and the driver did not seem upset so I figured everything was under control and went back to cleaning my stalls. Next thing I know one of them (I did not see which one) was being loaded into an ambulance on a backboard!
I know it might have been just precautionary, but now I am feeling very guilty for not walking across the street and checking things out closer. Not that I could have done anything but keep everyone calm til the ambulance got there, but I can't shake this feeling of what-if. Especially since I don't know the outcome of the situation. I normally reason that as long as everyone is conscious and not bleeding profusely, I am not going to be much help. Did I do the right thing by staying out of it? What would YOU have done?
