Counting my blessings...

Well, it wasn't the afternoon I had planned. After I left the high school, I headed to Fred Meyer to pick up a few things. At the intersection of 23rd and Harrison in Corvallis, I stopped at a cross walk to let two pedestrians cross the street. And as I sat there waiting, I felt a huge slam in the rear of our car. I was so startled as the reality of what had just happened began to sink in. Click on the pictures to see more detail.
Thankfully no one was injured badly. I am quite sore in my neck and back, and the young girl who was driving the other car suffered a small cut above one eye when some of the the glass from our rear windshield flew into her open driver's side window.
Below is the other car. Both vehicles were towed to the same wrecking yard, and now we must deal with all the hassles that come with being in an accident. We stopped by our insurance agent's office and filed a claim, and will go from there. And I will go to the doctor tomorrow, just to be checked out to make sure nothing is wrong with me physically that I don't know about.
Above is the other driver's car. There is a possibility that there was a third car that may have hit her before she hit me, as several people saw a black car fleeing the scene. I just don't know. It all happened so fast, that I can't process it all. Mark met me at the wrecking yard, and went with me to the insurance agency. He is such a loving support and is just so capable at dealing with all the details of such an incident. I can only thank God that no one was seriously hurt, especially the pedestrians that were attempting to cross in front of me from two different sides of the street. Thank you, God.