I saw someone get killed this weekend.

God, how awful! Condolences to the family and sorry you had to witness it.

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it's a horrible experience for ALL involved... i remember having something similar happen to me when i lived in San Francisco years ago... seeing a bicycle messenger, following all the rules of the road, get smashed by someone in a hurry to make a turn... i almost threw up...

Where did this happen? What a terrible thing...sorry you had to see that and that it happened in the first place!

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wow very sorry you had to see that.

i was once on a road very late at night and drove by a car wreck with burning cars and people laying on the floor. I stopped to see if i could help but emergency arrived. i felt sick to my stomach and i didn't even see it happen...

My playwright mentor in college witnessed a man being propelled from his car into the path of an oncoming train. He pulled over and puked and said he was haunted by the image for years and years. So, RL, DO be mindful of post traumatic stress symptoms in yourself and if you feel it happening, talk to a therapist who specializes in that issue. There are some new techniques that are being used that are very helpful.

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What an awful experience!

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Iflit - to borrow from Stan Laurel - "It certainly does, Ollie."

The thing that haunts me the most is that I was witness to that guy's last seconds of life. Beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, then BAM! (both literally and figuratively), and it was over.

Such a sad thing for everyone involved. I've never seen anything like that and pray I never do.

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I used to be a staff nurse in a large medical center, and as such, have been with dozens of people at their moment of death. It becomes less disturbing, but you never get used to it. That someone can be there one second, and not there the next, is a very profound phenomenon to experience.

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Makes you wonder why you were chosen to witness it.

Iflit,you're right. No matter how many times you see it, it has a profound effect on you.

rlbgbc, it's not a bad idea to talk about this with other people. I'm sure you'll still feel the shock for a long time.

And you notice who DIDN'T post in this thread? All the "why aren't people just nice all the time on this board?" folks. I think from now on we should call ourselves The Fabulous Realists.

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My condolences to the family, and to you for having to witness such a horrific event. I think had I seen something like that I would have crashed my own car from being in shock while driving. I cannot even imagine seeing something like that. I often say a prayer whenever I see an ambulence rushing through traffic on a highway; and I try to stay calm and not worry about where I have to be and try not to get annoyed about the traffic, but instead hope that whatever the cause for the traffic, that nobody is seriously injured.

It's odd when you think about it; if we're meant to see certain happenings like that. My Stepmother and my Brother were both in the sight area of the towers when 9-11 happened. My Stepmother was on the ferry and happened to look down at the very moment the second plane hit. Therefore, she didn't see it happen. My Brother was across the water, in his office building in New Jersey when they were evacuating the building. He looked out of his office window right as the that second plane hit. It shook him for quite some time. And I just always wonder...was he meant to see it happen and she wasn't?

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Updated On: 4/20/04 at 04:29 PM