It must have been a horrific experience. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

I'm not sure how long I'll be out. The orthopod said that the rod is actually a weight-bearing fix, so I should be back to walking (albeit slowly and painfully) on Monday. The big problem is that my full-time job is as a flight nurse on a helicopter. Now we've got to take into consideration altitude changes, etc.

It might actually be a career-ender for me. I'll be relegated to just working in the ER again.

wow thats insane. i'm glad you are ok.

the same thing happened to me yesterday minus the actual crash. some old guy in a town car just started drifting into my lane, i had to drive onto the shoulder in order to avoid hitting him.

glad you are alive. i hope you are given an opportunity to do your old job to see how your body reacts. just a shame how the truck drifted right in front of you and resulted in death. hope to see pictures of you and your wife in the new car soon.

Dam man!!!!! Glad you guys are ok, sorry to hear about the other people. Those are some crazy pics. Get well soon and order up that Nismo.`

Dayum! Amazing that you survived, OP! My wife yelled at me after she looked at those pics of the accident. Women...

As the others said, glad to hear you (relatively) and your wife are ok!
Very unfortunate accident...

Too bad our Z's don't have the retracting brake pedal that's in the G's....
You mentioned your wife was taking pictures, so I assume she walked away without even a scratch?

I always envisioned a tangle between a Z and a truck would have the opposite survivors. It is all too common for the instigator of the crash to survive and the innocent die.

Sorry for the loss of life but grateful for you and the misses (wife) getting out alive. Heal quickly and may your career not be impacted.

This ^

My wife was in another car behind me. We were heading to go eat, then I was leaving from dinner to go straight to work. She's a photographer, so I told her to take pictures to get her mind off of me. She was close to losing it, so I had to do something to get her mind straight. Pictures were the perfect answer. Oh, and I didn't even have the time to take my foot off the accelerator. It all happened so fast, it was crazy.

We just got off the phone with the DPS Trooper that was working the accident. So far, no one know why he swerved into my lane. The reason for the fire was because of the odd impact. My nose manage to break their driveshaft, which then punctured their fuel tank severed the fuel lines, spraying fuel everywhere. The impact was so hard that the driver's side intrusion was all the way to the midline. The initial thought is that both were killed instantly at the time of the impact.

Both of the kids graduated with my daughter, to boot. The whole community's in shock right now, since we live in a town of about 7,000.

That is insane, this has to be one of the most extreme 'totaled my Z' threads yet. Thank God you and your wife escaped with your lives, I am very sorry you have to go through this. :(

dang 0.o hope you get better

That explains your leg.

Many products our company makes are to make sure you can walk away from crashes like this, so I'm happy to see the safety features did their job!

Go big or go home, right?

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Mercy- a very unfortunate accident indeed for all involved.

holt shlt... My girl would never of even looked at my leg mangled like that, let along snap action shots of you getting taken care of..

god bless the families of those in the truck.. that is very sad to hear... RIP

Luckily, my wife's an EMT by training. I was one of her EMT instructors, so she can actually handle that kind of stuff. I had to force her into EMT-mode and out of wife-mode, so she didn't emotionally lose it on me.

Wow, that is amazing. Thank god you are OK. The Z has proven to be a very solid car with head-on collisions. I wish you a speedy recovery.

It's too bad about the two truck occupants. :(

Wow glad you're ok OP. It's sad that those kids were so young. Events like this remind us just how fragile life can be.

Holy ****, glad you're alive man!

This is also a testament to the crash worthiness of the Z. We drive some very safe little cars.

Given the time of day, it seems less likely (but always possible) that alcohol or drugs would be a major player for the truck jumping lanes. A blown left front tire could definitely do it, but I suppose we'll never know with that kind of fire damage.

While being a Urologist doesn't make me an expert in the type of bone you broke, I'd bet money that you'll be back in the helo in a couple months.

wow! hope you both will be ok

What are u saying?? Ti is the way to go, have you seen the price for an exhaust made out of that thing?? lol. On topic, terrible accident! God must have some plans for you in the future. I wish you the best and a speedy recovery as well.

No car is safe when it's engulfed in flames like that. Unless you escape before the fire breaks out. I'm shocked that the larger vehicle was the one that had the fatalities and not the smaller car. Regarding the accident, something had to have happened to the truck occupants or the truck itself to cause this. Give Gary Spivey a call and ask about why this happened, 1-800-827-GARY :) .

Sorry to hear that. Glad you are doing OK.

Sorry to hear what happened.
I hope you have a speedy recovery and get back to a normal life as soon as possible.
being a victim of a serious accident can change your life, and speaking from experience I will tell you this.
get a lawyer asap, this case can bring you in 7 to 8 figures.

thats horrible man, hope you make a quick recovery and RIP to all those that died

wow....wish you a speedy recovery. You're a very lucky man.

Man that looks like a scene from a movie. Glad you are ok relatively speaking.

Glad to hear you are safe OP.

I'm curious if you can share with us how well the Z held up on the inside (how collapsed it was) and if you can remember, how well do you think the airbags worked. The pics didn't really show the drivers space after the collision so I thought I ask.

Wish you better luck in your new Z :)

Actually, the airbags did their jobs just fine. I've got a couple of scrapes on my face from where my glasses where. I'm pretty sure my right hand was pushed upward, away from the steering wheel, pushing it up through the windshield. My right middle and ring finger has some pretty decent abrasions.

I've got a few new pictures today from the wrecker yard. My daughter went by to see if my backpack survived in the truck. I'll get those uploaded as soon as I can.

Pictures from the wrecker yard. Doesn't look like anything flammable survived, but the structural integrity seem fairly intact.

Yea looks like the fire did most of that damage. I would salvage the tail lights and emblem.

Forget the tail lights. They'll have heat damage...that car is a s'more now. The emblem is salvageable, but honestly, who cares. Insurance will have Sundown a new Z in no time. Sport package this time!

Damn that's insane..get good rest and recover soon and come back w/ a new Z!! (^.^)

I think I'm going to push for a Nismo.

The nismo would be a great choice. You can't beat those sport brakes. That's for sharing all this info, makes me feel very safe. Besides being toasted, thr car held up great structurally for a frontal impact. I'm very impressed. God I love these cars!

Wish you a speedy recovery my bionic friend

Nismo FTW :)

Was the truck a GM?

Google

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