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I have included the Journal Entry I had to write for my College English class on my accident:

Be safe and WEAR your seat belt, It saved ME!

I have a significant memory or wrecking my vehicle in February of 2004. It was a cold winter morning at about five a.m. I was supposed to get up at four a.m. that morning and meet at a teacher’s house around four thirty a.m. I was going on a trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this day to be at an education conference with my high school’s robotics team. I distinctly remember getting up one hour later that I was supposed to. For some reason I cannot remember if I just woke up or my mom came and woke me up. The first thing I did when I got up was to call the teacher’s house to see if they were still waiting for me. After a few rings the phone was answered by the teacher’s wife. She said that they had just left and I should call his cell phone. I called his phone and told him that I was on my way; I also asked him if he could turn around to wait for me. Once I calmed myself from hoping that I would still be able to go, I quickly threw all the belongings I needed into my vehicle. At the time I had a black 1990 Geo Tracker convertible. After getting the car started I sped off on my way not thinking about the road conditions. Within a half mile of my house I suddenly hit a combination of ice and cinders that sent my Tracker out of control. I tried to gain control of the vehicle, but could not and then realized I was heading right towards the left bank. While heading towards the bank I suddenly thought I was just going to get stuck in the ditch. I was very wrong! My vehicle ended up flipping over and landed back on its wheels. Once my Tracker came to a halt; its front end was 90 degrees from the road. Both front wheels were in the ditch covered by a foot or so of snow. I did not realize what had happened for a few seconds until I had looked at the surroundings. Luckily God watched over me that day and I came out of the accident without being seriously hurt. I ended up with one fun rollercoaster ride, no car to drive, one cut pinky, and a small bruise on my forehead. I drove the car back home and called the teacher to come pick me up! Yes, I ended up going on the trip despite the mishap and I even got to see Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell.