Dunno, lost that entire day but my guess on that road, (st rd 44 btwn deltona and daytona fl) prob an alligator crossing and I WONT hit an animal. The Jeep was projected to be going 55mph (speed limit was 55 too), ran off road, no brake marks, hit a culvert, popped tire, over corrected and shot backwards 50 feet into the swampy area.( I was found 47 ft from my Jeep-further not closer to road) My Jeep had to be cut out of a tree so they dont know if it just flippped or flew onto the tree but had to have been fast bc the tree went up
thru suspenion and landed on the tree puncturing the bottom and came up
thru top. The roof of the jeep was a hard top so I think my head and the comotion knocked it off its hinges. Then. it was obvious I was wearing the seatbelt bc of my collarbone break (no worries, i have a nice new metal one now
), cut on neck and it was still stretched out. My guess is my flailing elbow hit the release button in all of this. I landed in 2 inches of swmp water, plenty of alligators in that area btw i know bc I used to fish in that area by the ST Johns river all the time.....but landed face up. Some guy called the state patrol at 11pm when he saw my Jeep but didnt stop. State patrol showed at 1:45am, go figure, I was awake and cussing up a storm they said. My shorts were hanging 25 feet up in a tree limb lol and bc ,y left foot was beside my head,they couldnt get me by foot and had to call in the helicopter and had me airlifted. Crazy huh?
Seatbelt issue-I used to NEVER go without one....but now....I NEVER put it on! If I get stopped, I simply show the cop my HUMUNGO scar and explain...and they understand. Actually, it hurts to wear it. With a metal bar and 8 screws and the skin being so darn thin there...it really does hurt me. I figure now however Im meant to go, ill go. HUGE believer that things happen for a reason now...
The last thing I remember was walking to my Jeep, getting my keys outta my pocket. Little did I know until my friend told me...the place I was leaving and remembered walking out of----was the day before!
So, I cant answer everything, but I CAN tell you what they said happened. Im VERY grateful to be here and I can only hope I offer something great to this world, as its been so great to me. After that accident, nothing...I mean NOTHING can make me angry---its just not worth being angry...life Is just too short!