the accident

The Accident

 My dad and I were walking down the street when we saw an old man walking across the road. Then we saw a car speeding towards him like a cheetah. The man driving tried to stop the car plus he was tooting his horn so the man could get out of the way while the old man was staring right at him, but that’s when I realised the man was not only deaf, but also 70% blind as well. So when that didn’t work the man driving slammed on the brakes but still unfortunately hit the old man. The old man was knocked down by the car but then a tow truck was driving towards them and…… CRASH! The cars had been absolutely demolished. All I was doing was watching. Dad was calling 111 and asked me to have a look and make sure the old man was ok.

Dad gave me my granddads old hearing aid to give to the old man. When I got to the old man I asked him if he felt any pain. “Arm……. feels………. sore and....broken” the old man said. The other two men were having an argument. “How ironic. You drive a tow truck and now your being towed!”

Dad said they couldn’t be here until another hour had passed. Dad and I thought quickly and took the old man to the hospital to get his arm fixed. When the police got to the crash scene they confiscated the drivers  licenses. They asked why and the cop said for reckless driving. The tow truck driver tried to make an excuse and said, “Oh but I was just eating my burger bro”. when we got to the hospital we said to the nurse that the old man might have broken his arm. We also said he was hit by a car. She could tell because it was as purple as a gigantic plum. The old man said thanks when he got his cast.

When he got his cast off he said thank you so much for taking care of me. We asked if he wanted a ride back to his house but he said no. he said his blindness was healed by the doctors. He asked if we’d like to visit some day and we said yes! He suddenly gave us 200 dollars for helping him! He left and gave us the money. “Dad?” I asked. “Yeah?” Dad said. “Can you teach me how to drive so that doesn’t happen to me?”

Written by Liam O’Connor.