- Mar 5, 2010
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I was returning to the store after making a delivery yesterday when an oncoming vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and struck me, at an angle, in front of the driver's side rear wheel. I was traveling at the posted 30 MPH speed limit but I can't say what the other driver was doing. I didn't have time to react.
The force of the collision knocked the rear end loose and the drive shaft even fell out. The other car must have rode under me because I ended up rolling over and landing on the driver's side facing back in the direction I was coming from. I also struck a metal street lamp before rolling. I believe that the camper top saved kept me from rolling on to the roof.
I was wearing my seat/shoulder belt and the front and side curtain airbags deployed saving me from being injured more than I was. I wasn't able to open the passenger side door so I got out, with the help of passersby, by making a hole in the already shattered windshield. The other driver left his vehicle and fled the scene on foot. He hasn't been found yet but the police know who he is.
I am bruised and banged up but the Good Lord was looking out for me and I didn't sustain any life threatening injuries. If it hadn't been for the seat belt and air bags the outcome would have been much worse. I hate that my new delivery truck was totaled but am thankful that I wasn't in one of the older trucks that don't have side air bags.
The pictures were taken at the Wrecking yard a fwe hours after the accident. It is hard to see some of the dents but every panel on the truck is damaged except for the front bumper, grille and headlights. I think the passenger side front tire and wheel may also be OK.
The force of the collision knocked the rear end loose and the drive shaft even fell out. The other car must have rode under me because I ended up rolling over and landing on the driver's side facing back in the direction I was coming from. I also struck a metal street lamp before rolling. I believe that the camper top saved kept me from rolling on to the roof.
I was wearing my seat/shoulder belt and the front and side curtain airbags deployed saving me from being injured more than I was. I wasn't able to open the passenger side door so I got out, with the help of passersby, by making a hole in the already shattered windshield. The other driver left his vehicle and fled the scene on foot. He hasn't been found yet but the police know who he is.
I am bruised and banged up but the Good Lord was looking out for me and I didn't sustain any life threatening injuries. If it hadn't been for the seat belt and air bags the outcome would have been much worse. I hate that my new delivery truck was totaled but am thankful that I wasn't in one of the older trucks that don't have side air bags.
The pictures were taken at the Wrecking yard a fwe hours after the accident. It is hard to see some of the dents but every panel on the truck is damaged except for the front bumper, grille and headlights. I think the passenger side front tire and wheel may also be OK.
