Hit and Run...

Today I was in a hit and run car accident. I am alive and only have a bruise or two on my knee and a really sore neck to show for it... that is not including my car which is pretty bad.
The basic story of the accident is this...
I was headed west in the left of three westbound lanes. Out of nowhere I saw a maroon car coming straight at me from the Eastbound lanes at about a 45 degree angle. I only saw him a split second before he hit the rear part of my car starting me in a counterclockwise spin into the oncoming traffic. By some miracle and blessing from Heavenly Father none of the oncoming cars hit me as I skidded through all three lanes until I ended up in the eastbound right turning lane facing the oncoming traffic. I was in total shock and about to fly into hysteria but I was alive and basically uninjured. A few people stopped to make sure I was alright but the offender had taken off and was nowhere to be seen. Luckily one of the people who stopped got the licence plate number of the car who hit me and saw where he went. Well I called 911 and then spent the next two and half hours waiting for the cops to show up. After two hours I decided to call back and make sure they were coming and was flip-flopped between two police jurisdictions a few times before they told me that they had found the car and were looking for the "crack head" driver that they had a record a full page long with offenses having to do with narcotics and assault weapons. Something was telling me that this guy was not going to have insurance, and as I only have liability basically the financial brunt of this accident is going to be totally on me. YIPEE!
I was a total mess the entire 5 hours I was at the scene and on the way home my head was pounding and I was having a hard time formulating sentences so James bought me a chocolate shake and gave me some Ibuprofen and I took a two hour nap. When I woke up my headache was mostly gone but my shoulders and neck are still very stiff and sore and will probably get worse before they get better. But in truth I am just so grateful that I didn't die or sustain some major injury. It could've happened so easily and that would've been it. As miserable as this day has been, at least I get to wake up tomorrow. The rest will work itself out over time. Financially, this "crack head" has really put this unemployed student in a bind which is weighing pretty heavily on my mind right now, but my Dad makes a pretty savvy financial advisor and will help me figure it all out I'm sure. I am very sad about losing a car that I was very much attached to as well. How else will people know that I'm granola if I don't have long hair OR a rad wagon with Colorado plates?

PS. Since I still have the chance to tell you, I love you all very much.