Figuring it out

I think I wrote a little about this before, but I read over the police report again (heart-wrenching) and the idea I had makes sense, even to Dad believe it or not. With the witness from Tippins' who said you were in his lane so far that he had to get over, that never made sense to me because it didn't match up with the way you hit the truck. The Tippins' guy had no reason to lie though.

I don't know why this never dawned on me, but I think I was telling you that I was watching a "Don't Text and Drive" video (heart-wrenching as well) and it showed someone drifting over the center line and swerving back. That would explain how you could have been in that lane but still hit the truck the way that you did-you were trying to get back over into your lane. That also explains how the "shift" on the truck's side came into play, because he was more in your lane than normal if he didn't notice that little "kink."

Of course, I could be wrong, but this helps me to put the pieces together in my mind to understand what might have happened. It makes me a little bit sad that you could have known what was going on at some point when you were trying to get back in your lane, but I'm sure the truck coming over the hill was a big surprise and it happened quickly.

The thought has crossed my mind that you could have had some medical episode, but with your health that just never made sense. Plus it worried me that Hope or Carter could have some latent condition too that could surface at any time. Some sort of medical episode could have occurred I guess, but you wouldn't have had any time or opportunity to react. Falling asleep at the wheel or being temporarily distracted seems likely-a more normal, every-day occurrence. I don't think it mattered that there was THC in your system, and we know there wasn't any alcohol. No texting, no talking on your phone, no internet use. You could have been changing a song though. Or maybe you even swerved around something in the road and didn't get back in your lane in time (but I don't think you would have done that with that other car coming).

I can't tell you how many times since your accident that I have observed drivers either ahead of me or who I am passing going the other way who come close to the center line. It's very easy to do. It's just inches. Inches. Love you boy!