As a young boy, Jamar saw another child killed in a car accident. As an adult, he witnessed a terrible multi-car pileup and fire and found himself frozen and unable to respond to the desperate cries for help from the occupants who were trapped in the burning wreckage. Jamar's inability to respond in this case may be due to his unique

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Jamar's response to the multi-car pileup and fire suggests that he may have developed a vulnerability or trauma response as a result of his earlier experience witnessing a child's death in a car accident. This could have contributed to his freezing or inability to respond in the face of the new traumatic event.

As a Young Boy, Jamar Saw Another Child Killed in a Car