I was on my way to my internship this past March. I was driving on RM 2222 just east of Loop 360, and it was raining. My car hydroplaned on the slippery road and it went off the road, hit a rock wall, flipped twice and landed in a ditch.
There I was, hanging upside down by my safety belt. I always wear it, thank goodness. It was the most life-threatening thing that’s ever happened to me for sure. I had some sports injuries before that I thought were life threatening, but in that crash, I was in something much deeper than that.
Two drivers stopped to help, and they pulled me out of my car, which was totaled. I called Coach to let her know I was ok (I’m a forward on the UT women’s basketball team). I came out with a couple of scratches on my left hand, not the shooting hand. :) If I hadn’t had a seat belt on, I would have been in the back or through a window something like that.
Talk about putting things into perspective—it could have been so much worse.
I played the next day in the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma, and that first night I ended up posting my first career double double—I scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds. That was so awesome. Then TxDOT asked me to be a spokesperson for the Click It or Ticket campaign, and I was more than happy to speak out—maybe what I’ve been through can help remind somebody else to always buckle up.
Earnesia, senior in college
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