Ever.

We saw the most horrific wreck on the way back from Houston, where we had spent a few days with my folks. I didn't see what caused the wreck, although I was told by an eyewitness that a small car (which spun out and ended up on the median, unscathed) cut off a big rig. That rig locked up her brakes, and jack-knifed. Two other rigs (and possibly 1 small pick-up - we couldn't tell, from the wreckage) plowed into the jack-knifing rig at full speed. This happened in the westbound lane of I-10; we were in the eastbound lane, heading for Baton Rouge, and just saw the huge plume of smoke and dirt caused by these trucks leaving the highway and plowing into the ditch along the outer edge of the roadside.

I pulled over and stopped. Would you rather have a veterinarian help you or someone with no medical skills, if an MD isn't available? As I ran toward the smoldering wreckage, what I saw was absolutely horrible. There was a severed foot and a leg amputated just below the knee, sitting in the middle of the road, along with a Texas Driver's license that showed who these detached limbs belonged to. There was an entire truck engine, ripped out of something, sitting in the road as well. The trucks were a huge smoking ruin. As I got to the first truck (there were already many people there, trying to help), all we could see was disaster. There appeared to be 2 bodies inside the cab - these 2 people's injuries looked pretty bad, and they didn't respond to any calls or when we touched them. There was diesel fuel splashing all over everything, and one of the truck's fuel tanks was ruptured and leaking at a prodigious rate. The guy that had both of his legs amputated was hanging upside down, still in his harness. He was still alive, although he must have lost a ton of blood. We were undecided what to do - should we leave him or move him? Finally, someone cut him down and we moved him away from the truck. I don't know if he was still alive at that point or not. They were still looking for the driver of one of the trucks when the paramedics and police started pouring in. I also heard someone say that there was a car or light truck crushed underneath the big rigs, but I don't know if that was true or not. I gave my information to the police - nothing to say, really, because I didn't see anything except the aftermath. Then I got back into my truck with my wife and pets and drove very, very, very carefully home to Baton Rouge.

Don't disrespect Physics - because she will fuck you up if you do.