Totaled the Z today

MB_Z · 02-19-2011, 06:55 AM

WOW thank god you and your wife were able to get out of the car.

SiXK · 02-19-2011, 07:20 AM

Wow. Very scary. Hoping you have a fast recovery and are out there watching your son playing soccer real soon.

cfweber · 02-19-2011, 07:44 AM

Glad you are going to be ok

your Z was able to save you

sheps58 · 02-19-2011, 09:51 AM

I hope you and your wife have a speedy recovery and I hope your son is not traumatized by the horrific accident.

red6spd · 02-19-2011, 11:03 AM

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.`

Mt Tam I am · 02-19-2011, 11:25 AM

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.

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Xan

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?

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.

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

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.

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.

Xan · 02-19-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundown

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.

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!

WhiskeyHotel · 02-19-2011, 11:54 AM

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

VIP-STATUS · 02-19-2011, 01:19 PM

wow! hope you both will be ok

zmyride · 02-22-2011, 02:30 AM

Wow just wow. What an accident!!!

I just read the story just now. I was out of town all weekend. What a shock to see the pictures. I'm glad you still have a sense of humor.

Get well soon. wow

thekinn · 02-22-2011, 09:50 AM

Wow man. Good luck with your recovery. Hell of an accident..

370zproject · 02-22-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown

Sundown · 02-22-2011, 02:44 PM

Getting discharged in few minutes, so I get to sleep in my own bed tonight. Just wanted to say thanks for all the encouraging to words to a stranger that only had a car in common with all of you. That's the thing about these forums. You instantly have a bond with people you may or may not ever meet.

Again, thanks for encouraging me during my hospitalization and I'll post some rehab updates, x-rays, etc in this thread.

And when I'm back to

of course!

02-19-2011, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
SiXK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 352 Drives: 09 370Z / 91 300ZXTT Rep Power: 186	Wow. Very scary. Hoping you have a fast recovery and are out there watching your son playing soccer real soon. __________________ Magnetic Black 2009 370Z / Pearl Yellow 1991 300ZXTT

02-19-2011, 07:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
cfweber Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Independence Posts: 388 Drives: 10 370Z BS 6 SP Rep Power: 15	best wishes for a full and fast recovery Glad you are going to be ok your Z was able to save you

02-19-2011, 09:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
sheps58 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 102 Drives: 2010 370Z 6MT & 2004 Rep Power: 15	speedy recovery I hope you and your wife have a speedy recovery and I hope your son is not traumatized by the horrific accident.

02-19-2011, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	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.` __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

02-19-2011, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	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. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

02-19-2011, 06:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
MB_Z Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 69 Drives: 11 370Z BS M6 SP Rep Power: 15	WOW thank god you and your wife were able to get out of the car.

02-19-2011, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
WhiskeyHotel Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 530 Drives: 2015 GT-R PW Premium Rep Power: 17	Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Mercy- a very unfortunate accident indeed for all involved.

02-19-2011, 01:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
VIP-STATUS Inactive vendor Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 465 Drives: 2009 370Z Red Rep Power: 258	wow! hope you both will be ok

02-22-2011, 02:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 17	Wow just wow. What an accident!!! I just read the story just now. I was out of town all weekend. What a shock to see the pictures. I'm glad you still have a sense of humor. Get well soon. wow

02-22-2011, 09:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
thekinn Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 206 Drives: 06 350Z LS MT Rep Power: 6862	Wow man. Good luck with your recovery. Hell of an accident.. __________________ 06 Enthusiast MT - v2

02-22-2011, 02:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sundown Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 47 Drives: 09 Corvette Rep Power: 15	Getting discharged in few minutes, so I get to sleep in my own bed tonight. Just wanted to say thanks for all the encouraging to words to a stranger that only had a car in common with all of you. That's the thing about these forums. You instantly have a bond with people you may or may not ever meet. Again, thanks for encouraging me during my hospitalization and I'll post some rehab updates, x-rays, etc in this thread. And when I'm back to of course!

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