jersey_emt
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- 04 MSM #1089
Thanks guys for the kind wishes. I am home from the ER now, in some pain but alright...just a bit shaken up. Here is what happened --
I was in the left hand lane on the Parkway (3 lane highway) behind someone doing 10mph under the speed limit. People behind me were whipping around to get in front of the idiot. I waited until the middle lane was clear, signalled, checked my blind spot, and proceeded to move over to the center lane to pass. When I was halfway into the center lane, somebody from the right hand lane decided to move over to the center. The front driver's side quarterpanel of his car hit the rear passenger side quarter panel of my car. This spun me to the right, and I tried to countersteer to regain control. I did, partially, but not before hitting a car in the right hand lane while still going sideways. After I hit him, I again lost complete control, and skidded sideways towards the shoulder. I hit the dirt on the side of the road still going sideways, and started rolling. I counted 4 rolls, a witness said he counted at least 5. I also hit a small tree (about 10" diameter trunk) while in mid-air. No, the tree did not win, as it is knocked down
. I then came to a stop, right-side up. I had to kick the door to get out, as it was wedged pretty good.
It is incredible that I walked away with just some bumps, cuts, and bruises. I'm still pretty shaken up, but everyone that was involved in the accident (4 cars total) is OK. I don't know where my car is, I was taken away in an ambulance before the tow trucks arrived.
I had a long series of tests at the hospital to rule out any internal injuries, I got some deeper cuts glued together (no stitch removal
), and they sent me home with some good painkillers.
Once I find out where my car is, and get to it so I can remove my belongings, I will take some pictures of the car for you to see. It is really bad...the passenger side is partially folded in (from hitting the tree), the roof is caved in, my spoiler and side skirts flew off and landed about a hundred feet from the car.
I was in the left hand lane on the Parkway (3 lane highway) behind someone doing 10mph under the speed limit. People behind me were whipping around to get in front of the idiot. I waited until the middle lane was clear, signalled, checked my blind spot, and proceeded to move over to the center lane to pass. When I was halfway into the center lane, somebody from the right hand lane decided to move over to the center. The front driver's side quarterpanel of his car hit the rear passenger side quarter panel of my car. This spun me to the right, and I tried to countersteer to regain control. I did, partially, but not before hitting a car in the right hand lane while still going sideways. After I hit him, I again lost complete control, and skidded sideways towards the shoulder. I hit the dirt on the side of the road still going sideways, and started rolling. I counted 4 rolls, a witness said he counted at least 5. I also hit a small tree (about 10" diameter trunk) while in mid-air. No, the tree did not win, as it is knocked down
. I then came to a stop, right-side up. I had to kick the door to get out, as it was wedged pretty good.It is incredible that I walked away with just some bumps, cuts, and bruises. I'm still pretty shaken up, but everyone that was involved in the accident (4 cars total) is OK. I don't know where my car is, I was taken away in an ambulance before the tow trucks arrived.
I had a long series of tests at the hospital to rule out any internal injuries, I got some deeper cuts glued together (no stitch removal
), and they sent me home with some good painkillers.Once I find out where my car is, and get to it so I can remove my belongings, I will take some pictures of the car for you to see. It is really bad...the passenger side is partially folded in (from hitting the tree), the roof is caved in, my spoiler and side skirts flew off and landed about a hundred feet from the car.
