However, there was one time when I am certain that my Guardian Angel saved my life.
In 1994, I was a cab driver, driving the night shift in Lawrence, KS, a university town. On a Sunday morning in July at about 02.00, I picked up two passengers at a pub at closing time. They were foreign students from Sweden.
They lived at two different addresses, so after dropping the first one off, I took the most direct route to the second address.
The 1996 FIFA World Cup was in progress at the time. Since my normal side, England had not qualified, I was rooting for the Three Crowns of Sweden. Since my passenger was from Sweden we were discussing their chances in the tournament.
As I was proceeding west on a residential street with a speed limit of 35MPH, a car going east suddenly crossed the centre line at a high rate of speed and hit me head-on. The police later estimated that it was travelling at 80-85MPH at the point of impact.
Here's where my Guardian Angel went to work! I jerked the wheel to the left. Had I gone straight or steered right, the impact would've put the engine in my lap and I would have been killed.
Instead, I walked away from the accident with only minor injuries. The other driver was not so fortunate. He died on the way to hospital. May he rest in peace.
I did not see the car until after it had been stripped but the mechanics expressed amazement that I had survived the crash, let alone walking away from it.
My eternal thanks to my Guardian Angel!
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