he was, he is

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micah was nineteen.
one year older than myself.
he had graduated just a few months before and was starting med school.
he wanted to become a doctor.
he wanted to save lives.
he worked a part time job at a McDonald's fast food restaurant to be able to afford the cost of school
and was on his way there when, as the
report says, "his truck suddenly went off the road. he lost control of the wheel."

one dead. two injured.
two people survived the accident,
one did not.

micah was that one.