I Saw a Fatal Car Accident (And It Triggered My Grief All Over Again)

🖤 Trigger Warning: Includes discussion of a fatal car accident, trauma response, and sudden loss.

In this raw and completely unscripted episode of Grief Unfiltered, Krystle shares the emotional fallout from witnessing a fatal car accident earlier the same day. It’s a story about shock, helplessness, survivor’s guilt, and the way sudden trauma can resurface deep grief, even for people you didn’t know.

Krystle talks through the exact moment it happened, the bystander guilt that followed, and how it stirred memories of her dad’s death and the early days of her grief.

This is an unfiltered, deeply personal episode—recorded not as a polished message, but as a moment of real processing.

📌 Timestamps:

[00:00] Welcome to Grief Unfiltered
[00:28] What happened: recording hours after witnessing a fatal accident
[01:15] The moment of the crash: what Krystle saw and felt
[03:42] Pulling over, shock setting in, the bystander effect
[06:56] Realizing the cars were on fire and people were trapped
[10:02] Thinking about the people who weren’t going home
[13:27] The ripple effect: someone’s entire life just changed
[15:14] Survivor’s guilt and “should I have helped?”
[20:08] Krystle’s husband helps her process the guilt
[22:58] Reflecting on how close it could’ve been
[25:47] Acknowledging: “It wasn’t my time”
[27:25] When unexpected trauma reactivates your grief
[30:58] Feeling that ache for strangers—and their families
[33:26] Final reflection + an invitation to connect
[34:57] Outro: take care of yourself and drive safe

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