The Crash

Sarah was driving and Dave was beside her in the front seat. I sat behind Sarah and LuAnn was behind Dave. The Constable quoted in the news story assured us that Sarah was not responsible for the accident. This was comforting because they drive on the left-side of the road here and they expect drivers from the States to be at fault whenever a car ends up in the wrong lane. Furthermore, the Constable is absolutely sure there was NOTHING Sarah could have done to avoid the accident.

There was a car following the one that hit us and the driver was an eyewitness to it all. That driver reported the other car went off the road (just barely) for about 100 ft before coming back onto the road surface. The transition off and back onto the road was smooth and gradual. Shortly after returning to the road surface, the car made a hard right turn directly into us. The investigation continues but we've been told they may never know the cause.

As for us, only Sarah recalls the accident and the scene that followed. Dave, LuAnn and I never saw it coming and recall very little about any of it.

We had a single moment of the worst luck imaginable, followed immediately by nothing but good luck. The four of us survived and we'll all be returning to the States as soon as we get medical clearance for air travel.