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Identify the car
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Correct. Getting the driver out took quite a while. Sad story as to the cirumstances of the event. One out of a million chance.
thndrchiken
Member
Talk about getting rear ended
m1gunner
US Veteran
Toyota Corolla?
CelticSire
US Veteran
The rims resemble early 90s Nissan or Toyota stock rims, but the center cap looks a bit different.
That looks like one of those fixer-uppers I've seen on Craigslist.
35Rem
Member
looks like it WAS really fast...
m1gunner
US Veteran
I figured late 80s Toyota by the rims, not up on the various models back then, Corolla was all I could remember.
It was a Camry.
The driver was on a rural interstate late at night doing about 55. A semi overtook it, striking it in the rear. The driver hit his brakes and the semi hit it again, causing the semi cab to climb on top of the car. The inertia of the semi pushed the car some 400 feet down the highway, then off the shoulder and another 878 feet where the car hit a tree. That stopped all forward movement but caused the semi to go the rest of the way on to the top of the car. Basically it was a rear end collision, a frontal collision and a top crush.
novalty
Member
Is it a Camry? Updated....What he said ^
The driver lived until the car hit the tree. Other photos I have shows his teeth in the dashboard. Not a pretty sight. Very sad and needless accident.
Dennis The B
US Veteran
The picture reminds me of a wreck I saw about 45 years ago. A friend of mine was drag racing his '65 'vette against another guy's '66. We watched them as the tail lights went down the road, and saw my friend lose control, sending the 'vette into a tree at about 90 MPH. The fiberglass body disintegrated, and my friend was pinned between the rear axle and dash, after the driveshaft broke.
Very bad and sad accident. Not that familar with Toyota in those years, but you guys had the answer. So sad a life was lost.
James
James
1 old 0311
Member
Only way you would survive that is if you were a midget.......and a VERY religious one at that.
venomballistics
Member
driver must have a winning lottery ticket in a pocket if you find it. I'd say his luck was fully spent on it before the paint swapping began
wheelgun28
Member
That one is pretty bad...
Ive seen quite a few my friend is a local FD, we dont get many fires, we get LOTS of wrecks.
I-95 has its share of truck vs car but we have a road called the Merritt Parkway. Its a beautiful road, its a divided road two lanes each way. Some spots its very curvy, some very narrow. It also has minimal guard rails and no rails in many spots.
Some folks feel that they can drive 100mph+, well they can till they skid off the road into the trees...
In the snow the SUV folks think that they have a 4X4 snow and ice dont matter...
Around here parkways are cars only, the bridges are low. When trucks get lost and follow a GPS it will put them on the parkway. The first bridge at the state line is probably 9'6" a 13'6" trailer does not to well against a stone bridge...
Merritt Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ive seen quite a few my friend is a local FD, we dont get many fires, we get LOTS of wrecks.
I-95 has its share of truck vs car but we have a road called the Merritt Parkway. Its a beautiful road, its a divided road two lanes each way. Some spots its very curvy, some very narrow. It also has minimal guard rails and no rails in many spots.
Some folks feel that they can drive 100mph+, well they can till they skid off the road into the trees...
In the snow the SUV folks think that they have a 4X4 snow and ice dont matter...
Around here parkways are cars only, the bridges are low. When trucks get lost and follow a GPS it will put them on the parkway. The first bridge at the state line is probably 9'6" a 13'6" trailer does not to well against a stone bridge...
Merritt Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Any truck driver who can't tell it's a 9'6" high bridge and tries to go under it with a 13'6" high trailer shouldn't be driving a truck in the first place. We get probably 10 a year downtown Spokane even with flashing lights and warnings - some idiot will try to go under the railroad bridge that's only 12'0" clearance, DUH!
Hits the bridge at 30mph and the next stop is at the dentist office.
Pete
Hits the bridge at 30mph and the next stop is at the dentist office.
Pete
