Totaled the Z today

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 03:57 AM

So, I was heading to go eat lunch with my wife and then planned on watching my son's soccer game. Anyway, I 'm not sure what happened exactly, but a truck in the opposite traffic ended up in my lane, got sideways, and I hit him in the drivers door. His truck ended up bursting into flames, followed by my car going up in flames while I was still inside. Luckily, I was able to force my driver's door open and drug myself away from the car. My injuries are only a broken right lower leg. The ortho docs took me into surgery to wash out the break, then I head back into the surgery on Sunday for the bionic conversion with rods and plates.

Unfortunately, both occupants of the truck died at the scene. I my wife take pictures to keep her distracted. It happened around 2:30pm on Friday, and it's now 3am Saturday morning in the hospital.

Please bear with me for any spelling / grammatical errors. Morphine jacks with her brain.

h4rp0on3r · 02-19-2011, 04:09 AM

Wow that is insane... terrible thing to go through..

phelan · 02-19-2011, 04:16 AM

wow, very sorry to hear. hope you make a speedy and full recovery.

area3z · 02-19-2011, 04:21 AM

woww! get well soon. were your rears completely bald or do they just look it on the pictures

Rui Z · 02-19-2011, 04:38 AM

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.

ONEighty · 02-19-2011, 05:24 AM

WOW... probably the worst accident a forum (on any forum I'm on) member has ever reported back on. You could have EASILY been killed. Go play the lotto !

Have a quick recovery, having pins SUCKSS :/

ThoriumHotdog · 02-19-2011, 05:27 AM

Man, I'm glad you're okay. Could have been much much worse.

Get well soon brother.

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by area3z

woww! get well soon. were your rears completely bald or do they just look it on the pictures

The car only had about 17K miles on it, so it must've just been the picture.

Luckily I knew every paramedic and cop on the scene. My full time job is as a flight nurse on a helicopter and work part time in the ER at the hospital they brought me to. Needless to say, everyone's been pretty awesome here, but man that leg still hurts.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I don't post much, but I check the forum religiously every day, usually 2 or 3 times a day.

It just really sad to see my favorite car ever meet such an early demise.

Footloose301 · 02-19-2011, 06:47 AM

WOW!

Good luck with everything. Perhaps you can get a sport pkg now?

Sundown · 02-19-2011, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Footloose301

WOW!

Good luck with everything. Perhaps you can get a sport pkg now?

It was a touring without Navi. I'm thinking Nismo now.

flashburn · 02-19-2011, 07:28 AM

Holy ****! That is crazy. Glad to hear you are mostly alright. Sucks for the people in the other vehicle.

NCSUPACK09 · 02-19-2011, 07:49 AM

Holy crap! Those pictures are crazy. Its very unfortunate what happened to the passengers in the truck, but at least you are OK.

Skeeterbop · 02-19-2011, 07:51 AM

Sucks that the people in the other vehicle died, but it's good to hear that you survived. Get well soon.

MB_Z · 02-19-2011, 07:55 AM

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

SiXK · 02-19-2011, 08:20 AM

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

02-19-2011, 04:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	wow, very sorry to hear. hope you make a speedy and full recovery. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

02-19-2011, 04:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rui Z Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: (.)(.) Posts: 931 Drives: 8====D Rep Power: 16	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. __________________

02-19-2011, 05:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
ONEighty The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 277 Drives: 2011 G37S & 2010 S4 Rep Power: 16	WOW... probably the worst accident a forum (on any forum I'm on) member has ever reported back on. You could have EASILY been killed. Go play the lotto ! Have a quick recovery, having pins SUCKSS :/ __________________ CUSTOM HEADLIGHT DESIGNS AND MODIFICATIONS - PRICES & DETAILS Contact: (347) 821-6176 (M-F 9AM-6PM EST) EMAIL: info@oneightynyc.com

02-19-2011, 06:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Footloose301 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,659 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 21	WOW! Good luck with everything. Perhaps you can get a sport pkg now? __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

02-19-2011, 07:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	Holy **! That is crazy. Glad to hear you are mostly alright. Sucks for the people in the other vehicle. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT**

02-19-2011, 04:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
h4rp0on3r Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 3 Drives: 370z... soon Rep Power: 14	Wow that is insane... terrible thing to go through..

02-19-2011, 04:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
area3z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 89 Drives: 09 370Z 6MT sptourin Rep Power: 15	woww! get well soon. were your rears completely bald or do they just look it on the pictures

02-19-2011, 05:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 17	Man, I'm glad you're okay. Could have been much much worse. Get well soon brother.

02-19-2011, 07:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
NCSUPACK09 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Somewhere Posts: 407 Drives: '10 370Z MB 6MT SP Rep Power: 15	Holy crap! Those pictures are crazy. Its very unfortunate what happened to the passengers in the truck, but at least you are OK. __________________ 2010 Base 370z Magnetic Black 6MT SP Mods: Bone Stock

02-19-2011, 07:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Skeeterbop A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Bliss, TX Age: 40 Posts: 1,440 Drives: 2011 GM 370 base SP Rep Power: 16	Sucks that the people in the other vehicle died, but it's good to hear that you survived. Get well soon. __________________ Srenity: "Yeah no rest needed to spread the love when your 20 that's for sure...."

02-19-2011, 07:55 AM	#14 (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, 08:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
SiXK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 352 Drives: 09 370Z / 91 300ZXTT Rep Power: 185	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

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