am was coming from the emergency room at South Miami Hospital. He was drunk and ran out onto the highway,” the sergeant reported.
“Were you there?” I asked.
“Yes, ma'am. I was called to the accident scene.”
“Was Billy injured?” Injured? What am I thinking? He'd been run over by a car! “I mean, was he taken to the hospital?”
“No, ma'am. Your brother never knew what hit him. Died instantly. Didn't suffer at all.”
Died instantly? Didn't suffer? How on earth could he know that? The sergeant was trying to cushion the blow, but it wasn't working.