Mike and Linda Haley's truck

The DPS officer told them if they had been in a newer vehicle they probably wouldn't have made it.

Though Mike was belted in he still hit the steering wheel. Notice how the outer edges of the steering wheel are folded back. Everything on his body that went around the center column broke, that's why he has so many broken ribs.

Thursday, March 5, Mike and Linda had a head on collision and thank the Lord they both survived. Last we heard Linda had a broken rib and foot. She had an appointment with a specialist today. We saw Mike Saturday in the hospital. He is out of ICU, but in a lot of pain. I don't think I have ever seen someone in so much pain, but he told me it was better than it had been. He has all but two ribs broken, a laceration on his intestine and a bruised liver. He had a horrible gash on his forehead and part of his scull was missing ,but it did not get to his brain.

He was grateful for the accident though, because they found an aneurysm that they wouldn't have found it it hadn't happened.

The accident happened on the farm to market road that goes from Burkeville to Toledo Bend. They were coming around a curve and there was a car in their lane. At that point they could not see a driver. The lady in the car was bent over looking for her chap stick. Mike swerved to her side of the road to miss her and at that instant she raised up and jerked back to her lane. Seeing this Mike headed for the ditch and so did she. They hit head on in the ditch.