bad f'n night

[bubba428]

I let a drive my car last night, and he deiced to get throttle happy. Well he ended up putting us into the woods at 70+mph after hitting a wet spot...The car cut down 2 trees and wrapped around a third tree

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broken nose, fractured nasal bone, sinus bleeding, head trauma, lacerations to the head, arms and legs.

I'll have pics of the poor car tomorrow.

[WayFast84]

damn dude, sucks, I have a car f/syou should buy.

[sweetbmxrider]

that sucks bubba

[bubba428]

damn dude, sucks, I have a car f/syou should buy.

thanks for the offer, but I need to asses the damage on the T/A and see what action the police take

[bubba428]

I'll say this to every person...its easy to forget the smell of a late summer rain...or how privileged we all are, to have people to talk to, to have each other, and to just make it to the next moment alive. I came closer to death than I ever expected. I was passed out in that car for over an hour. At this point I feel so privileged just to be breathing right now. Few of you can understand this on the level I now do...and I hope to God the rest of you never will have to. All I'm saying is live every moment as if it was your last, pass up no opportunity and live with out regret. You never know when somebody else's mistake can end you. I was uncontentious for an hour and 20min, and nearly drown to death on my own blood. I feel like I have been given a second chance to live my life righteously and to make the right decisions. I don't care how retarded it may sound, but this morning events have changed me forever. I hope all you young one take this, a stupid mistake, as a lesson and I hope you never have to go through what I am now

[91DropTop]

glad to hear your ok man, deff a scary experience...how is the driver doing? banged up as well?

[bubba428]

no not really...minor concussion, cut on his leg, and a 86 bird wheel in his chest. the driver is doing good.....when I came to he was hunched over with blood running down his face. I thought he was dead...I can't get the image out of my mind. that was the single worst part. such a gruesome scene, neither on of us should be alive.

[JL8Jeff]

Dam! Glad to hear you guys are not worse off. It doesn't take much in bad conditions with these cars so you really have to pay attention all the time. My drive home from the Nats was interesting in the rain. Just letting the clutch out would cause the rear to spin and kick out. Hope you get better soon but I have a bad feeling about that nasal injury. Good luck!

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[bubba428]

i can breath fine...its just that some times it floats crooked and I have to adjust the upper bone part....its broken all the way to my eye brow... beside my face feeling like I just lost a fight to a grizzly bear, I'm actually feeling pretty good(probably the meds)

[chrisfrom nj]

that sucks bubba

[Ian]

WOW! you're on lucky bastard! very glad to hear you're doing alright. I hope everything heals up okay. cars can be replaced, people can not!

[wretched73]

WOW! you're on lucky bastard! very glad to hear you're doing alright. I hope everything heals up okay. cars can be replaced, people can not!

Amen to that!

[Rich189]

Wow sounds like you were lucky as hell man feel better

[bubba428]

yea for one I think being as hammered as I was and being so damn big pulled trough for me for once...and the seat belt, but that broke

[Mike]

what do the docs say about recovery? will this fubar your army plans?

[bubba428]

what do the docs say about recovery? will this fubar your army plans?

Mike it might, the police were threating to blame me as the driver because he wasn't with the car when they got there. The office was in my face calling me a liar and as I'm trying to explain what happened he kept telling me to shut up...the they didn't even take BAC or blood work from either one of us at the hospital, nor did they breath test us. So I think he may have screwed up. As far as recovery I've always been a fast healer so i should be good within the month

[BonzoHansen]

Good luck bud, I hope it all works out.

[Mike]

yeah man that sucks, hopefull you get all the legal bs all worked out, and more importantly the health stuff

[bubba428]

yea thank guys, I've always been pretty resilient...I'm just in fear of sneezing

[79CamaroDiva]

sneezing will definitely hurt a LOT, I really hope you won't have to. Mike or any law enforcement, can you shine a little light on what can happen, since the police are trying to blame bubba? does he have to prove he wasn't driving to them? what kind of recourse does he have?

I really hope you have a full and fast recovery.

BTW, i just sneezed for you. you don't have to.

[bubba428]

the cop showed up and issued me an inspection ticket and a seat belt ticket...apparently I wasn't wearing it. my buddy is in deep **** though. I'm actually going to go to court with him to try to help him out. I'm not at liberty to discuss the charges at this time so please don't ask

[bubba428]

I really hope you have a full and fast recovery.

