SEMI WRECK!!!

Dustin has been driving a tractor trailor for quite some time now. He got his permit at 19 years old where he could drive, in the state of KY with another driver with him. At 20, he could drive alone, but only in KY. At 21, he was able to start driving out of state. His big jobs at work started to pick up and things have been great. He has had a couple of close calls since he's been driving alone (since March 2007. A motorcycle ran into the back of an SUV in front of him and he jack-knifed the trailor, but no wreck...he and I drove straight through a tornado in Missouri, but no wreck...and now this...

Dustin called me at 6:30 this morning to tell me that he had just turned his semi over on I-80 in Omaha, Nebraska with a trailor half loaded. He couldn't even tell me how he did it. He just said that he was okay, but he wasn't sure what happened-he just lost control and turned it over. He did say that he thought a car might have his tractor, but he wasn't sure. When I talked to him later on, he said that a car hit did hit him and the car was totalled. He said he didn't understand how the guy was even alive, much less out of the car walking around. I later found out that the other driver was arrested and taken to jail for DUI and reckless driving!!!

So, the long and short of it...Dustin was hit by a drunk driver and it caused him to turn his semi over on an OVERPASS in the middle of an interstate in Nebraska!!!! I just thank God that he was not hurt. He had another guy in the truck with him, but he was fine too. I guess the other driver was okay because they took him straight to jail. I just spoke with Dustin again and he is at the hospital being checked out and taking a drug and alcohol test for his company (it's company policy that all drivers involved in any accident be tested for legal reasons). He is being asked to stay overnight and will either be given a rental car or put on a plane to come home tomarrow.

Tell someone you love them and count your blessings....we sure are.

If you want to see photos of the accident, news channel 7 in Omaha, NE has a slide show and story posted at www.ketv.com under the heading "Semi Trailor Overturns On Car"