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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:04 AM
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These are pictures from my recent accident 3 weeks ago. A hit and run.. we got side swiped forcing the car into a spin. i was in the passenger seat.. my daughter behind me. and my fiance was driving. i was in the hospitle for a weak with many internal injuries.. i dislocated my sholder from teh force of the seat belt.. as i was ejected from the tC. Let the pics explain my accidnet.. My parents showed up to clean out my car and became very upset as i sholdnt have really lived form this accident.















Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:09 AM
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GEEZ! hit and run, ick, hate that, i've been lucky not to be in an accident yet! and did you say your parents were upset that you survived? or do you mean upset as in like emotional/sad, kinda sounded odd..

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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:10 AM
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I think they would be happy you survived
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:11 AM
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WOW! Everyone in the car with you turned out ok? Very happy to see you're alright.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Scionpilot
I think they would be happy you survived
i would think/hope so too, i'm sure they do though!
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:17 AM
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Wow, you have the higher powers on your side right now my man
good to see your alright
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:18 AM
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ouch! dam that was a crazy wreck. hope everything is better now.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:18 AM
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ya im the only one who got messed up =( and as for my parents.. they became emotionally upset .. as kinda like disturbed at the sight of what shouold have happened.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:27 AM
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OMG! that was horrible... and what?! your parents was upset that you lived? why? well actually i don't want to know... but i'm glad all you guys were fine...
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:31 AM
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I don't know if it's just me but did the airbags deploy??? Just glad everyone's alive and breathing with that magnitude of a crash.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:37 AM
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thank goodness for great scion rigity!!
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:39 AM
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no the air bags did not go off .. stupid side curtain airbags.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by chumba
ya im the only one who got messed up =( and as for my parents.. they became emotionally upset .. as kinda like disturbed at the sight of what shouold have happened.
I know what that's like when your parents are like that, not from car accidents though, I had open heart surgery august of 03 and my dad being a doctor and my mom a nurse knew everything that was going on which helped me understand everything but scared them even more because they knew all the real problems and risks etc.. i can't even imagine how hard it would be on a family and patient w/o that kind of knowledge available though, i'm lucky to be here in my tC!

really glad to know you came out ok, how was the hospital food? i remember it not being that great.. and that i wasn't really hunger ever, did they do any sort of procedural correction on your internals?
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 03:54 AM
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damn!!

glad to see you and your family is ok
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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Wow, thats one of the worst accidents I have seen in a while. Actually, its one of the worst that I have seen. Its a miracle that everyone is ok.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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Let me get this straight. You HAD the side curtain airbags? And they didn't go off? That's nuts!
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 04:20 AM
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oh man. was THIS was your seat?


where did the spin end?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...a/DSC01118.jpg
is that a pole?

I'm really glad you're ok. I can see why your parents must have been so shaken.
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 04:28 AM
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that is just mind-boggling. I cannot understand how the side bags didn't go off?
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by chumba
no the air bags did not go off .. stupid side curtain airbags.
No friggin' way! No airbags went off? Not even the side airbags!!??

You could have a lawsuit on your hands.

-THE DON
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 05:07 AM
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I would deffinetly contact scion and let them know that your side airbags didnt go off. I am not a sue happy person, but obviously there is something wrong if they didnt go off....unless you didnt have them.



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