BTW, i just sneezed for you. you don't have to.

:rofl: thanks


the officer said theres a hole in the windshield from my head. I've never been so happy to be 1/4 polish :rofl:

[Blacdout96]

whered this take place? and which friend was it, is it the asian kid I met?

[bubba428]

no wasn't the Asian kid there Mellow Yellow....It was another friend...for his legal safety I'm not divulging his name. If you wanna know jeff stop by tomorrow

[Squirrel]

i know what its like to lose a car to not your fault whatsoever, sucks big time
also know what its like to a broken nose lol...the nose will heal with time, plan on sleeping on your back for quite some time though:)
but good luck with the recovery and hopefully legalities dont screw you over too bad...have you been in contact with your insurance company?

[bubba428]

i know what its like to lose a car to not your fault whatsoever, sucks big time
also know what its like to a broken nose lol...the nose will heal with time, plan on sleeping on your back for quite some time though:)
but good luck with the recovery and hopefully legalities dont screw you over too bad...have you been in contact with your insurance company?

its sunday....i'm calling tomorrow

[79CamaroDiva]

dont most insurance companies have 24 hr claims numbers?

[bubba428]

dont most insurance companies have 24 hr claims numbers?

i guess...but i'm not exactly head on shoulders at the moment. I still haven't slept...I'm running on adrenaline from some thing that happened 24 hours ago...so far 38 hours without sleep

[79CamaroDiva]

yeah, i understand taht. im sure waiting til the next actual business day can't hurt your claim

[SteveR]

wow, your definitely lucky you didnt get more hurt. Severe spinal injuries often happen when your face hits the windshield like that. Get better soon man!

[69BirdX]

I know exactly how you feel. Felt the same after i crashed my 91 T/A. Im glad that car had air bags even though they broke my nose. Glad to hear your alright. As for the car its easier to fix and less damaging then broken bones and a life. Feel lucky for yourself and you friend but more importantly that no one else was in the way of the wreckage.
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[BTK79]

Sorry to hear , at the least you are ok . Hope it all works out for you.

[bubba428]

T/A comes home today :(

[LTb1ow]

In how many pieces?

[SteveR]

what did your insurance say?

[bubba428]

didn't call them...no long distance with out my cell.

In how many pieces?
too many to name

[WildBillyT]

Wow Bubba, sorry to hear about this. I hope everything stays cool with the Army and that you get through this as easily and quickly as possible.

[jims69camaro]

yeah, i think your friend is screwed. and the cops did mess up not getting your BAC, or his - so at least he's got a hope. gotta love cops, man, you just went through the most harrowing experience of your life and he's in your face calling you a liar. unfreakingbelievable.

on the bright side, the nose will heal and it looks like you won't have any major scars. and you get to live. i know how close you came, having been there twice before in my life. and you'll get over the image you had when you woke up, too. :D

[brp88gta]

i agree that you will get over the image but it does take some time. i was in a very similar crash about 2 years about. out of 4 of us i was the only one consious. once the two people in the front woke up, i looked next to me and saw my buddy just sitting there hunched over with blood pouring from his head, thought he was dead. got medivaced out and is ok now but i know how an image like that can stick in your head and send chills down your spine when you think about it. dont worry that will fade away with time. i hated driving with other people for a good while after that but that fades away too, but it defintly made me smarter as to who i let drive me around. im glad to hear you guys are ok and hope everything works out. time will heal everything
-brian

[chrisfrom nj]

bubba post pics of the ta

[NJ346]

bubba post pics of the ta

Ditto. Hey man now you have a legit excuse to get an LS1:mrgreen:

[bubba428]

actually the motor survived too...heart of a true warrior...what ever I get the heart of the T/A will live on. pics in a bit

[jims69camaro]

i can only imagine the carnage...

[bubba428]

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This is where my face hit the dash ans head hit the windsheild
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[chrisfrom nj]

bubba your lucky to be alive

[baddest434]

:shock:damn bubba you guys are a couple of lucky dudes. hope you heal up quick and can get on with your military plans.
that sucks..poor car but it might buff out:mrgreen:

[bubba428]

DUCT TAPE!!!!!!!!!


the motor made it through alive too some how...

