Wreck of the Kia Sorento
Thursday September 3, 2026, approx 0930 hrs. I was traveling northbound on Madison Ave in Muncie and stopped at the Main St intersection. I had the day off. I was enroute to Panera for some quiet coffee time with the Louis L’Amour novel in my back pocket. To my right is the MadJax building which completely blocks my view of the westbound one-way traffic. The traffic light turned green and I started to pull into the intersection. I had only crossed into the first lane of traffic when I heard a loud screeching that I recognized as rubber dragging across the blacktop. There was no time for evasive actions, I could only brace for impact. I felt the ‘thud’ and heard the ‘crunch’ of impact. Once I was facing north on Madison, I was now facing the northwest corner of Madison & Main. I put the car in park but left it running. I made a quick assessment of myself and found a tight pain across the center of my back. I could move all my limbs and there was no shooting pain down my legs o...
