I have always prayed each day that Heavenly Father will allow the angels to go before me and prepare for my safe journey. This Wednesday, July 13, 2011, the angels did exactly that and through a miracle my life was spared.
I was traveling to Salt Lake City to visit my family. My son in law had enrolled in a life mastery course and my son David and I wanted to stop by and see him before his class.
While David was parking his car, I started walking through the parking lot toward the door of the office complex. Suddenly, I was hit by a vehicle that was backing out of a parking space. I was struck by the back of the car on my right side and knocked instantly to the ground. The vehicle rolled over me and dragged me underneath the carriage of the car for about four feet.
While David was parking his car, I started walking through the parking lot toward the door of the office complex. Suddenly, I was hit by a vehicle that was backing out of a parking space. I was struck by the back of the car on my right side and knocked instantly to the ground. The vehicle rolled over me and dragged me underneath the carriage of the car for about four feet.
By a miracle, I managed to hold on to the bumper with my left hand and struggled frantically to keep myself from being pulled completely underneath the carriage of the automobile. Then I attempted to pound on the back of the vehicle with my right hand, hoping the driver would hear me and stop the car! He stopped for a split second and I thought I was going to be freed from this horrible experience. (Evidence later proved that the children in the car had alerted him about the banging noises.) At that time he apparently looked out his back window, but didn't see anything and started backing up again! (When the car had come to a stop, I began struggling to free myself from underneath the vehicle, but he had put his car in reverse and proceeded to back over me once more.) The vehicle lunged backward and I was dragged several more feet! I screamed and held on tight to his bumper with every attempt to keep his car from crushing my body.
The driver noticed that several people from the parking lot were running toward his vehicle and he got out of his car to see what was happening. (He had ear phones in his ears and the volume of the music was turned up so loud that it was impossible for him to hear my screams or the pounding on the car!)
When he saw me under the back of his vehicle, he panicked. He jumped in the drivers seat and accidently put the car in reverse and again ran the car up over me for the third time. At this point, there were several people who had come to my rescue; they were attempting to push the back of the car off my body and beating on his trunk to get him to move the car forward.
My life had flashed before me and my thoughts revealed my worst fears. I am going to die underneath the wheels of this car, God please spare me this experience! Adrenaline became my source of physical power and I fought with all my strength and determination to do what ever it was going to take to stay alive. The third time the vehicle lunged backward it forced my legs over to the right side of the car and instinctively, I sensed the wheels would run over my legs if I didn't keep my body straight. The car was pushed forward by several people and I was freed from under the carriage.
The ambulance and police arrived shortly thereafter. I was in a fog mentally. It was difficult for me to understand what they were saying, for the questions sounded a bit like Charlie Brown's mother, "Wa wa wa wa wa." I realized later that I was in shock. I also learned that the man who was driving the car was taken to jail. He had three previous DUI violations and the police considered this incident to be an extreme case of negligence. (If the music had not been blaring through his head, he would have been conscious enough to hear the warning signals and the injuries I sustained might have been less severe!)
I have always prayed for angels to go before me to prepare the way for my safe journey. This Wednesday I realized the power of my prayers, for my life could have been over in an instant, yet it was preserved. The under carriage of the car was within inches from crushing my chest and somehow I was consciously able to avoid the back wheels of the car and keep my legs away from them.
I was amazed at the physical strength I had to keep my body from being pulled completely under the car, because the friction of the asphalt was constantly tugging against my back. I believe in miracles and I believe in the power of prayer! I testify that God and angels heard the voice of my plea for which I am so grateful.
My son saw this happen from across the parking lot and he was in shock as he witnessed the ordeal. He later stated that it was a traumatic experience to see his mother completely underneath the car and watching it drag her body across the asphalt.
I often see people texting while driving, talking on their cell phones or wearing earphones - all these choices block out consciousness. I realize how selfish and negligent these choices are and write this message today with the desire that others may be more considerate and responsible.
Many little insignificant accidents happen during the day when people are not paying attention. A glass of spilt milk, tripping over an object or smashing ones fingers in the car door are all accidents with simple remedies, but taking the life of another person can never be restored. May we all be more conscious as we go about our daily activities. Once an incident happens, its impossible to undo the severe damages of carelessness and irresponsibility.
Many little insignificant accidents happen during the day when people are not paying attention. A glass of spilt milk, tripping over an object or smashing ones fingers in the car door are all accidents with simple remedies, but taking the life of another person can never be restored. May we all be more conscious as we go about our daily activities. Once an incident happens, its impossible to undo the severe damages of carelessness and irresponsibility.
It has been twenty-four hours since the accident occurred. I am in a lot of pain, but I am grateful to be alive. My body feels like and a piece of paper that someone wadded up into a crumpled ball and then tried to straighten it back to its original form (no matter how many times one tries to smooth out the wrinkles, the paper won't go back to the perfect condition it once held).
Yesterday my life almost came to an end because someone was not conscious enough to act responsibly. Please think about the cause and affect of your actions, for in a split second many lives can traumatically change forever. This young man might have gone to prison for manslaughter and I... would be pushing up daisies!
My greatest blessings have come from the answers to my prayers. I thank Heavenly Father for allowing me the opportunity for life and I will continue to pray for His blessings to go before me and prepare the way for a safe journey! By Linda Sumner Urza, One fine day.
