Tuesday, we had all the components of a blockbuster here in Logan. Action, suspense, police, romance- everything. It was JUST like a movie.
I was so close to sleep- that happy state of being super tired but super comfy and knowing that in just a few minutes you'll easily be off to dreamland. Then, in quick succession- sirens, followed by the sound of screeching brakes, two booms, and more sirens. Needless to say, sleep was over for the time being.
The evidence of the action was easily viewed from the front window of my apartment. At the intersection was a semi and the remains of two cars. Car parts were everywhere. A fire truck arrived, followed by two police cars that literally skidded onto the scene.
Suspense was in the air, and people poured in from surrounding homes to stand at the scene and watch the events unfold. At one point, I counted thirty people standing at the curb. They stood with arms folded, occasionally gesturing to the scene of the accident or into the air as if they were making some great intellectual point. A short time after the accident, dogs showed up on scene. Were there drugs involved? No, some of the mini mob were out walking their dogs before they came across the accident, so a Basset Hound and a Schnauzer were included in the mix.
Then, out of nowhere- romance. What? Okay, so it wasn't anything thrilling. Turns out, two of the gawkers were a couple. When the police shooed the growing crowd back away from the scene so the tow trucks could move in, the couple walked hand in hand into Speedway to grab a cup of coffee before returning back to the curb to observe the cleanup.
Long story short, the events of the night were caused by a sheriff's deputy who was on his way to a call (hence the sirens) when a woman coming from the left hit the back end of the cruiser (boom number one), which sent it flying into the semi (boom number two). All that resulted in an hour of entertainment and, thankfully, no injuries. Clearly, it doesn't take much to entertain the locals (and myself) on a Tuesday evening.
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