An 18-year-old man was seriously injured after an unidentified driver apparently decided to play “cock” with his car on a dark road.
Jordan Potter, of Spokane, Washington, He told KHQ He was driving home from his job at a Super One grocery store on the evening of Aug. 3, heading west on 29th Avenue when an eastbound car veered onto his lot and came straight toward him.
The teenager swerved left to avoid a head-on collision with the other vehicle, which he describes as large and with round headlights, but crashed into a concrete barrier in front of a house.
The impact was strong enough to activate his vehicle’s airbags and knock him unconscious, destroying the front hood of his car.
Doctors later said Potter had a traumatic abdominal hernia, an abdominal wall contusion, a dislocated foot and a concussion, and needed stitches on his left hand. He will also need surgery in October.
Jordan Potter, 18, suffered serious injuries after an unidentified driver apparently decided to play chicken with his car on a dark road on August 3.
But Potter says he’s only interested in finding the driver of the other vehicle, especially after another woman claimed the exact same thing happened to her earlier that night.
“I’m just trying to figure out who did this, you know, trying to catch them,” he told the local news station.
He added that he could not believe what had happened.
“I didn’t think it was real,” Potter said. “I thought I was dreaming. When I woke up, I thought, ‘There’s no way this could have happened like this.'”
Potter said the other vehicle had veered into his lane and was coming straight at him, causing him to swerve and hit a concrete wall.
Potter suffered a traumatic abdominal hernia, an abdominal wall contusion, a dislocated foot and a concussion, and required stitches in his left hand.
Fortunately, neighbors rushed to Potter’s aid after the collision, including Caleb and Katelyn Watters, who were spending their first night in the house blocked by the concrete barrier.
“It was really sad to see a child so confused and we just want him to be safe,” Katelyn said, with her husband adding: “We hope he’s okay.”
Her next-door neighbor, Kacey Lochridge, called Potter’s parents.
“Luckily, he remembered his mom’s number, so I was able to call his mom and dad and tell them what happened, and we told them to go to Sacred Heart, where they were sending him,” she said, referring to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Potter’s father, Justin, said he found it difficult to receive the call.
“It’s really difficult for any parent to have to drive to the scene of an accident for one of their children.”
The teenager says he is focused on finding the driver of the other vehicle.
Justin is now calling on the driver of the other vehicle to turn himself in to police.
“Leaving an 18-year-old unconscious on the side of the road is cowardly,” he said.
‘I suggest you turn yourself in and take responsibility for your actions.’
In the meantime, the teenager says he will “definitely” purchase a camera for his next vehicle and “would recommend it to anyone.”
“I also want to thank God because it was a pretty severe accident and I feel like it could have been a lot worse,” she added.
The Spokane Police Department said they are investigating the incident.
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