And You Think YOU are Having a Bad Day?

A few shifts ago we were sitting in the station drinking our morning coffee and waiting for something exciting to happen. At that point, the tones went off and we were dispatched to a pedestrian vs. auto. Usually, this is of some significant concern (mostly for the victim) but since this was in a small parking lot, we immediately assumed this was probably some minor scrapes and bruises sort of call.

As we arrived, I saw a well-dressed 60 year old lady lying on her back in the middle of the parking lot. Not so much unusual about that, until I noticed and very distinct tire track that ran diagonal from shoulder to hip. And yes...she had been ran over by her own vehicle (Ford Escape) as she tried to stop it from rolling as she forgot to set the brake.

The long and short of the story is that she was really was not hurt badly. Since in my assessment, she had some built-in "padding", the vehicle caused some bruising and broken skin, but really not much beyond that. In the end, as she was trying to straighten her wig, I realized her dignity was probably bruised almost as much as her body.