SYNFULL
Enthusiast
Was coming home from the gym on this beautiful day when I came over a hill and traffic was at a dead stop. I slammed on my brakes and they started to stop
and then nothing. I frantically pumped the braked and nothing was happening. It was like a slow motion nightmare. I had nowhere safe to go, there were 2 lanes of traffic stopped in front of me and and 2 lanes of heavy traffic coming the other way. I crossed over the median strip and thought I hit 3 or 4 cars. Finally I came to rest and sat there for a moment.
I checked my body and thought I was alright except for my right eyebrow which was hurting and bleeding. I tried to open the drivers door but could not, so I had to crawl through the passenger window. The airbags never deployed. I could only see one car that I had hit and the older couple seemed ok. By now volunteer firefighters (the station was down the street) began arriving and checking on everyone. I grabbed a rag out of my gym bag since my head was bleeding but I couldn't believe it seemed like no one was really injured. My car parts were all over the highway. I can't imagine the car not being totaled. Traffic was stopped in both directions and there were fire engines and emergency vehicles all over the place. I don't know how but I think I only hit one car and nobody was seriously hurt. The hood was about 15 feet away, the front bumper on the side of the road and my door skin totally off. The ambulance came and checked my out and I told them I was going to go to the hospital with my wife. I am so very lucky. I had thirteen stitches put in my eyebrow but otherwise I am fine (except my baby is gone).
I was just driving the car yesterday which also was a beautiful day and I was thinking how lucky I was to have such an amazing vehicle.
I hope my insurance covers everything. It is Classic Collectors and my policy has a "stated value" of 48000. I'm not really sure what that means as opposed to agreed value.
My brother took a bunch of pics which I will post later (if you want to get nauseous).
Hopefully I will be fortunate enough to enjoy another vehicle like this one. Be safe!
Gary
and then nothing. I frantically pumped the braked and nothing was happening. It was like a slow motion nightmare. I had nowhere safe to go, there were 2 lanes of traffic stopped in front of me and and 2 lanes of heavy traffic coming the other way. I crossed over the median strip and thought I hit 3 or 4 cars. Finally I came to rest and sat there for a moment.
I checked my body and thought I was alright except for my right eyebrow which was hurting and bleeding. I tried to open the drivers door but could not, so I had to crawl through the passenger window. The airbags never deployed. I could only see one car that I had hit and the older couple seemed ok. By now volunteer firefighters (the station was down the street) began arriving and checking on everyone. I grabbed a rag out of my gym bag since my head was bleeding but I couldn't believe it seemed like no one was really injured. My car parts were all over the highway. I can't imagine the car not being totaled. Traffic was stopped in both directions and there were fire engines and emergency vehicles all over the place. I don't know how but I think I only hit one car and nobody was seriously hurt. The hood was about 15 feet away, the front bumper on the side of the road and my door skin totally off. The ambulance came and checked my out and I told them I was going to go to the hospital with my wife. I am so very lucky. I had thirteen stitches put in my eyebrow but otherwise I am fine (except my baby is gone).
I was just driving the car yesterday which also was a beautiful day and I was thinking how lucky I was to have such an amazing vehicle.
I hope my insurance covers everything. It is Classic Collectors and my policy has a "stated value" of 48000. I'm not really sure what that means as opposed to agreed value.
My brother took a bunch of pics which I will post later (if you want to get nauseous).
Hopefully I will be fortunate enough to enjoy another vehicle like this one. Be safe!
Gary
