Today on the way to apple picking I saw a car crash on the side of the road. We were driving on the freeway and I looked over and saw a car that went down the hill at an on-ramp and hit a tree. First thing I noticed was there was no smoke coming from the car and the second was that someone had stopped on the curve of the on-ramp and was walking towards the car. I took one last quick look back and noticed that the drivers side door of the crashed car was open and a something blue was on the ground outside of it. I do not know, or could tell, if this was a person or a jacket but I was glad that someone was able to stop to help whoever had crashed. All this happened within about 2 seconds.
I spent the next few minutes thinking about if I should call 911. I was unfamiliar with the area. I didn't even know what on-ramp it was. How could I help? But then I got to thinking about if it were me, the one who crashed or the one who had stopped. What if they didn't have a phone and only needed one person to tell the police where to start looking and I was that one person.
In those few minutes I was also so grateful that I was safe and healthy in our car and not the person who had crashed. Their lives and those around them would be forever changed. I did end up calling 911 and I told them as much as I could. At least I made the call to help them in any way I could. I am glad I did. I think it would weigh on my mind now if I didn't at least make a call. Tried.
Although I enjoyed apple picking I could still see that car in the back of my mind. So today I am so grateful for my health. No car crashed, no broken bones and no hospital trips. Just apples and memories.
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