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I'm on my phone writing this....driving home on I95 S when this blue Volks drifts off the far right lane. On the side of the road is a parked with hazards on a Ford F150 type pick up truck with the driver walking to the rear of his truck. The car only misses the man because he looks up sees the car heading right at him, he leaps out of the way by the rear of his truck as the car impacts the truck's rear drivers wheel at Approx 75 mph. The impact was so violent in front of me debris flew everywhere...the car's front wheel went flying as I'm trying to dodge a flying wheel and all sorts of debris. Luckily with it being Sunday traffic was very light. I pulled over to check my vehicle to see if I did get hit then went over to offer assistance and call 911. The driver at first appeared unconscious and so was the passenger both driving from Texas.
Later the driver came to but was taken to the hospital for observation and the passenger was in more serious condition both were rearing their seatbelts and every airbags deployed side ones too.
The impact was so great the rear wheel of the truck ended up under the axle of the truck and other wheel was literally pushed free from the truck. When an HWP officer arrived and told him what happened he told the driver of the pick up buy a lottery ticket....five seconds delay walking to the back of truck he would no longer be amongst the living. I've never seen anything that violent....lessen to be learned on a major highway or any road no matter how safe you think you are hazard out, flares, or flashing lights the very worse can happen stand off the road in front of your vehicle and
STAY ALERT!
Peace I'm glad I'm still intact.
Later the driver came to but was taken to the hospital for observation and the passenger was in more serious condition both were rearing their seatbelts and every airbags deployed side ones too.
The impact was so great the rear wheel of the truck ended up under the axle of the truck and other wheel was literally pushed free from the truck. When an HWP officer arrived and told him what happened he told the driver of the pick up buy a lottery ticket....five seconds delay walking to the back of truck he would no longer be amongst the living. I've never seen anything that violent....lessen to be learned on a major highway or any road no matter how safe you think you are hazard out, flares, or flashing lights the very worse can happen stand off the road in front of your vehicle and
STAY ALERT!
Peace I'm glad I'm still intact.
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.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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Fuckus rules all
Rob
Seattle
And to tack on SO's comment, there are just too many straight-up idiots on the roads. Texting, speeding, high as fuck, sleepy, inattentive or just shouldn't be in control of a vehicle, period.
Another idiot killed a friend's entire family in the 80s when I was 16.
Both events shocking. When good times go bad. Because of an idiot.
also hope you weren't driving while doing this
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The Camry started to change lanes way too early and its rear quarter panel clipped the the front tire and bumper of the dump. It spun the car 90 degrees. the dump driver got both vehicles off to the right shoulder , pushing the car sideways. when he finally got the truck to a full stop , the car kept its momentum continueing to thevright and forward. they wound up sliding up the shoulder embankment facing the wrong way but stayed upright.
Scared the shit out of the dump driver. he could have killed them if it wasn't for his quick action and skill. when he got out of his truck , he walked around the back of it and collapsed on his hands and knees.
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As for the driver of the Volks it appears to be a case of him being sleepy, this happened around 8:30am and drifted into the path of a parked hazards on vehicle on the side of a highway. Thank goodness it appears all involved will be ok but what I saw that early in this morning was for sure surrealy shocking he missed that guy by 6 inches.
Peace
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
the cop told me, "don't worry, it happens all the time." seriously, ha said that.
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I came across this leaving Wrigley Night 1 last August. Must have just happened. Big explosion with debris floating everywhere. My windows were rolled up, but my skin still felt like it was on fire driving past this madness.
Fuckus rules all
Rob
Seattle
when the old guy's insurance man called me, I told him I had no comment.
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We ran up, the guy was pale and conscious but there was nothing in his eyes, I was thinking that he was dying, but it was probably just shock.
Next thing, before anybody can go to call 911 an ambulance came by in the other direction!!
How about that luck?
I checked with the local paper for 2 weeks to see if he died because I was sure he would, but he must have made it.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I once saw someone lose control and go all of the way across 4-5 lanes of 5 South in SoCal on way to San Diego. They were a hundred or more yards in front of me and I saw it happening. Guy regained control of his little truck and was going about 55 when I passed him. I was horrified for him as I saw him lose control and was thankful it was mid-morning and nobody was around him.
I have seen a dozen small accidents but never anything like you saw. Had to scare the crap out of you.
Was in a pretty scary accident as a teen and it happened in slow motion to me. A bunch of us and a bunch of beer in a buddy's Ramcharger and the snow on the side of the road sucked us in when he hit the ditch and pretty much threw us off the road and down a steep bank. As we started to roll down the bank I called "Rolling..." out loud, mimicking the start of Youth Gone Wild. (Hey, it was 1990!)
We all survived and when someone asked what it was like to start to go down the bank one of my buddies commented on how I yelled out "Rolling!" and he was waiting for Skid Row to play.
Funny how you can slow things down when you go into fight or flight mode.
Did you say you're on your phone writing this and driving home, then you end it by saying stay aware?
I must have misread it.....
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)