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Old 03-26-2006, 10:44 PM
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I crashed today...

I was driving back to Colorado from my grandfathers funeral in Los Angeles. It was supposed to be a 13 hour drive; I was about an hour and a half away from home. There were 4 of us taking turns driving. I took the wheel at 7:30 and was going to finish the long trip off.

One of my wheels got caught in some slush and it pulled my right into the left girdor. I was traveling at about 40-45 mph. I tried to get off the wall and spun the car right and I was heading straight off the mountain. Luckily the right girdor was a metal fence of some sort. As soon as my car hit the right girdor I started spinning out and the car wouldn't stop. There was no cars by me at the time. My car started going backwards on the highway; when I looked up and saw two cars coming straight at me while my car was still spinning out. One was a Lexus RX and it was able to avoid me. The other was a Dodge Ram truck and it hit the rear left side of the car.

Good news is that no one got hurt. The airbags didn't deploy. I'm pretty much in shock of what happened in a blink of an eye. We all had our seatbelts on and everyone walked away from the accident. I did get a ticket for carless driving since I loss control of the vehicle. I haven't talked to my insurance agent yet.

I just wanted to remind everyone here to buckle up. I'm really lucky to be alive right now. I really thought I was going to fly off the mountain. Then I was basically helpless when the cars were coming right at me. I really can't get this out of my mind and iI have been thinking about it over and over again all day. I'm real glad that no one was hurt. I feel so guilty to put my family in that situation as well as myself. I wasn't tired or anything because I had plenty of sleep. I had only driven for an hour and a half when it happened.

Drive safe everyone!!! Take care.
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Old 03-26-2006, 10:48 PM
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Glad to hear that no one was injured. Good message!!
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Old 03-26-2006, 10:53 PM
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Being in shock is normal, as is the fatigue and the flashbacks. It will subside but sharing the story helps. Glad you are OK.
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Old 03-26-2006, 10:53 PM
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Good news nobody's hurt!, I wish you didnt get a ticket, since there was slush on the road. I was in a similar situation a long time ago , the cops did not give me a ticket and they blamed the weather.
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Old 03-26-2006, 10:56 PM
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glad to hear no one got hurt. Good luck.
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Old 03-26-2006, 11:06 PM
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ditto on what josh said.
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Old 03-26-2006, 11:11 PM
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Man that is scary. Having recently survived a terrible wreck myself, I know exactly how helpless you feel. Thank God everyone walked away ok!
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Old 03-26-2006, 11:17 PM
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Glad everyone is OK.
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Old 03-26-2006, 11:22 PM
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Glad you're ok...
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Old 03-26-2006, 11:55 PM
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wow... So sorry to hear about your accident. Glad to hear everyone was OK. Hang in there, and keep us updated.

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