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Tuesday the 17th of january, 2006 at 10 minutes to 9am. I was on my way to work here in Phoenix on the 51 freeway southbound. I was not in my mustang as I don't have it back from the body shop yet.
I was in the #3 lane just before the Northern exit. It was stop and go as there was a wreck up ahead according to the radio traffic report. I was in my 2000 Chrysler LHS. My family car.
I had just come to a stop behind a 2002 G20 infinity (you know, the glorified Sentra), and I was watching ahead to see when traffic would start moving again. All of a sudden I heard a BANG, felt a sharp jolt, and the next thing I know I wake up in the back seat. Turns out that a kid in a 93 ACCORD hit me going about 60mph. He never even hit his brakes!
When he hit me, it was with such force that it sheared the bolts on my driver seat, and I ended up in the back seat. It also sheared the bolts on the passenger seat even though there was no passenger. He pushed me into the G20.
Totalled the Chrysler, and his Honda, and did a few grand damage to the G.
The kid was actually pretty nice, and honest, and he told the officer "I just looked down for a second".
The bad: Totalled a great car that I had just put a lot of money into as I planned on driving it a while. I am REALLY sore.
The GOOD: Gave me an excuse to upgrade the wife to an 05 Explorer. Gave me an excuse to finish putting the Mustang together. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. That was the main thing as everything else can be repaired or replaced.
Please see attached fotos.
I guess the bottom line is that we were all very lucky, and that it only takes a second of not paying attention for people to get hurt.
Drive safely everyone!!!
Tuesday the 17th of january, 2006 at 10 minutes to 9am. I was on my way to work here in Phoenix on the 51 freeway southbound. I was not in my mustang as I don't have it back from the body shop yet.
I was in the #3 lane just before the Northern exit. It was stop and go as there was a wreck up ahead according to the radio traffic report. I was in my 2000 Chrysler LHS. My family car.
I had just come to a stop behind a 2002 G20 infinity (you know, the glorified Sentra), and I was watching ahead to see when traffic would start moving again. All of a sudden I heard a BANG, felt a sharp jolt, and the next thing I know I wake up in the back seat. Turns out that a kid in a 93 ACCORD hit me going about 60mph. He never even hit his brakes!
When he hit me, it was with such force that it sheared the bolts on my driver seat, and I ended up in the back seat. It also sheared the bolts on the passenger seat even though there was no passenger. He pushed me into the G20.
Totalled the Chrysler, and his Honda, and did a few grand damage to the G.
The kid was actually pretty nice, and honest, and he told the officer "I just looked down for a second".
The bad: Totalled a great car that I had just put a lot of money into as I planned on driving it a while. I am REALLY sore.
The GOOD: Gave me an excuse to upgrade the wife to an 05 Explorer. Gave me an excuse to finish putting the Mustang together. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. That was the main thing as everything else can be repaired or replaced.
Please see attached fotos.
I guess the bottom line is that we were all very lucky, and that it only takes a second of not paying attention for people to get hurt.
Drive safely everyone!!!
