So far I and my own have been lucky. But there are too many "could have beens" and close calls from reckless drivers. I am both glad and shocked at the number of unregistered vehicles and unlicensed drivers taken off the road at sobriety check points. I wish there were more check points more often.

Why are the police still thinking whether to charge the 'red light runner' or not? I thought it was an 'automatic'. Is it a Mister Big?

What a powerful story.  I can literally feel the "mother pain and anxiety".  Hang in there Keely!  Glad your babies are ok :)

I'm glad everybody is OK, this happened to me 3 years ago.  An 85 year old man, turned right against a red light  in front of me.  My truck doesn't stop on a dime and I slammed into him, my fiance and 1 year old son were in the truck with me.  I was freaking out over my son, then he started laughing and pulling his socks off so I knew he was OK.  Then the real nightmare began.  Motor City held my truck hostage because they had done repairs that weren't authorized and I wasn't going to pay for it, then when I do get my truck back it's not fully fixed and hasn't ran correctly since, then I get a call from my insurance company saying the old guy is blaming me for the crash saying I ran the red light and I was speeding ( I was going 5 mph under the limit).  The stress from the accident almost caused my wedding not to happen. In all it took 9 months to be cleared and to get my deductible back.  So if you see an accident, please stop and give the officer or victim your name and number. 

God bless you Keely, for sharing this.  We're praying for recovery and psychological healing for you and your family.  I can't imagine the wrath of a "mother lion" in that situation and I'd say the criminal who hit you is lucky he got out alive after you saw him walking towards you. 

I guess it would be a different discussion to debate the dangerously slow drivers who are recklessly driving poorly in order to not get stopped and deported, so I'll stick to the topic at hand.  Sadly, Bakersfield (and yes, I'm sure you'll argue "everywhere") is filled with drivers oblivious to others on the road.  They can't hear the oncoming traffic due to their blaring bass in their speakers (what are they compensating for?  small ears?)  They can't see the traffic due to their too tall jacked up shocks (and we all know what they are compensating for there).  And it feels as if they're trying to say to the others on the road "speed up, I have places to be!"  Well, guess what, dipsticks--we ALL have places to be.  That's why we're in our cars.  It's just that the rest of us were raised by normal people who taught us to plan ahead and leave early enough to be on time without putting the lives of two small beautiful children and two adults on the line.  My God, Vincent Brothers only killed 5 people, and you almost beat his record by killing 4, at least!  If your schedule and life were THAT important, you wouldn't be in Bakersfield.  

Not that I want the accident to haunt the criminal who caused it for the rest of his life, but I do hope this serves as a warning to the usual idiots on the road to maybe pay attention to the traffic lights, the pedestrians, and perhaps the BIG SUVs FILLED WITH CHILDREN who are sharing "your' roadway. 

That was probably one of the most graphic descriptions of an accident I've ever read.  It was almost like being there.

Years ago I was in an accident while in the passenger seat.  A woman hit us from the side (mine) and threw me head first into the windshield and door simultaneously.  All I got was a big goose egg and a huge bruise on the side of my knee.  No seat belt law in those days.

The woman said my companion ran a red light and she had the green to turn left.  He swore he had the green and, unfortunately I was reading and honestly didn't know.  No one was seriously hurt and there were no children involved but even that fender bender was traumatic.  The shock does something physically and mentally to your system.

I'm glad everyone was ok ...there was an angel on your shoulders

Yup, red light running accidents do indeed happen everywhere.  My experience was between Nashville and Murfreesboro in Tennessee.