See, what happened is that two days after graduation I got in a little skirmish with a tree... it looked at me funny, and I don't take no crap, so I hit it with my car to show it who's boss. The tree won, decisively. Okay, okay, the truth is I fell asleep at the wheel. I had about 5 hours of sleep for the past 72 hours, and had just finished up 10 hours of work on my feet. I was driving to a friend's grad party when BAM! Instant ambulance ride!
They think I hit the tree doing about 35mph, while accelerating, which is a lot worse than 35mph when braking.
I suffered a 'type-3' separation in my left shoulder that almost warranted surgery. Along with that jewel, I had a nice cut on my leg, bruised sternum, and seatbelt bruises on my chest and abdomen.
I woke up right before impact, but was knocked out again by the hit. I regained consciousness a few seconds later, and because of the air bag gunpowder it smelled like the car was on fire. I got out immediately, barely able to think.
This is what the inside looked like. Always wear your seatbelt kids, and try to get a car with airbags! Without these little technolgical gems... I woulda died!