My car is totaled

[phoenix79]

On Nov. 12 I was stopped at a red light when the driver of a Ford Explorer apparently didn't see the light or me and the other 2 stopped cars. She hit me at full speed (~65mph) offset to the driver's side. This knocked me into the car in the next lane. We spun around banging on each other several times and finally landed facing 180 degrees from where we started. They had to cut me out of the car. I wound up with 6 broken ribs, a broken arm, and a concussion. I spent 8 days in the hospital, 5 of which were in the ICU. While in the hospital I got a case of pneumonia that was resolved before they let me out.

My wife got lucky and only wound up with a mild concussion. I was the only one involved that was seriously injured.

Driver side of car

Point of impact

Passenger Side

Back seat in front seat

 

[Papagayo]

Thanks the lord you survived..

 

[dirtylimey]

Shame that the dumb woman that crashed into you didnt lose her face or something. What an idiot, hope all is well for you now.

 

[olds]

You'd have been fine if you had a lifted truck or SUV.

 

[jhayx7]

Ouch! Glad to hear you are ok (in a way). Alabama represent! Which county is 47?

 

[BrokenVisage]

in before the "that'll buff right out" comments.. amazing you and the wife survived a full speed crash from one direction.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Sweet Jesus. Well I'm glad you are alright. That could have been much much worse. Although it was pretty bad.
This is why men's car insurance rates are higher.

 

[mcvickj]

WOW! Looking at those pictures you are lucky to be alive. Glad to hear you are doing better. Hopefully the insurance company doesn't jerk you around and it gets resolved in a timely manner.

 

[Patt]

Good to hear you're OK. When I was in high school, on the night before my second last exam in Grade 12, I was hit almost exactly the same way, though I only sustained a concussion. I could have deferred the exam the next day, but I didn't and it was my best mark of the year

 

[phoenix79]

Thanks guys, I'm still recovering at home. Thankfully, I work IT in a school system. I get 2 weeks for christmas and I can make up the rest of the missed time over the summer. This way I don't actually lose any time or pay

jhayx7: Madison county, Huntsville

 

[Iron Woode]

yesterday afternoon we had a 20 car pile up due to a snow storm.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2006/12/08/2686194-sun.html

 

[sswingle]

Damn thats a lot of damage. Glad you survived relatively intact. What did the other car look like?

 

[fbrdphreak]

Damn, glad you're okay. Good to know little cars can still stand up to dumb women in SUV's

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
yesterday afternoon we had a 20 car pile up due to a snow storm.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2006/12/08/2686194-sun.html

Need more pics.

 

[SophalotJack]

Originally posted by: Patt
Good to hear you're OK. When I was in high school, on the night before my second last exam in Grade 12, I was hit almost exactly the same way, though I only sustained a concussion. I could have deferred the exam the next day, but I didn't and it was my best mark of the year

Knocked some sense into you? lol.


OP, glad to hear you are ok. PLEASE tell me you are taking every last dime from that whore who did this to you.

It reminds me of that phucking whore that killed a cyclist but only got a traffic ticket because her parents where filthy rich.

Also, if you tell me the lady that hit you was on her cell phone.... I will flip out at the next woman I see swerving while texting her "peeps"

 

[ranmaniac]

Thank God your alive! What car were you driving when you got hit, the car is so mangled I can't tell what it is. I'm thinking about trading up to a bigger vehicle after seeing this.

 

[archiloco]

man i am glad you ok, that car looks like swiss cheese......that's why i drive an SUV i guess......well it's a good selling point.

 

[lokiju]

Holy shyte man!

If someone would have been sitting behind you they would have been crushed!

That's horrible luck to have it happen at all but you're very lucky to be able to pull through and recover like you have.

I'm betting you'll be getting a new car with side airbags now.

Best of luck to you on your continued healing.

 

[phoenix79]

ranmaniac: I was driving a Toyota Camry with 280K and purred like a kitten

 

[Aharami]

Im glad you're doing better. are you considering suing? Was she hurt? Did she get a ticket? Did she get jail time (dont know if this would be a criminal case)?

 

[Sphexi]

Holy crap, good thing there was nobody in the back seat.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

First reaction to pic 1 - "Holy sh1t!!11!!"

 

[krunchykrome]

You're lucky to be alive and Im glad you're ok.


The SUV haters on this board on gonna have a field day.

 

[j00fek]

glad you made it man

 

[IronWing]

Glad you made it. The Camry did really well absorbing the impact. Even the back seat still had room to survive, not in great shape, but to survive.