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Close call. (Graphic Images)

Postby Lithium » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:21 am

On Thursday night, my younger brother was involved in a car wreck coming home from work. Got a call from my parents saying only that he was in the hospital, and they didn't know anything else.

Turns out, he was fine, and was in the only section of the car that hadn't been compromised and folded in by the collision. Had anyone else been in the car, it's safe to say that they would not be alive.

He was hit by a car on his rear bumper that was attempting to pass while merging , which spun him out of control and into oncoming traffic. His driver's side was facing directly at an oncoming Jeep, and he had the presence of mind to spin the car so the passenger's side was struck.

The Jeep hit him broadside, in a T-Bone fashion. The car was then launched into a field on the left-hand side of the road.

He was treated and released from the hospital within a few hours following a CAT scan, and is doing fine.

My parents E-Mailed me some photos of the car at the tow yard today. It is totalled.

Interior view: Here, you can see that the door engulfed the passenger side seat, and would have crushed anyone sitting in it. The door actually came halfway inside the car, almost reaching to where my brother was seated.

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Outside view of the car:

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View of the back seat. Impact was so hard that it bowed it almost in half. You'll notice that all the impact was so harsh that it blew out all of the windows, excluding the windshield and a small triangular window in the back driver's side:

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Another outside view of the car:




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Another exterior view:

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One last exterior. Notice how the roof was pushed upwards and bubbled out by the impact:


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Anyway, thought I'd share these. It was a really close call, and I'm glad to still have a brother.
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Postby Snobal » Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Wow Lith, that's awful man.

I'm glad your brother is OK, and feeling normal.



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Postby Aigle » Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:56 pm

Sorry to hear your brother was in such a horrific accident. I don't think I knew any of you when i was in mine (I think actually only Ceph at the time...). Mine was similar, except the whole passenger side was smashed in.

Give your brother my well wishes, and make sure he stays off his feet! I know I felt like a mack truck hit me for about two weeks after the fact.
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Postby Zancarius » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:58 pm

Oh wow, someone upstairs was really looking out for him. Good thing he had the presence of mind to do what he did--he is one lucky guy. I'm glad to hear he's doing well!

This is a valuable lesson all of us should take to heart. No matter how careful you are, it doesn't matter--it's the other idiots on the road who have complete and total disregard for other drivers.
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Postby alacor » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:06 pm

I am just glad he is ok. Hope you all the best.
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Postby Grimblast » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:11 pm

Good to hear he is ok. That must have really shook him up!
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Postby Lithium » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:30 am

Thanks for all the warm wishes, guys. :)

I talked to him this morning, and he says he's sore as shit, lol. But otherwise, he's good. He said he's still picking out glass from some of his lacerations. But if that's the only thing he's got to worry about, I'm sure he can live with that being the worst.

Good to see all of ya!
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Postby Regnal » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:21 pm

Hey Glad u are all ok .. looked pretty rough in the car..
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