We are staying in a house along the river in Cobbs Creek. Around 12:30 p.m. the house started shaking, and we heard a terrible deep rumbling noise. A man's truck slid off the road in the rain and hit a tree. The scene is right next to us. The rumbling and vibrations are from the engine. The truck was smoking and about to catch fire. The man is trapped inside by the steering wheel which is tight against his chest. He is able to speak. As we were investigating, a state trooper was leaving the scene and stopped to inform us.
Clint has training and served in the FD. He is on the scene assisting. I will update with whatever info I can when I can.
Update: Clint just texted me and said to pray hard because it is bad. The only real help I can give this man is soliciting intercessory prayers on his behalf. Please pray for his salvation and his life.
Update: Please pray for the man's loved ones. He did not make it.
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The driver suffered a significant head wound when the truck rolled. He was bleeding profusely. The truck slid off the road on a high curve, hit a tree, rolled, and then hit an embankment. The truck was right side up, and the cab was crushed flat-made even with the bed of the truck. I do not believe he was in excess of the speed limit. There have been several accidents on this curve and one was last week. I am going to see if I can get some signage put up to protect other drivers. Too many are being hurt here. Please pray my efforts are successful and go through the red tape quickly.
The trooper said the driver was speaking to him, but Clint said the man stopped talking while he, Clint, was there. So he was talking for a good while. The driver's vitals were checked again, and then things on the scene lost their urgency. That's generally how things at a fatal accident go. They don't loudly announce it. A couple are told and then the rest of the workers pick up on it by the looks and other things. The people there, including my husband, will carry this home with them tonight.
I believe it was the Holy Spirit that spoke quietly to my heart with "stay and pray." I am so glad I heeded because things like this break my heart for a long time. Images would make it harder. Experience has taught me that.
Please pray for the man's family, the workers still on the scene trying to extricate his body, and the person who has to deliver the news to his family. What a sad and horrible event!
Clint was given a standing invitation to join the FD here because of his valuable assistance. We do not live here, but if we ever do, he will most likely join. Even the Lieutenant's wife took time to thank him personally.
Out of courtesy for the family, POLICE have put out that the driver struck an embankment and was instantly killed. We will not share the name or other details in this post for obvious reasons.
Father, what a horrible and gruesome day this has been! Help us all to remember time is not guaranteed to us. Let us make the most of each day and live for your glory. Please comfort this man's loved ones and let them work together with love and the best interest of others in the days and weeks ahead to say goodbye and settle his affairs. If any of them do not know you, let this be a wake up call to make that decision today. In Jesus' name we ask this, our loving Father.
