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Post by Matthew on Nov 14, 2004 18:12:43 GMT -5
About a month ago, I was hit by a drunk driver. See for your self:  That's my Lebaron, or whats left of it. Anyway, at 5:30is in the morning, I was heading out to work when I was struck by a drunk driving a 1990 Buick Century Estate wagon. I was going about 35 when he pulled off of a rual road and slammed in to me. The Buick riped apart and the driver was thrown about 100 feet in to the nearby cornfeild. When the Buick hit, the airbag in the Lebaron deployed so everything was a blur for me. My car slid across two lanes of traffic and was facing the opposing lane. I was able to get out and walk about then feet, before I collapsed. By then the first officer came and called for the Paremedics. I'm physcally okay, still shaken (even after a month). The driver of the Buick was sent to the hospital, then the county jail. Now I have to go to court and face this idiot again and get some money out of this. I'm still in IL without a working land-line phone (dumb@ss landlord!) and a crappy cell phone. Back to the regularly scheduled forum. |
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Post by CEILINGFANWIZ on Nov 14, 2004 22:49:27 GMT -5
MY GOD good thing you're ok, i'm sorry about the car. i know it was your favorite one.
GET ABUNCHA MONEY OUT OF HIM!!!!!!
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Post by james pinette on Nov 15, 2004 12:22:51 GMT -5
matthew, i am very sorry to hear about your accident
feel better.
your friend
james
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Post by Adam D. on Nov 15, 2004 15:12:32 GMT -5
Could have been worst. Thats great that you are alright...
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Post by Sean B. on Nov 15, 2004 17:11:53 GMT -5
Glad to hear that you are ok, glad to hear you might get money outta this, bad to hear that it happened. Man that was a mouthfull.
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Nov 15, 2004 23:26:25 GMT -5
WHOA  that must have sucked having your car totaled and all. Good thing you lived, though. The very same thing happened to a girl I know at college; her car was apparently totalled recently. |
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Post by Farah on Nov 16, 2004 16:18:24 GMT -5
Woahh that really bad! But I'm glad that you are doing alright and made it out alive!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2004 21:49:00 GMT -5
Matthew, I'm sorry to hear about such a tragedy. Especially to someone so emotionally attached to cars and driving this would have all the more impact. Perhaps the blessing in the storm would be a large settlement and you can cash in.
There will always be other cars, and I am glad to hear you are not physically hurt.
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Nov 16, 2004 22:11:05 GMT -5
Matthew, I'm sorry to hear about such a tragedy. Especially to someone so emotionally attached to cars and driving this would have all the more impact. Perhaps the blessing in the storm would be a large settlement and you can cash in. There will always be other cars, and I am glad to hear you are not physically hurt. I am so emotionally attached to cars as well! Since mine had to go to the shop often this year, I had the honor of a 2000 Buick Regal for 2 weeks this summer, and a 2002 Ford Taurus SE, a month ago. I know I mentioned my car(s) on another thread somewhere here. However, we're supposed to be getting a Chevy TrailBlazer soon. |
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Post by Matthew on Nov 17, 2004 20:42:24 GMT -5
Thank you all for your support. A car can be replaced, a life cannot. The court date is in a week. I'll probabily be getting enough to pay for my car, injuries and some other things. I really realized how lucky I was to live and walk away from the wreck. Just a few cuts when the driverside window broke and thats it. Buckle up and get a car with an airbag. Here are a few more pics:   Notice the driverside kick panel (where the Gas & brake petals are)? It was the size of a coffie can. |
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Post by Matthew on Nov 17, 2004 21:45:37 GMT -5
On the poor lebarons side, it was my project car. I had invested over 5K in it. It just angers me that some stupid drunk would take it away like that! hopefully the settlement will take care of that  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2004 22:21:23 GMT -5
Thank you all for your support. A car can be replaced, a life cannot. Yes. (and fans are more important anyways) (not true, you use cars to GET fans.) |
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Post by Matthew on Nov 18, 2004 18:41:33 GMT -5
I'll drive my trusty Plymouth for now and till the spring. I can't afford to buy any more cars (I have four, well, now three and a quarter ) |
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Post by Matthew on Nov 30, 2004 19:30:35 GMT -5
Well, the court date was today. Stupid Illnois. The moved it up to state district court. Now I have to drive all the way to down town chicago next tuesday. damnit!
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