I remember my learning experience as if it were yesterday. I was 17 years old and ready to have fun with my friends. I made a horrible decision to go to a barn party one night. Everyone was drinking, dancing and having a good time with each other. By midnight, I knew it was time for me to get home. I asked friends for a ride home. Another friend of mine was leaving the party with two of her friends and they offered me a ride because they were going home too. I did not think of the consequences when I agreed to get in the vehicle that night. I could have called my dad, but instead I chose to leave with my friend and her friends. The choice I made was not a good one, but it was a choice I would have to live with. However, at that age I only wanted to have a good time. I did not want to think about the repercussions of my choices.
The driver was obviosuly intoxicated, driving wreckless down a dirt road Of course, he was not thinking of the safety of his passengers in the car. He drove very fast down a dirt road that had many curves. When he came upon a sharp curve, he was driving so fast that he could not slow down on time for the curve that was ahead. He lost control of the wheel and we hit a bar-ditch and flipped and rolled two times, landing back on the tires in a field. The driver managed to remove himself from the car and leave the scene of the crash. However, we later found out that he only left because he went to get help.
Meanwhile, I did not realize what had happened because I had hit my head numerous times on the door. I woke up to my friend yelling for me to climb out the sun-roof. When I got out of the vehicle we walked a mile to an open-barn, where we saw a pickup truck. We got inside the pickup because it was very cold that night and we needed to stay warm. My head was in so much pain that when I put my hand on my head and felt a very large knot, I knew something...