Totaled the Z today

SmoothZ · 02-19-2011, 12:13 PM

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

Xan · 02-19-2011, 12:24 PM

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?

Mt Tam I am · 02-19-2011, 12:25 PM

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.

Trips · 02-19-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rui Z

Holy shet!!! Sorry to hear people died. I'm glad you were able to make it out of a burning car. I hope you make a full recovery.

This ^

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 12:33 PM

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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.

christian370z · 02-19-2011, 12:39 PM

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.

370zproject · 02-19-2011, 12:39 PM

dang 0.o hope you get better

Xan · 02-19-2011, 12:46 PM

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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!

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

That is insane, this has to be one of the most extreme 'totaled my Z' threads yet.

Go big or go home, right?

WhiskeyHotel · 02-19-2011, 12:54 PM

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

chuckd05 · 02-19-2011, 12:56 PM

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

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05

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.

m4a1mustang · 02-19-2011, 01:24 PM

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.

tsolin01 · 02-19-2011, 01:36 PM

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.

k20z3 · 02-19-2011, 02:16 PM

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

02-19-2011, 12:13 PM	#46 (permalink)
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christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	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. __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

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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.

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chuckd05 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 2,391 Drives: No longer a Z Rep Power: 20	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 __________________ 09 370Z 6M PW - FBO Best 1/4 mile = 12.926 @ 109 SOLD -- 08 BMW 135i - FBO 12.1@120mph SOLD -- white 09 e92 335 Coupe Mtech - 11.9 @ 119 :-)

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02-19-2011, 01:36 PM	#59 (permalink)
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