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Hi, I'm Brea! You may recognize me from my Twitch streams, from my otome games blog or my new forays into freelance art on Twitter! I love every kind of game that there is to play; from FPSs to RPGs to live roleplaying, I love to try it all. But right now, I'm reaching out as a wife and a mother. I'm on my last Death Save and I need your help to to make sure I don’t roll that Natural 1.
After my family and I moved from Mexico to Texas in November of 2017, saving up for a new life was our first priority. I spend my time raising my children, working on freelance projects and streaming on Twitch. And, to be honest, all of you dear viewers keep me sane through the ups and downs.
My husband took three separate part-time jobs, as no single employer would offer decent hours. Two of those jobs take him outside of being able to use our city’s public transportation, and so my car was the only way he could get to and from his various jobs on time. It’s absolutely invaluable.
Now, it’s gone.
On Monday night, a driver skidded across the median into oncoming traffic, crashing into my car head-on. This is the damage that was done:
A man and woman were in the car that hit mine and, after the collision, the woman tried to persuade the man to flee the scene before the police arrived. Witnesses and bystanders wouldn’t let them. The woman also claimed she had been driving, although this is contrary to all the witness reports. The pair do not have insurance and the officers on the scene made a few questionable decisions. I will leave this picture of the inside of their vehicle for you to see for yourself why I think the constables made the terrible mistake of not giving both people in that car sobriety tests:
The impact completely destroyed the front end of my car. The frame damage is extensive, and perhaps the most frivolous part is that the crash rendered my son's carseat unsafe. It may sound like a small detail to you, but that was the carseat that we purchased in Mexico when he was only a year old. I don't know why I'm so upset about it.
We’re so fortunate. I’m grateful that, after a short visit to the ER, my husband was able to walk away. I’m relieved that my children weren’t in the car at the time of the crash. So many people are killed in accidents just like these, and it is a miracle that my husband didn’t become another statistic that night. Nevertheless, we are still suffering from the damage done to our lives and we now have to try and move on.
We were told by our insurance company that the Uninsured Driver's policy had not been "opted in," meaning that we were now on the hook for the loss of the car.
Many valuable lessons were learned that day:
1.) Always double check that something you thought was standard on your insurance policy actually is.
2.) Get a few dash cams for when the car that crashes into you head-on tries to lie about who was actually driving.
3.) Don't stop to buy cold medicine for your sick toddler after work, as the hand of fate will then place you directly into the path of a drunken idiot behind the wheel of their girlfriend's car. This was such a random happenstance that it’s difficult for me to get my head around. Being ten seconds faster or slower could have saved our car entirely, or perhaps resulted in an even more serious collision. Perhaps one involving more people. Perhaps one involving loss of life.
4.) A friend is adding this point: Don’t drink and drive. Don’t ever, ever drive impaired at any time. You can cause situations like these.
After a few kind folks (and one very insistent friend who shall not be named ☀️) suggested a GoFundMe, I gave in. If you would like to help me and my little family get back on track, even in the tiniest of ways, I've worked out about how much that is going to cost, new carseat included.
This doesn't include my husband's trip to the ER, but I can't worry about that right now. What I need is for my husband to make it to and from work safely, to be able to bring my kids to their appointments, and to have the peace of mind that if anything else happens, I can rely on a vehicle. It’s invaluable.
After my family and I moved from Mexico to Texas in November of 2017, saving up for a new life was our first priority. I spend my time raising my children, working on freelance projects and streaming on Twitch. And, to be honest, all of you dear viewers keep me sane through the ups and downs.
My husband took three separate part-time jobs, as no single employer would offer decent hours. Two of those jobs take him outside of being able to use our city’s public transportation, and so my car was the only way he could get to and from his various jobs on time. It’s absolutely invaluable.
Now, it’s gone.
On Monday night, a driver skidded across the median into oncoming traffic, crashing into my car head-on. This is the damage that was done:
A man and woman were in the car that hit mine and, after the collision, the woman tried to persuade the man to flee the scene before the police arrived. Witnesses and bystanders wouldn’t let them. The woman also claimed she had been driving, although this is contrary to all the witness reports. The pair do not have insurance and the officers on the scene made a few questionable decisions. I will leave this picture of the inside of their vehicle for you to see for yourself why I think the constables made the terrible mistake of not giving both people in that car sobriety tests:
The impact completely destroyed the front end of my car. The frame damage is extensive, and perhaps the most frivolous part is that the crash rendered my son's carseat unsafe. It may sound like a small detail to you, but that was the carseat that we purchased in Mexico when he was only a year old. I don't know why I'm so upset about it.We’re so fortunate. I’m grateful that, after a short visit to the ER, my husband was able to walk away. I’m relieved that my children weren’t in the car at the time of the crash. So many people are killed in accidents just like these, and it is a miracle that my husband didn’t become another statistic that night. Nevertheless, we are still suffering from the damage done to our lives and we now have to try and move on.
We were told by our insurance company that the Uninsured Driver's policy had not been "opted in," meaning that we were now on the hook for the loss of the car.
Many valuable lessons were learned that day:
1.) Always double check that something you thought was standard on your insurance policy actually is.
2.) Get a few dash cams for when the car that crashes into you head-on tries to lie about who was actually driving.
3.) Don't stop to buy cold medicine for your sick toddler after work, as the hand of fate will then place you directly into the path of a drunken idiot behind the wheel of their girlfriend's car. This was such a random happenstance that it’s difficult for me to get my head around. Being ten seconds faster or slower could have saved our car entirely, or perhaps resulted in an even more serious collision. Perhaps one involving more people. Perhaps one involving loss of life.
4.) A friend is adding this point: Don’t drink and drive. Don’t ever, ever drive impaired at any time. You can cause situations like these.
After a few kind folks (and one very insistent friend who shall not be named ☀️) suggested a GoFundMe, I gave in. If you would like to help me and my little family get back on track, even in the tiniest of ways, I've worked out about how much that is going to cost, new carseat included.
This doesn't include my husband's trip to the ER, but I can't worry about that right now. What I need is for my husband to make it to and from work safely, to be able to bring my kids to their appointments, and to have the peace of mind that if anything else happens, I can rely on a vehicle. It’s invaluable.