I had a phone call this past weekend while we were doing our Christmas shopping in St. John’s. My sister Gwen called us to tell us some news. The night before, Gwen, Darren and their two children were in an accident. They hit water and hydroplaned across the Trans Canada Highway, near Norris Arm. Darren almost managed to recover when they hit the dirt shoulder and the truck hooked in and stared rolling. They figure they rolled three times. Gwen can remember the first time she saw the ground through her window, then the next time the window broke. The third time the mirror smashed off. The truck stopped, in the ditch, on all four wheels. Gwen checked to see if everyone was all right and her son’s first comment was, “Hey, what happened to my movie?”
Everyone was fine. They all walked away from the crash with minor bumps and scratches. It makes me sick to think of what could have happened, and how lucky they were. They are out a truck, but they are all fine… and Darren’s excited about getting a new truck now! Too bad he can’t wait until the New Tundra is out in 2007. Judging by how their truck survived and how they all came out of this I am seriously thinking about the new Toyota Tundra for us when our lease is up!
Rene