Okay so back in February 2023 on the 2nd at 8:23 a.m. my life forever changed! On my way to work on the 710 Freeway just outside of Long Beach California I rear ended a stopped Semi truck trailer going about 70 mph and as you can imagine completely totaled not only my Toyota Tundra but myself as well! I don’t remember the accident at all in fact I don’t remember anything from the point of leaving my house in Long Beach! As mentioned I hit the back of the semi trailer going about 70 mph there was no skid marks leading up to the trailer so no breaks were used and I literally turned my Tundra from a full sized truck into a compact car! So as you can imagine I didn’t fair so well after the accident In fact there was discussion with my family that I might not come out of the coma I was went in! I ended up breaking both legs the right one worse than the left with a compound fraction of the tibia and fibula, my back was broken in two places, my neck was broken in two places, my right hand was broke, my ribs and every bone in my face was shattered! As mentioned I was put into a medically induced coma and had multiple surgeries while in the coma which was maintained for for about 3 weeks. By the grace of god and the excellent medical staff at Long Beach Memorial Hospital I was finally at a point that the doctors decided to wake me up which obviously I did! I stayed at the hospital another week or two more raising hell for the staff who were probably thrilled when I finally told them I wanted to be discharged! But that wasn’t the end of it because my right leg was so badly broken and my face was just completely destroyed I required multiple surgeries and hospital stays, which drove me absolutely crazy, but I sucked it up and push it through! Now nearly a year and a half later with about 7 surgeries and more still to come I’m close to being almost back to normal, and I’ll never really be back to normal after going through such a traumatic event. It’s changed my way of thinking and living completely! I try to enjoy every day to the fullest as I know just how fast this can be taken from you and when it’s over and gone it’s DONE! I literally remember nothing from the point I left my house to three weeks later coming out of the coma and having my trachea tube removed spitting all over the nurses and doctors while they pulled out what can only be described as a small garden hose lol this thing was longer than half my height a good 3’ long tube with like an 1” in diameter my god was that thing huge! 

So my truck was completely totaled and for the first time in my life I had let my insurance lapse like a bone head and boy what a costly mistake that ended up being! I’m still not driving as I lack the means to get a vehicle because I haven’t worked since the accident which I had a construction company that did fairly well and was what kept me sane and certainly busy! And if it weren’t for my amazing roommates at the time and my wonderful family, I don’t know what I would’ve done financially I certainly would’ve been homeless! The time has come I need to get back to work and in order to work I need a vehicle. I have absolutely no money. I don’t know where else to go so I thought why not try GFM? 

Let me make something clear this was 100% my fault I wasn’t under the influence and I can’t explain what exactly happened and that’s horrible I’m ashamed and feel absolutely horrible that this accident created so much of a burden on everybody that knew me basically! I don’t feel like I get anything for free because of his accident, but I also can’t continue on the way that I’m going so it’s kind of dilemma in my mind as to what I should do here I can’t without a vehicle but I can pay for vehicle if I don’t have work so I’m asking for help from those that things have them means to do so and there’s something that I can do for these funds I will be more than happy to do so if contacted and ask, I don’t want to take hand out. I don’t know how to cook so if this is something that you can help me out with, but I can help you out in someway. Please let me know because again Such a huge mistake of mine and I want to be able to get back to those that give me! Thank you ahead of time for your generosity and understanding and this is I’m not entitled to anything. I’m sorry I don’t mean to be a burden. I don’t mean to be a mooch so understand I am aware of my mistake and feel horrible for even asking!