Tuesday before last the wife and I were traveling North on Dixie Highway headed to Louisville. She was to leave the following morning for Roan mountain for her annual camp meeting/vacation with her two sisters. While driving up the road I passed a vehicle moving slow in the right lane only to come up on a pick-up truck doing 40 mph in the fast lane. As I moved to the right lane and was passing he darted over and nearly hit me. I told the wife he was on his phone I thought. Well, about a mile and a half further along we were stopped at a red light behind probably 25 vehicles including school buses and semi trucks. After about ten seconds sitting there I heard tires began to screech and in an instant (like not much more than second) we were rear ended.
The young man (in the same pick-up) admitted he was looking away and did not notice the red light. We were hit at an estimated 50 mph. Luckily, he tried to miss us to the drivers side and took out the whole left rear side up to the door of our big Caddy.
It spun us around in the road giving my wife a concussion and shaking me up pretty bad. Still having some back cramps and sporadic neck pain. My CT was negative.
We have contacted his insurance company (Progressive) and were told they were awaiting the accident report, but they are 99% sure he wasn't covered at the time of the accident. I have no idea who 100% knows if not them.
And so, having liability on this vehicle only (A cherry 94 Sedan Deville..what is known as "the last great Cadillac") I am at a loss for whats going to happen. I do have his contact info and know he has a family and home in Crestwood Ky. And works as a contractor for LGE
What a mess, but, we are alive and healthy enough. If he hadn't swerved and had rather hit us dead on in the rear, it wouldn't be so. Donna my wife seems to have recovered from the concussion, but as she is disabled, has some issues with it aggravating a pre-existing back issue.
But I thank God for His watching over us.
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