On Alcohol plus ice led to Highway 26 chain reaction

Posted on January 5 at 8:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I was the driver of the van that was hit. My wheelchair bound son and I were on our way home from a Wheelchair Basketball tournament at UWW. Although the article says that we are uninjured, that just means we didn't need to go to the hospital. My son saw the paramedics twice due to back pain. We were advised that if we did go to the hospital, that we would be there a very long time due to the number of critical injuries. I decided to refuse treatment at that point and knew I could call later if we needed help. Every muscle in my body hurts. It is very forutnate that we are ok. My first thoughts were to get my son out and to safety and then to check on the car that hit us. Fortunately our team van was behind us and was able to pickup my son and move him safely to a side road. I walked to the Briggs' car and by then a paramedic was already working on Mrs. Briggs. I then went back to my son as I knew things were being handled.

The justice system will take care of Mr. Briggs and if he was legally drunk, he will have to pay the price. No excuses. Icy or not. I did see the 5 other cars, 2 of which hit right in front of me. The roads went from ok to skating rink in a matter of minutes. I could hardly stand on the road.

No matter what though, Mr. Briggs is going to have to live with the fact that he severly injured his wife and could have taken the lives of others.

At this time, we should all be thinking about Barbara Briggs and hope that she recovers quickly and has no lasting physical injuries.