Just shows to go ya that having a dog is by no means a guarantee that 
you won't get hit.  Happened to me a few times, and I wish I could 
have beaten the crap out of the driver for being so inattentive.--Matt.

At 11:22 AM 12/9/2012, you wrote:
>Linda and all,
>Must be contagious.  My dog guide and I were hit Thursday evening on
>our way home from the office.  Could have been oh so much worse.  I
>have a sprained knee, strained muscles and ligaments and a very
>impaired left leg.  I am using a knee immobilizer when I walk and a
>cane to help bear the weight on the left leg.  Jenna, my Seeing Eye
>friend seems okay.  She saw the vet and everything seems good but the
>vet said often bruising takes several days to show and to keep tabs
>on her.  As of just now she seems fine.
>I was in the cross walk, with parallel traffic and all of a sudden
>this a*****e took us down.  I believe he was stopped and started
>while we were right in front of him.  Next I knew I was down on my
>right elbow and a bumper was working up my left side.  Thank God he
>stopped, and I think backed up.  Jenna was either on top of my left
>leg or just in front of it under the bumper.  I'm a bit unclear about
>that.  He got out of his car and I think helped me to my feet,
>although I didn't have enough function in my left leg to really
>walk.  He told me he was looking at traffic after I asked him what in
>the **** he was thinking.  I was far from polite.  My first and
>hopefully last ambulance ride - x-rays and no breaks but I'll be
>messed up for a while.  Three witnesses said I was absolutely in the
>right - he absolutely wasn't.  He received four citations, left the
>site in handcuffs in the back of a squad, and his 2003 Ford was towed.
>Wghen it happened I was so full of adrenalin that I couldn't think
>properly.  Later when I mellowed out I was so veery thankful.  If he
>hadnpt finally taken his thumb out of his butt and stopped, I very
>well could have been on the silent key list.
>Jenna seems fine.  I will work her as soon as I can walk well
>enough.  The school suggested I have a little sighted assisstance
>available when we work that crossing the next time or two in case she
>gets uncomfortable with it.  She is a wonderful guide and I so hope
>that her work and confidence won't be compromised.
>Enough of all of this.  May all on the list have a wonderful holiday season.
>Pat, K9JAU