What's The Closest You've Ever Come ...

Driving along a neighborhood street up the hill towards my home.  It was not night, nor was it daylight.  I was going about 20 mph in the 25 mph zone.  Talking with the wife and holy cow, something was zooming straight down to us.  I jerked the steering wheel to the right and hit the curb.  The 8 yr old kid was laying down on his skateboard on his back and zoomed straight thru the spot I once occupied.  Wife recognized the kid and we turned around to fine him on sidewalk walking back up the hill.  He had stopped at the stop sign at bottom of hill.  He recognized us and accepted our offer for ride to his home.  His mom and dad were home and couldn't believe what we told them.  Haven't seen him on skateboard since then and that has been 7 years.  He is lucky to be alive and is a darn good kid.  When we are working in the yard, he often stops to say hi etc.