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Lucky driver at my house...whew!

Started by chargerrt, March 07, 2008, 10:18:14 PM

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chargerrt

March 07, 2008, 10:18:14 PM
I just thought I'd share some pics of my brother's car (a low mileage 2001 Bullitt Mustang).  He got into a pretty serious accident on the way to school Wednesday morning but luckily walked away with only bruises and what looks like a cracked rib.  It was raining pretty heavily that morning and, according to him, he lost control because the car hydroplaned.  He went off the road and ran over a bunch of "boulders" (around 10-12" in diameter) before nailing a palm tree with his driver's door.  It completely took the palm tree out of the ground.  The inpact also boke the frame on the car.  After over an hour of work the tow truck was able to pull the car from the beach sand, boulders, and between some trees, but not before destroying the passenger side of the car on another tree.  I snapped these pictures today while he was getting his personal belongings out of the car.  Afterwards he was moping around saying, "I've got a case of bad luck," which got me pretty angry because I had a friend die from a similar crash a little over a year ago.  I told him, "Bro, your funeral should have been today."  After that it didn't take him long to brighten up a little bit.









Tilar

#1
March 07, 2008, 10:22:48 PM
Wow, Yeah I'd say he was extremely lucky. It looks like the drivers seat was about to become part of the console. He's lucky a broken rib was all he ended up with.
Dave  

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69bronzeT5

#2
March 07, 2008, 10:27:13 PM
Yea, he is extremely lucky! Too bad, that was a nice car
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68RT4ME

#3
March 07, 2008, 10:47:11 PM
Unbelievable... :o  Thank God he's ok. I Wish him a speedy recovery.. :cheers:
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The70RT

#4
March 07, 2008, 11:10:18 PM
Wow....glad he is ok. If you look at Mustangs crash tests they are better than most.
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TruckDriver

#5
March 07, 2008, 11:27:41 PM
 :o :o :o
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suntech

#6
March 08, 2008, 03:21:34 AM
A 2001 Mustang can be replaced...................brothers can´t!!!!!
He was very lucky.
BTW: If he was aquaplanning, loosing control, sliding sideways through those obsticals, through a "sandtrap" for so curl the car around a palmtree.................... Well, he was sure as hell not doing 35 mph!!!
Tell your brother to quit bitching, and wipe ON a grin, due to the fact that he is alive and kicking :engel016:
Since we only live once, and all this is not just a dressed rehearsal, but the real thing............ Well, enjoy it!!!!

1969chargerrtse

#7
March 08, 2008, 06:56:09 AM
Wow  :o  It's just a car that you can't take with you when you go.  He is really lucky, glad to hear he'll be o.k.
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

whitehatspecial

#8
March 08, 2008, 11:38:16 AM
Mustang+HP+rain= spinouts

Some things never change. Glad he's OK and able to tell the story!
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Charger_Fan

#9
March 08, 2008, 01:47:21 PM
Quote from: chargerrt on March 07, 2008, 10:18:14 PM
Afterwards he was moping around saying, "I've got a case of bad luck," which got me pretty angry because I had a friend die from a similar crash a little over a year ago.  I told him, "Bro, your funeral should have been today."  After that it didn't take him long to brighten up a little bit.
That's for sure! If it impacted the tree another foot to the rear, his head would probably be curved in the same shape that door is. :o That boy's definitely lucky. It's a bummer about the car, but he can learn his lesson from this & drive another day.

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Mike DC

#10
March 08, 2008, 06:37:40 PM
He's lucky to be alive, that's for sure. 

The truth is that he was probably just going way too fast for the situation.  I'd call that at least 40 mph just for the tree impact alone, let alone how much speed was scrubbed off sliding & going over the boulders first.  He had to be really moving when he left the road. 

 

Manfred318

#11
March 08, 2008, 07:14:01 PM
Holy crap :o Its amazing he only walked away with so few injuries.

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chargerrt

#12
March 08, 2008, 09:31:19 PM
The speed zone he was in was a 45mph.  I don't think I've stated that yet.  I don't know if he was going too fast for the zone or what.  It doesn't matter to me all that much right now  ;D

TK73

#13
March 08, 2008, 11:50:52 PM
Damn lucky!!

Will that buff out??

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Hemidog

#14
March 09, 2008, 01:24:07 PM
truly lucky there!

speedfreak68

#15
March 09, 2008, 10:58:16 PM
hes a lucky guy. with everythin that happened to that car im suprised that the airbags didn't go off.

FastbackJon

#16
March 10, 2008, 12:43:50 AM
Glad he was okay! Car did not fare well at all. But maybe a good HPLAG father/son project?
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JMF

#17
March 10, 2008, 04:32:44 AM
Do you know what 4 digit Bullitt number this car is? It's just so the guys at the Bullitt registry can include it, thanks

1969chargerrtse

#18
March 10, 2008, 05:01:54 AM
Quote from: JMF on March 10, 2008, 04:32:44 AM
Do you know what 4 digit Bullitt number this car is? It's just so the guys at the Bullitt registry can include it, thanks
Jeez, are men car lovers or what?   :icon_smile_wink:
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

1969chargerrtse

#19
March 10, 2008, 05:03:08 AM
Quote from: FastbackJon on March 10, 2008, 12:43:50 AM
Glad he was okay! Car did not fare well at all. But maybe a good HPLAG father/son project?
O.k, I can't take it anymore.  What the heck is "HPLAG"  :eek2:
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

Charger_Fan

#21
March 10, 2008, 11:26:48 AM
Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on March 10, 2008, 05:03:08 AM
O.k, I can't take it anymore.  What the heck is "HPLAG"  :eek2:
A place to steer clear of at all costs. :o

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)
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