Survived another accident TG

[eurofvr]

So, I was driving home from the Barona drag strip early Saturday morning when all of a sudden out of nowhere comes this Kia spectra doing 100+ mph around the 67S-8W interchange. I had no idea that he was out of control until I see his car coming right at me and by then it was already too late. All I remember is rolling over and over praying to god that it would stop and that I would'nt hit a tree or something that would cause me to get crushed. I finally came to a stop, upside down in the ice plant bed and immediatly unbuckled myself and tried to kick out the drivers side window. I tried a few times with no luck and then I noticed the passenger side windows were already blown so I crawled out of the car and ran over to the freeway to get somebodys attention. I was so shocked and my adrenalin was pumping so hard I did'nt even notice the other drivers car sitting upside down on the other on ramp about 250 ft from my car. He was unconcious and laying on the roof, it seemed like he wasn't wearing his seat belt. The paramedics and police arrived within about 2 mins. I was experiencing pain throughout my back, neck, arms, and hips so they put a neck brace on me, put me on the strecher and took me to Mercy hospital.
All I have to say is I am thankful I am alive and that I escaped serious injury mostly due to German engineering. I have no clue what happened to the other driver. If he is alive, I hope he has learned his lesson not to drink and drive or to drive wrecklessly.

When I went to collect my belongings out of the car at the wrecking yard, his car was sitting on the other side of the forklift. The guy who let us in would'nt let us take pictures of it but you can still see some of the damage in a couple of the pictures. My wallet and a few other things were missing out of the car so we went back to the scene of the accident to find it. There were cd's and car parts AND a BIG bottle of Absolute Vodka laying on the ground with about %25 left in it. I'll bet any money that it was his. I'll find out as soon as I get the accident report hopefully tomorrow.

[michgo]

Omfg dude, you cannot even recognize it anymore. I am so sorry for your loss yet your even alive is more amazing! Bummer you were the victim in that situation. Time for a B8 is all I can say!

[cbock]

damn dude. glad you're ok. that is one helluva wreck! german engineering ftmfw!!!

about 2 months ago i was cruising back from barona on the same exchange. i saw an older truck flipped over and people pulled over. the police weren't even there yet. i later found out the guy in the truck tried to take the turn at ~80mph lost control and was killed. i apparently missed the accident by only a minute or so.

you're lucky bro! glad you're ok.

[swcc50]

holy crap man, hope your doing ok. i know im new here, and as an EMT i have seen this a couple times, and you would be surprised how often the people who are drunk and messed up come out of these without a scratch, and the other person is gone. you are VERY VERY lucky and were all thankful for that.

best of luck to you on your new car endeavors

chris

[TwentyValveB5]

Dave, is that you? Hard to tell with the car all bent up :(
Glad you're alright; wow. That's just incredible.

[Quattro]

wow man, sorry for your loss...that crash looks killer!!!! glad you are ok....did the other guy have insurance???

once again, sorry for your loss!!

[blur510]

Holy shit that sucks.. I am glad to see you are fine..

[a4nik8er]

thats horrible, glad youre alive!

[gaede]

good luck with your injury/new car situation, hope everything works out and god bless.

[SoCalS4Avant]

Thank God your alive man. Cars can always be replaced, but people can't. I'm thankful we weren't hearing that an Audi friend had died.

Keep us updated if you hear/learn more.

[Cargo8]

sorry for your loss. glad to hear you are okay! any lasting injuries for you?

[eurofvr]

Thanks alot for all the kind words. As of right now I'm not sure if there are going to be any long term effects. All I know is that I will be seeing a chiropractor for treatment and he will also find out if I will be needing any additional treatment or surgery. I have limited range of motion in my neck arms and back and have been taking medication to help me deal with the pain and discomfort. I am very thankful that it wasn't any worse than it was and hope that I'll be back to normal soon. Thanks again.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! just WOW! Due God must seriously love to save u from that man! Go to church light a candle! WOW! God Bless! If the drivers alright i hope he goes to jail for life! Power to u man, power to u! I hope u heal completely and ur back to the Euro scene soon man! WOW!

