On August 7, 2023, My…
On August 7, 2023, My daughter ( 11 months old then) and i, as well as an ex boyfriend, his teen daughter and her friend were leaving a state fair in south WA state headed home to have dinner. We were 5 minutes from our house, at a stop light and were hit from behind by a drunk 76 year old woman who was 3x over the legal limit. She hit the passenger side my daughter was on, straight on the frame of my 2018 subaru forester. The impact itself pushed us so far forward, we managed to not hit the car in front of us since my ex and I both believe in leaving a large gap in case of an accident. It was close. The damage was so extensive that the drunk woman's insurance paid for a new carseat for my daughter, 3 months of a rental vehicle while also fully paying for all the repairs my car required. My daughter and the girls had no physical injuries past minor whiplash, but the 2 older girls have fallen behind in getting their licenses and still have high anxiety for driving and being in the drivers seat. The 2018 subaru forester frame saved the girls and I couldn't be more thankful. My daughter is now an accomplished happy little traveler over a year later, with me in our forester as we travel across the country to train dogs. Thank you Subaru of America for taking the time to make the subaru frames as strong as the one on my 2018 is. It didn't even bend.