[baddest434]

and you are lucky to be alive. i think being gorilla size really helped you out. a skinny little guy probally wouldn't be so lucky.

[bubba428]

and you are lucky to be alive. i think being gorilla size really helped you out. a skinny little guy probally wouldn't be so lucky.

absolutely...like I said in my other posts, being that close to death puts life in perspective. I am lucky I made it out alive let alone with only a broken nose.

[SteveR]

wow man, you are lucky.

[bubba428]

at the impound lot
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[WildBillyT]

bubba your lucky to be alive

Just about sums it up.

[bubba428]

I've said it my self on the first page....God bless GM engineering, she took those hits like a champ. If that was any other kind of car. wow

[sweetbmxrider]

bubba you are one lucky dude :shock: wow i can't even imagine.
i hear being liquored up makes you more flexible in a crash so you kind of go with the forces rather than fight them and break your bones. damn.

[bubba428]

bubba you are one lucky dude :shock: wow i can't even imagine.
i hear being liquored up makes you more flexible in a crash so you kind of go with the forces rather than fight them and break your bones. damn.

I don't know what to call it, luck, divine intervention, or maybe I'm just that bad azz(joke...not really that stupid)

[BigRocsFirebird]

great to hear your ok but dam that sucks about your car. i hope you feel better

[69BirdX]

wish i could find pics of my 91 it looks pretty much just like yours. Makes me wanna cry man. good luck with the car.
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[bubba428]

wish i could find pics of my 91 it looks pretty much just like yours. Makes me wanna cry man. good luck with the car.

its hard for some to understand the connection we make the the vehicle, but were all car guys and I thing we all understand. Its like a child, you brought shaped it and formed it to be what it is. I hurts to lose that. that car took damn good care of me it deserves a proper "burial" so to speak.

at this point in time NOTHING IS FOR SALE, to me that would be grossly disrespectful to ask at this time. Come the time there will be a post. NO PMs!!!!!!!!

[bubba428]

just gave it a once over to get the salvage operation underway, and realized that the frame/bumper mount is tucker back into the wheel well and the entire body buckled

[WildBillyT]

and the entire body buckled

Yep. That's what they are supposed to do.

[bubba428]

Yep. That's what they are supposed to do.

no I mean the unibody, or the cab what ever you want to call it...the floor and the roof are rippled

[Slow96LT1]

that bad lucky ur alive. u got to see when a tractor trailer ran over my 4 gen with me in it

[Untamed]

Good luck with the healing process.

Any plans to rebuild? I have a front bumper with honeycombs for a third gen if you want it.

[shortieee]

Wow Bubba! So happy to hear your alright and alive. Bruises/Broken bones/Lacerations can heal, but THANK GOD it didnt turn out to be worse than that. I can relate - I'm going to post of the pictures of what happened to me and my car. They had me on crutches for weeks. But glad to hear your alright. I saw it on myspace and I just had to come check it out over here. But again, really lucky.

[shortieee]

These were taken in November of last year - The accident happened EXACTLY a year ago yesterday and I'm STILL feeling the pain from it in my heart nd also physically. You never realize how lucky you are until you take a look after the fact and realize everything you have in your life that you are thankful for. This happened at 45mph - I was hit HEAD ON. Airbag deployed and being I'm short I was instantaneously smacked in the face (at 90mph) - Suffered severe whiplash as well as burns from the airbag to my face, neck and arms. And I was thrown into the dash ( I DID have my seatbelt on) nd they placed me on crutches for 3 weeks (although they wanted me on them for longer, I felt I was alright to walk).

Your lucky Bubba. I hope for a speedy recovery for you.

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[Mike]

yeah bubba billy meant the same thing as you, the uni-body is meant to buckle at certain points throughout the car to absorb as much as possible, its common to see a f-body or mustang with roof and rear floor ripples after a front end hit

[//<86TA>\\]

holy **** dude!:shock:

[jims69camaro]

yeah, the way the unibody is constructed, all of the forces from a crash go around the driver's compartment, not into or through it. the hinges on the hood are made to break away so instead of coming through the windshield, it goes over it. same thing with the fenders and even the motor mounts are supposed to break away so the motor drops to the ground and goes under the car. after an accident like this, you can see all of the crumple zones - those that are engineered to give way instead of the forces reaching the driver or passenger. i can show you on a car where they are, before it's been in an accident and then you can compare them to a car that's been smashed.

i don't know how either of you survived smashing your heads around. hell, i don't even know how the motor survived. luck - divine intervention - being resilient - being drunk - whatever it was that saved your life happened for a reason. now, think about that for a minute. if your number was up, you wouldn't be here.