[aaaudiprotein]

So glad you are OK!!!

[Calabria]

Woow dude, thats seriously messed up, cant believe you made it out of that. Its extremely shitty to see something like this...
It still looks like your interior is in good shape though...parting?

[TwentyValveB5]

Woow dude, thats seriously messed up, cant believe you made it out of that. Its extremely shitty to see something like this...
It still looks like your interior is in good shape though...parting?

15 posts before the vultures came in, nice.

It's okay, I had some of those thoughts too :)

[toaster]

dear god...

that's one of the first pictures of an audi that i can't recognize.

hopefully that guy's paralyzed so he can't ever drive again.

there is no safer car on the road than an audi...period.

[|FYASKO|]

Damn that's intense, drinking and driving

[WhippeD]

David, i saw this on socal euro
damn dude!!!!

[3point0]

Wow man, I'm so sorry that happened. That's a serious investment there, and it could have been your life. Could you post some before and after pictures of your car?

Drinking and driving = bad news. Glad you're okay.

[Maverick]

o yeah. we need to push the love button hard for you.
damn, this is horrible.

[absolutegtr]

You are one lucky man.

I find it amazing to see that the roofline of your car is still intact, especially when you say it was flipping over and over. I am very glad to be in an Audi!

[eurofvr]

Before

after

[eurofvr]

Here are a couple of his car.




It angers me immensely when I see this car. UGH!!! I will NEVER get in or drive a KIA, EVER!

[kooltechie]

It angers me immensely when I see this car. UGH!!! I will NEVER get in or drive a KIA, EVER!

you're more than fortunate to be alive out of that accident.
I had an accident this past January and my A4 was totaled and I thought I was fortunate to walk away from it, but dude, you're one lucky man.
a woman driver using a cell phone without a hand-free set ran a red light and caused the accident and she drove a late model white Jetta.
since then, I have a little emotional reaction whenever I see a white Jetta, but I keep telling myself it's not the car, but the driver.
hopefully you'll soon be able to get better both physically and mentally.

[bsrpilot44]

WOW! Dave, I am in absolute shock that this happened to you, glad your alright bud!

[beejohn]

damn dude glad you're ok

[AudiA4Turbo22]

same thing nearly happened to me man, a girl in a jetta on the phone ran a red light and i was driving our brand new benz and well i missed her literally by one inch and she looks at my face like it's my fault!

[lfloodt]

dude your audi turned into a mini cooper! sorry to hear it, glad you weren't more seriously hurt.

[kooltechie]

same thing nearly happened to me man, a girl in a jetta on the phone ran a red light and i was driving our brand new benz and well i missed her literally by one inch and she looks at my face like it's my fault!

can't wait for the new cell phone usage law to start.
however, the first time violator will be fined $20....is that a joke or what?
if it were up to me, I would've made the fines ranging from $200 to $500.

[ChronicTeutonic]

Someone was watching over you my friend...

I hope you recover quickly and get yourself behind the wheel of another safe Audi.

All the best.
-Eric

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^agreed and my bad it was a forest green honda civic that the girl was driving, and she looked at me and said sorry like get over it already! i can't wait for that law, i guarantee u the traffic on the 101 at 5:30PM is gonna lighten up a lot!

[BITRBO]

Wow man! You are definitely lucky to be alive from the looks of the wreckage... Did you flip end over end or something??? It looks like you rolled over at least once or twice for sure.

And what happened to the DD'er? If he's not dead, I'd sue the shit out of him in civil court!!

GL on your recovery.

edit: p.s. those coil packs still look good; what do you want for 'em?


JK! JK!! I couldn't resist ; )

[quick-c5]

wow that is f-ing crazy glad to hear you are ok.your car is really bad

s/n love the sticker on the rear of the forklift

[mitchholmstrom]

Yeah that look like a little GTI or something :( Glad you are ok! Hope this guy pays for your damages!

[jahciple]

That sticker is hilarious.