Just when things are looking up for Hank Blalock, his car gets hit from behind:

Hank Blalock's car was rear ended yesterday as he came home from lunch (at Chuck E. Cheese) with his wife and one of his kids (his 3-year-old son). Blalock said he was sore and has stiff neck, but is fine otherwise. His wife and child are also fine after getting checked out by a doctor. Blalock said it was a hard hit, adding that one witness thought the other car was going about 40 mph.

I had that happen to me once. I was going 60 MPH in the middle lane of a highway at 1 AM, on my way back from ESPN. No one around me. A pickup truck gets on the highway, and either he fell asleep or wasn't paying attention and plowed right into me. Then the jerk turns his lights off and continues down the highway. Luckily, I had my cell phone, called the state police, and they arrested him in Hartford where he was still driving with his lights off. It took me about two weeks for the soreness to subside.

And no, I did not explode.

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