[79CamaroDiva]

the car did its job, the doors are still straight and the front end absorbed all of it. yes, you are lucky to be alive, but really you should be thankful to the engineers that designed the car to keep you that way.

[bubba428]

the car did its job, the doors are still straight and the front end absorbed all of it. yes, you are lucky to be alive, but really you should be thankful to the engineers that designed the car to keep you that way.

I said it in an earlier post, thank god for GM engineering

[69BirdX]

its hard for some to understand the connection we make the the vehicle, but were all car guys and I thing we all understand. Its like a child, you brought shaped it and formed it to be what it is. I hurts to lose that. that car took damn good care of me it deserves a proper "burial" so to speak.

at this point in time NOTHING IS FOR SALE, to me that would be grossly disrespectful to ask at this time. Come the time there will be a post. NO PMs!!!!!!!!

I understand i cried for days and everytime i saw it. Had the thing in my driveway for about a month. Worst part was i really want do anything stupid but one belives me. Ugh but atleast im alive and not hurt just as in your case and that is all that really matters
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[bubba428]

69birdX I'm not even going to lie, between my baby getting demolished and thinking my buddy was dead I broke down too. **** was intense

the trees
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in this you can see where the 1st tree fell on the car and went betwine the 2 others

[Blacdout96]

so wait, you smashed a roundabout in teh clubs? I thought you went off the road or something. idk man, that doesnt look like 70 to me. my friend josh took down 3 trees bigger then them a few years back in his ranger, and he was only doing 55 ( fell asleep at the wheel about a 1/4 of a mile from his house...) you must of been hauling, but not no 70 through there. I remember crashing my Camaro, I was doing about 45-50 around a 120 degree bend about... well.... 1/8 mile form my house, and no tread, a weeks worth of rain, and poor judgement around the turn brought the rear around, I over corrected, brought the car around the other way, corrected again, brought the car straight, but by this time I was in the mud, sliding, and I couldnt control my car. I hit the tree that happen to be sticking out past the other ones, otherwise Id of been fine, and hit it doing about 10-15, yetteh airbags didnt deploy, I was fine but this was the end result, oh and by the way, this is the first time I am publicly posting these:

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[bubba428]

you dude stop by after work man.......the tree hit the frame dead on so some how I got the maximum strength on the car on my side

[Blacdout96]

I just dont see it though dude, how could you be passed out in the car for over an hour, its the clubs, your telling me noone heard a whole bunch of smashing, that noone went through that develpment for over and hour?idk about an hour man, im sure you passed out, but over there they call the police when a mouse farts. Oh and I found oyur belt incase your wondering....its near your heater box lol. its ashame cause oyu did put alot of work recently in to the car, but thats life. all im gonna say is aside from oyur insurance and such, it could of been worse, the damn tree could of fallen on your roof. happen to my friend josh, its a wonder how he survived his crash. he said he woke up about 2 seconds before he hit the trees. when I say there was no front end, it looked like a cab over semi!!! but like I said that was around 55mph. so, if i were oyu, next car shouod be a gas sipper my $0.02.

[bubba428]

I just dont see it though dude, how could you be passed out in the car for over an hour, its the clubs, your telling me noone heard a whole bunch of smashing, that noone went through that develpment for over and hour?idk about an hour man, im sure you passed out, but over there they call the police when a mouse farts. Oh and I found oyur belt incase your wondering....its near your heater box lol. its ashame cause oyu did put alot of work recently in to the car, but thats life. all im gonna say is aside from oyur insurance and such, it could of been worse, the damn tree could of fallen on your roof. happen to my friend josh, its a wonder how he survived his crash. he said he woke up about 2 seconds before he hit the trees. when I say there was no front end, it looked like a cab over semi!!! but like I said that was around 55mph. so, if i were oyu, next car shouod be a gas sipper my $0.02.

the plan is to get a fuel efficient car until I can finish the camaro then move on to my next build using the T/A motor which only has a few dented pulleys

[79T/A]

First off, I'm really glad to see you're alright, Bubba.

