4 year old boy receives comfort from his own Angel

This article first ran in the Kingsport Times-News

William Willocks is a four-year-old boy who lives in Elizabethton, TN. William was strapped securely into his carseat system in the back seat of his dad's SUV in December 2007. As they rounded a curve, there was suddenly a vehicle headed toward them in their lane. If William's dad couldn't react quickly enough, they would be hit head-on.

Despite his best efforts, they were hit on the driver's side and the dad was knocked unconscious. Later we would find out that he had a broken collarbone and a broken nose. There was plenty of blood and broken bones for the young child to see.

However, William remained calm.

When paramedics arrived, they had to cut William's daddy out of the vehicle. However, William was still in his spot, secure and unharmed.

That evening, William spoke to his grandmother. “Do you know what happened today? There was an angel in the car with us. The angel said, 'be strong William, be strong.' Then there was a loud noise.”

The noise was the sound of the crash. His family reports that he was not traumatized in any way, but he is really excited about sharing his angel story with everyone who will listen.

In case you don't know four-year-olds, let me assure you that they are not in the habit of using phrases like “be strong.”

When I told Kevin Eller about it, he added more to the story. You see, in one of those inexplicable tangles, Kevin was driving the West Carter County VFD crash truck that day. He says they spent about twenty minutes cutting William's dad out of his SUV.

Why is it amazing that Kevin was the one driving the truck?

Because Kevin has his own God story to tell.

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