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There was an accident outside on Waterman last night. In front of the Citizens Bank. I was on my bed watching the telly and I remember hearing this screeching followed by a somewhat muted crash. It sounded like someone had either knocked down or hit a trash can. When I looked out the window I saw a car flipped on its roof, somewhat smashed. Never seen something like that before.The police pulled up almost immediately after, leading me to believe (rightly, it turned out) that the cops were following the car before the accident occurred. I saw a student run out of the dorm and to the scene to try to help one individual who was moving on the ground (apparently from the car) only to be told harshly by the cops not to touch the guy. Either they were afraid of spinal injuries or that the guy had a weapon.

What I couldn't see because of the trees in front of my window was the motorcycle that was crushed and lying in the street directly in front of our dorm. Apparently the motorcyclist was hit by the car and that's what caused the car to flip like that. One or both were speeding and one of them must have run the light. The cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet. He flew into the wall of Citizen's Bank. Head-first. I don't know his status but he wasn't moving when EMS arrived and there was blood all over.

*sigh* Why don't people learn? It's more stylish to be alive with a piece of gear on your head than it is to be injured without it.

I spent more time wondering what might have happened if I'd decided to go to Store24 and had been walking on the street when that occurred instead of pondering the fate of those involved. Hmm.