Local Teens Escape Serious Injury in Head-On Collision

Submitted by Ryan Collier

   My name is Ryan Collier.  I am a 16 year old Junior at Central High.  After Central’s game against Woodlawn, I picked up my friend Jordan Vickry, a graduate of Central High.  We were searching for food and ended up going to Taco Bell in Denham Springs.  On our way back home, we were on Greenwell Springs Road hit head-on by another driver.  We were less than ¼ mile from our house.  It was one of the scariest moments of my life.  I remember seeing headlights and then the collision.  After that I remember a lot of people asking if my friend and I were alright.  When I stepped out of the car, I realized the seriousness of the wreck.  We were very fortunate that we were alright.  We ended up being put on spine boards and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.  Everything happened so fast – it was all confusing.  Through the grace of God we were ok.  God saved our Lives!  One witness said she had been following the other vehicle and was on the phone with the police for about 15 minutes reporting her swerving all over the road.  The wreck occurred in front of Magnolia Bend just after 12 am Saturday morning.

  I have included a picture of my 2008 Ford Focus taken later that day.