Worst Thing That's Happened

RCP · October 23, 2011

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words

spankrz · October 27, 2011

i let a friend ride my built 350 warrior one night, and he ran it into the side of my truck... i found a used door and put on it, but the color is slightly different as can be seen in my sig pic. i was able to do the whole job for 350, the original quote i got from a body shop was 2200 to skin and paint. havent seen a penny from him, it happened on 4th of july weekend, and has been fixed for two months.

spankrz · October 27, 2011

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words

i just read through your post, i do not have children, i am young, but i would do the same thing in a heartbeat for anyone that is close to me. i wish you the best of luck with your son, and i hope that you find out some good news soon.

[email protected] · October 31, 2011

Got t-boned by a meth head in a stolen 2010 Civic that ran a red light, loudest noise I've ever heard in my life. Bastard got out and ran too. Luckily I wasn't too hurt, but it was definitely lucky that I was driving a truck, because he spun me around twice, and pushed me about 30 or 40 feet across the intersection. Apparently he was doing about 60 or 70 when he hit me.

Easytide · November 5, 2011

A few years back i,d purchased a suburban LS,,,leather everything...really nice truck....well....i put a K-9 barrier in the back and took one of my young dogs and a buddies dog to training. I parked by the training area where they were doing agitation,took my buddies dog out for a go and left mine in the back of the truck. I wasnt gone 15 mins,,i dont think,,,,anyway...apparently my guy decided he liked the noise and excitement..broke down the barrier,,and litterally ate my interior,,,,,both frt seats,,,both door panels and a huge chunk out of the back seat. This truck was more or less a month old. Needless to say...i opened the door,,,,fought off the nausea,,closed the door and walked away. That dog has NO idea how lucky he was...

NMerenda · February 2, 2012

Today I was in the left turning lane and decided I wanted to go straight, so I bolted int the other lane, and in my blindspot was a Tahoe coming into the same lane i was going into, and my front corner side swiped him. I now have to have both front fenders replaced, front bumper, all the headlights, and front bumper replaced. Really saddens me but I know when she gets fixed she'll be better tha new.

Badbird2000 · February 3, 2012

^{This happened about 7-8 years ago. I was driving home one night after bringing my mom home from the hospital. She had complications after a quad bypass and was in for 3 months. So, i was finally feeling good about life in general again. it was raining, about 9:30 pm at night, at a four lane divided highway intersection. I took off from the light, driving normal, maybe a little slower because of the rain. A woman darts out of nowhere, she had been standing on the median about 50 yards from the intersection. Runs right in front of my truck. I hit the horn, scream, cut the wheel to the right as she was doubling back, and hit her. She bounced off the hood and rolled. I stopped the truck and ran out into traffic to keep people behind me from hitting her. She was uncounscious in the middle of the road. I grabbed my cell phone, called 911 and started to see if i could help. People were trying to pick her up, i lost it started yelling to leave her where she was. I am an Eagle Scout and have had some traing in first aid.. #1, don't move people unless you know they have no neck/back injuries, or they are in immediate danger, like fire, etc. Paramedics arrive, cops arrive, etc.. they stablize her and air lift her out to the trauma center. At this point i was sitting on the median trying to process everything that happend. Talked to 3-4 different officers.. i had not been drinking, i wasn't on my cell phone, wasn't switching cd's, not goofing off, not speeding, nothing..the officers took my report, looked over my truck, and let me go. Luckily, i was only 2 miles from home...i went home, and just collapsed..Had some more interviews with the same detective the next day... i was not at fault at all. Turns out she was drunk.. leaving a bar. She had no license because of too many DUI's. She wound up passing away three days later.. on my birthday. The detective came to my office so i could sign the final reports...I still have the damage to my hood, i have replaced the headlights, grille, and lower valance. On the hood, you can still see where her hand must have had ring on it, and left scratches and a couple decent sized dents on one side. One day, i'll get a new hood, cowl induction hopefully.}

^{To this day, i can still hear the noise and see her bouncing off my truck.. i get a little paranoid driving at night in the rain still to this day.}

