Well, not everyone was okay. While the two of us were fine except for minor scrapes and bruises that healed on their own in a few days, others were hurt worse. The driver of our car said his left arm hurt and he worried it might be broken. It hit against that mangled door you can see in the picture. It didn't look obviously broken to me, but I urged EMTs who arrived at the scene to check him out since he seemed reluctant to ask for help himself. The passenger in the car of the driver who was arrested was not wearing a seatbelt, I heard. She looked pretty banged up at the scene. I read in a news report that she was taken to a hospital for head trauma. I don't know the extent of her injuries.

All in all though, the injuries were mild considering the force and speed of the collision. It's a testament to the value of modern safety devices and designs. Even the one person who was foolishly (and illegally) not wearing a seatbelt benefited from an airbag that probably stopped her from being thrown through the windshield and killed.