Mike or any law enforcement, can you shine a little light on what can happen, since the police are trying to blame bubba? does he have to prove he wasn't driving to them? what kind of recourse does he have?


With an accident as severe as this one was, there most likely was a thorough accident investigation. Any cop worth his salt, especially one that investigates accidents, is going to know where Bubba was seated simply by matching the extra lumps on his head to the spiderwebbed glass. Not to mention that the way that steering wheel was bent, there's no way that his buddy doesn't have the imprint on his chest in the form of a matching bruise. The only thing I can see Bubba having to worry about is a ticket for letting someone who is under the influence of alcohol drive his car (IF that's even the case), which could probably be argued given his own intoxicated state. If his friend was drunk, and they prove it, then he's screwed. If they suspect DWI, I wouldn't be surprised if they took blood from his buddy while he was unconscious. An officer doesn't have to ask for blood samples; if the driver goes to the hospital, they just take them.

i hear being liquored up makes you more flexible in a crash so you kind of go with the forces rather than fight them and break your bones.

Correct. Alcohol is a barbituate; that is, it relaxes you. Too much alcohol drastically slows your reaction time. When you are sober and about to have an accident, you see it coming and reflexively tense up. This makes you more rigid and causes greater injury during a crash. Bubba most likely didn't have time to tense up and react to the crash; as such, he's not as badly hurt. Drunk or not, I'm amazed you're alive since you weren't wearing your seat belt. Get well soon, Bubba.

[bubba428]

thanks man...I already dealt with the police and got the seat belt ticket and a failure to inspect ticket.

[SteveR]

they gave you a failure to inspect?! Oh man, thats cold :lol:

[bubba428]

yea tell me about it...that cop didn't even take breathalyser or blood from either of us cause he already had the DUI, leaving the scene, filing a false report(because they couldn't find the driver, who was literally 2 rooms down the hall) failure to maintain lane, and reckless driving...all for me. then I found my buddy and he called to cop from the hospital to admit he was driving. gotta love Galloway Police

[BigRocsFirebird]

After seeing the pics its shocking how that all that happend to you and just a broken nose i am just happy that your ok. I hope everything works out also with your car.

[BonzoHansen]

thanks man...I already dealt with the police and got the seat belt ticket and a failure to inspect ticket.

No seat belt...tsk tsk tsk....

[bubba428]

No seat belt...tsk tsk tsk....

the 1st time anybody has driven my car(that didn't help me work on it) and the 1st time i didn't buckle up

[1972LT1]

and the LAST TIME you let anyone drive your car! Glad you're OK dude.

[bubba428]

and the LAST TIME you let anyone drive your car! Glad you're OK dude.

dude Its highly unlikely anybody with a penis will even so much as ride in the car....

[Slow 88]

WOW!!! Congrats on dodging that bullet!! Seriously glad that you and your buddy made it through ok..!!

[98tadriver]

the 1st time anybody has driven my car(that didn't help me work on it) and the 1st time i didn't buckle up

But earlier in this thread, you said your seatbelt broke.

yea for one I think being as hammered as I was and being so damn big pulled trough for me for once...and the seat belt, but that broke

[bubba428]

But earlier in this thread, you said your seatbelt broke.

yup...cause I thought I had it on until I got the car back. but now I got to look at everything, it's more than obvious I didn't. Honestly it would have done more damage being that the car never had seatbelt guides on the head rests. most likely would have broken my neck

[98tadriver]

yup...cause I thought I had it on until I got the car back. but now I got to look at everything, it's more than obvious I didn't. Honestly it would have done more damage being that the car never had seatbelt guides on the head rests. most likely would have broken my neck


I was too drunk to drive so i let my drunk friend drive my car last night, and he deiced to get throttle happy. Well he ended up putting us into the woods at 70+mph after hitting a wet spot...The car cut down 2 trees and wrapped around a third tree
broken nose, fractured nasal bone, sinus bleeding, head trauma, lacerations to the head, arms and legs.

I'll have pics of the poor car tomorrow. fixed.

[bubba428]

yea dude he was...but when you black out from alcohol its kinda hard to make good decisions...I never said what happened was anything less than stupid....what are you getting at here?