Experience Description:

Vehicle broke down on the side of the road. I was changing out my fuel pump under the truck. I told my friend to stand behind the trailer with a flash light in case someone came by us on the side of the freeway, so they wouldn't hit us. Then before I knew what happened, I heard a scream; I got knocked out and awoke to staring underneath the trailer at the back of the truck. I was trying to crawl out and my legs wouldn't move and couldn't figure out what had happened. Then someone asked do you need some help. I couldn't answer. I just held my left hand out so I could be pulled out. When he pulled on my arm, seven of my ribs that were broke pierced my lung. I yanked my arm back. Still confused and dazed looking at the concrete. I noticed a big pool of blood dripping from my head. I lost consciousness again. I woke up on the stretcher in the ambulance, and passed out again.

Sometime between unconsciousness and waking up in the hospital I had a weird encounter with the girl who died in the wreck and what I presumed was God and the devil. It was as if a court room made of stone and then in the shadows were black hooded entities. The light of the fire I seen white hooded ones. Between, the podium where the girl and I were standing, was like a pit of fire and on the other side was the white hooded entity. I looked across on the other side at the white hooded entity and things were so bright. I turned to look at the girl I was with and she was begging, crying, and screaming for her life, or so she could get a second chance. I looked back at the light and turned back to look at her and she was gone. Then I woke up in the hospital to police to tell me she was deceased and where to find her next of kin. I think she went to a bad place and I was given a second chance in this wheelchair to what I will make of it now.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 'AUGUST 28,2002'

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Surgery-related I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER. 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death' The girl with me was killed instantly.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Frightening

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Less consciousness and alertness than normal Right after I awoke under the truck.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Right after I awoke under the truck.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Neither

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster than usual

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more so

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? Saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes White hooded in the lights and black hooded in the dark.

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes I saw a light in between being unconscious and conscious.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Clearly mystical or unearthly realm IN BETWEEN BAD AND GOOD.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Confused, mad, numb, hot and sweating.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Neither

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? Neither

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? Neither Yes to don't do bad things and you won't go to hell.

Did scenes from the future come to you? From personal future I awoke to my friend being deceased.

Did you come to a border or point of no return? Neither

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Moderate CHRISTIAN

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? Definite being, or voice clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? Saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes The presence of the unknown. Bloodcurdling screams of the girl who died in the accident that was with me.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes It was about two months. They acted scared. Not really.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real I was given a second chance and was shown what could happen if I don't straighten my life up this time.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No