Doug_Scott · February 4, 2012

^{This happened about 7-8 years ago. I was driving home one night after bringing my mom home from the hospital. She had complications after a quad bypass and was in for 3 months. So, i was finally feeling good about life in general again. it was raining, about 9:30 pm at night, at a four lane divided highway intersection. I took off from the light, driving normal, maybe a little slower because of the rain. A woman darts out of nowhere, she had been standing on the median about 50 yards from the intersection. Runs right in front of my truck. I hit the horn, scream, cut the wheel to the right as she was doubling back, and hit her. She bounced off the hood and rolled. I stopped the truck and ran out into traffic to keep people behind me from hitting her. She was uncounscious in the middle of the road. I grabbed my cell phone, called 911 and started to see if i could help. People were trying to pick her up, i lost it started yelling to leave her where she was. I am an Eagle Scout and have had some traing in first aid.. #1, don't move people unless you know they have no neck/back injuries, or they are in immediate danger, like fire, etc. Paramedics arrive, cops arrive, etc.. they stablize her and air lift her out to the trauma center. At this point i was sitting on the median trying to process everything that happend. Talked to 3-4 different officers.. i had not been drinking, i wasn't on my cell phone, wasn't switching cd's, not goofing off, not speeding, nothing..the officers took my report, looked over my truck, and let me go. Luckily, i was only 2 miles from home...i went home, and just collapsed..Had some more interviews with the same detective the next day... i was not at fault at all. Turns out she was drunk.. leaving a bar. She had no license because of too many DUI's. She wound up passing away three days later.. on my birthday. The detective came to my office so i could sign the final reports...I still have the damage to my hood, i have replaced the headlights, grille, and lower valance. On the hood, you can still see where her hand must have had ring on it, and left scratches and a couple decent sized dents on one side. One day, i'll get a new hood, cowl induction hopefully.}

^{To this day, i can still hear the noise and see her bouncing off my truck.. i get a little paranoid driving at night in the rain still to this day.}

Why didn't insurance pay for repairs?

&CDFiXER% · February 4, 2012

RCP:

Have a friend who's son started having seizures about at @ 1 1/5 yrs old and from what my buddy told me, the diagnostics sound similar to yours so far. My buddy did say the doc's said that sometimes kids just grow out of that stuff. Happily his son did grow out of it. I hope your lil guy is getting better!

MikeNH · February 4, 2012

Some rough stories in here. And some stupid ones (all you idiots who admit to driving drunk...).

RCP, I don't see how anyone could blame you for what you did either. I don't have kids but I'd be out of my mind if I had to go through something like that. Hope the kiddo is doing better!

Badbird2000 · February 4, 2012

Doug scott..might sound dumb now but at the time i didnt want to take the money. I did file the claim as they were involved with paying the estate of the pedestrian but i didnt want my part. I have repaired everything else..

j-ten-ner · February 4, 2012

On a Saturday we met at the new house of my boss to party the move in.

A co-worker showed up with the company vehicle (VW T4) 'cause he had to work the next day.

Around midnight my wife came to pick me up and we left a little after my co-worker.

Five minutes later we catched up to him. The road was a little up hill and there was a traffic light turning red. My co-worker made it but we had to stop.

When we startet moving again over the top of the hill I saw the van up side down in the incoming lane and 3 other cars badly damaged.

Turned out that he fell asleep behind the wheel, went to the left, hit a sport car, got the van launched in the air and while he was flying hit 2 more cars and landed finally on the roof.

My co-worker seriously injured, the driver of the sport car died and two more people in the other cars also seriously injured.

After the investigation by the police it turned out that everybody at the party saw him drinking coke. No one realized that he stretched the coke with alcohol. I should say that my co-worker was known as a guy who is actually not a drinker. He didn't even know why he drunk so much that night.

Since that day I never ever touched a drink when have to drive or better did not drive when I had a drink (even only one beer).

It is sad that I had to witness an accident like this to realize that alcohol and driving is not a good mix.

I've just been lucky that I didn't hurt or kill someone 'cause I was driving drunk.

It happened 17 years ago.

so long

j-ten-ner