Christmas eve in the ER and police station

Oh, that sucks Nightmist. I am glad DD1 is mostly OK and that DGS was not with her at the time. Good for her with the determination to press charges, I know the police are grateful when victims are willing to go through the hassle of that, rather than letting it slide.

Enjoy your Holidays and good luck for DD1's rib healing.

Lizzy

So glad it wasn't worse! Worse?! It was bad enough.

Simply no excuse whatsoever for hit and run. It shows a cowardice and selfishness that makes me really mad. There is usually some 'excuse' like DUI that needs to be covered up. I hope they find them and can give them their just desserts.

In the meantime, I hope DD1 makes a full recovery and isn't made to laugh too much, as it will hurt.

Take care, Nel (Gadget Queen)

What a terrible experience for your DD! May she heal quickly and the driver be prosecuted and 'the book thrown' at him/her. grrrrr!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I just got home a little bit ago.

DD1 got clipped by an SUV about a block from her house. It mostly caught her with the side mirror, which broke off. She picked it up, walked home, and called me while she was on that trembling edge between shock and tears. She was verging on incoherent, so I called her local police who went and fetched her to the ER. Then scooted on up there myself.

She has a badly, and very deeply, bruised arm, and a broken rib. The rib is bad enough that they want her back in after the holidays to do another set of x-rays to make sure it hasn't shifted or started shedding bits and splinters. There she is with her arm swollen up to shwarzenegger proportions, wrapped so tight around her torso she can hardly breathe, and she is worrying about getting her pies baked! Takes after her mother I think. (G)

The police think that with the mirror and the color they can probably track down the SUV if it is local. It likely is local since the weather has kept more folk from traveling in than usual. She has assured them that she will press charges. There is not a lot of excuse for hit and run, and what with the mirror coming off on the driver side they must have known that they hit her.

For once we are all glad that DGS was with his father. Had he been walking with her, or on her hip, he would have been outright flattened.

Now I can finish my last minute holiday bits. Get my pies baked, and the last presents wrapped. Oh, and start breathing again.

NightMist

So sorry this happened! Sure hope she will heal quickly. Barbara in FL

That is terrible NM. Glad it wasn't worse and her son is safe. Gentle hugs to you all. Taria, I do understand pies being a priority though!

My Other Wings are on their way.

No hugs as that would hurt too much Butterfly (Try to have a quiet Christmas.we are)

I'm glad she's not hurt any worse than she was. That could have been a disaster. I hope they find the driver and nail him/her. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your DD. And also for you! KJ

Prayers that she will heal quickly and those who caused her this pain will be brought to justice. Not only should she press charges -- I think that when they find out who the person is, she should consider seeking a financial settlement by bringing a cause against the driver. I agree they had to have known -- you can't brush against the slightest of tree limbs without noticing it. To hit something (especially a person!) hard enough to take off a mirror would certainly have caught the driver's notice. Bad enough it would have been had they stopped, been apologetic, helped her seek medical attention and acknowledged their carelessness.

Since they did none of those -- I think I would not only press charges, but seek compensation that if she is not in need of -- could be tucked away to help with DGS's future. This event could have had a far more tragic outcome. That is did not makes me truly grateful for the guardian angel who was watching out for her.

I hope the remainder of your Christmas is uneventful -- except for the love and joy shared by all of you.

Oh my, what a mess! Can you imagine anyone hitting a pedestrian and then driving away?? Betcha s/he was drunk as a skunk. Poor girl, I'm glad it wasn't worse. Good thinking on the part of your girl to pick up the mirror and take it home with her.

Prayers and good thoughts to your daughter, and to you, and hoping the holiday can be jolly, and even jollier once the jerk of a driver is put in jail.

Hugs, Sunny

Fingers are crossed that she makes a full recovery and that they nail the prat who lipped her. GBH for sure here, and lots of compensation, which will serve the idiot right.

NOT what you need right now. Give her my best for a full and fast recovery.

What a heck of a way to spend Christmas evening! Thank goodness she wasn't more seriously hurt. Sending healing hugs and prayers for her speedy recovery.

-Irene

I only know of two instances where a side mirror has been whacked off. One was when Mr. Esther was checking house numbers across the street and took out a mailbox on the passenger side. The other was when a very young silly friend attempted to prove her distance gauging skill and drove through two parked cars. It's just not possible to imagine that they didn't feel/hear the horrible sounds of that mirror tearing off. They did. Trust me. They did. The heartlessness of a driver wounding your daughter and driving on is just unbelievable! And I am seriously a skeptic of the benefits/damages of cell phones ... but how I wish your DD had one with her. Yes, yes indeed. Her guardian angel was with her. Our prayers for all of you are too. Polly

I am so sorry this happened to your DD. Hope she heals quickly.

Claudia

Holy Moly! what was that driver thinking? Thank goodness your DD didn't fight the decision to go to the hospital. Broken ribs can puncture lungs, she's lucky in that respect. Poor honey. I definately would press charges. People are unbelievable. I can't even imagine what that driver was thinking....obviously not anything coherant! I hope your DD feels better soon.