Freeway Accident Lottery

Yesterday, on the way to work, I found myself at a disaster scene before I arrived at work. Up ahead, a car was consumed in flames. Firetrucks were off in the distance stuck in traffic like everyone else.

LAPD officers were on the scene helping the victims. One man was lying in the freeway lane with an officer kneeling next to him. I'm guessing it was neck or back injuries. There was no obvious blood, he was conscious and breathing fine, but they apparently didn't want to move him out of the lane.

Several other cars were involved in the accident and the occupants were standing or sitting by the side of the freeway watching the car burn. That's all anybody could do.

Life is uncertain. Usually people arrive at their destination safely, but sometimes they end up lying in the road watching their car burn. No one knows who's next in the freeway accident lottery.