It started out as a normal enough day. He woke up to his parents shouting his name, went downstairs, checked his email, brushed his teeth, etc. Normal routine for a normal day. He had a track meet later that day followed by his job. He worked as a mountain bike timer for a local business. Going from class to class nothing seemed amiss. He met up with his new friend after class to go over notes and study for the quiz that was later that week.
After his study group, he walked to his car and dove home. Still nothing seemed unusual or strange, just another day in a big city. Changing to his track uniform, he grabbed his bag, some food and some water. Arriving at the track meet he did his events and left. He was driving to work in peak rush hour traffic. Seattle traffic at rush hour is very busy and people aren't paying as much attention as they should be. On their phones and … well mostly on their phones. Being that his car was a manual he had to pay attention to what was going on if he didn't want to stall the car.
He was on 99 over Lake Union when the traffic started to speed up. Following traffic he sp3 up and slowed down soon after, the person behind him didn't. SMASH. The car behind him rear ended him and pushed his car into oncoming traffic. Because the car hit the rear right part of the bumper, it sent his car into a spin. The airbags went off for the first crash but they weren't enough for the second one. The car managed to spin so that the driver side was facing oncoming traffic. The SUV hit him at 45 mph.
He died instantly. The airbags had already deployed so there was nothing to protect him from a side impact crash at a combined 60 mph. The whiplash broke his neck and his head sustained a traumatic brain injury. Nobody else died, but there were injuries from glass and metal. Paramedics arrived shortly after and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Everyone else was treated and sent to the hospital if necessary. The damaged cars were hauled away the the family was contacted about the death of their family member.
The family didn't sue for the death of their kid but insurances covered the cost of the car. A funeral was held to celebrate his life. His body was cremated and spread around some of his favorite places.