cpfan101 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 This officially was the worst day ever as my Jeep Cherokee was totaled. An 80 year old man who had just buried his wife the day before, could not sleep. He decided to go to the gym at 2 AM to swim off his mind of her. He was coming home at 7AM while I was on my way to school. It was my last day and also the day of my hardest final. (Latin) I was going one way and he coming the other. He fell asleep, swerves into my lane (oncoming) and slams into me head on. We collide at a combined speed of 80+ MPH. This is because it was a 45 mph road. He was driving a HUGE Mercedes SUV. I swerve to the right but is still a frontal-side impact. The airbags are freakin loud. However, I did not have side airbags meaning when he hit me partially on the side, my head slammed into the door. It sounds like 1 million balloons popping all at once. Seriously though, they saved my life. He spins me around 180*, pushes me over a curb and am now going down backwards down into ditch. I slam into a tree going backwards. The transmission on my car was ripped out from underneath along with 3 out of 4 wheels broken off the axels from the force of going over a curb. The inside of the car is even worse, the seats were broken off of the car because of the forces. The guy continues up the wrong side of the road for approx 900Feet before running off and slamming into a fence. When he hit me, both airbags went off (thank God). However, for some reason, whenever a car is hit head on, the engine is supposed to drop so it is not pushed into the passenger compartment crushing the passengers. For some reason, mine didn't and the police said if I reacted even 1/10th of a second later I would have been crushed by my engine. Even better, pictures! Lol Sorry for the size however, I am going to insurance to take better ones tomorrow as well as look at other cars. --David The whole side of the car. =( The back where I hit the tree...The Road is about 30 feet in front of the car! What the only tire left on the car looks like... Back Side of the Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 While that really sucks, you car doesn't look "totaled" just really badly banged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpfan101 Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Oh what I forgot to mention was that the transmission, suspension, and everything else UNDER the vehicle. was ripped off lying on the road. The axels were also broken, not just the wheels. The drivetrain was inm about 4-5 different pieces sitting in the grass. --Davod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 wow that sucks so bad at least you didn't get crushed by your engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théo the little french Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 It's really sad for you and your jeep! I remember my worst day: the horoscope I would have a happy day! It was not the case! I thought I would become crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 9/11 was a pretty bad day as well you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Was the old man as lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterofthematrix91 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 WOW! Thank goodness that your still alive!!! You have an angel on your sholder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neogreeneyez Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 9/11 was a pretty bad day as well you know. did you stub your toe that day??? lol sucks about your car but look at the bright side... you get a new car... and you're not dead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I thought this would be a TR of KI, oh well. That sucks, just a few hours a go a "cell phone driver" put a scratch on my car. Thank god you're ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 you must have lived a pretty good life so far to have a car accident be the worst day of your life. Just think about the guy who buried his wife and had the accident... THAT sounds more like a "worst day ever" so just look at it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 at least the old guy finally got the sleep he needed. Although it seems to have been interupted by your Jeep Cherokee getting in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete4winds Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Oddly, when my wife totaled my Monte (my favorite car of all that I've owned), it ultimately turned out to be a great day. Not only did it lead to her epilepsy diagnosis (she had a seizure while driving...yes, that's good, because without a diagnosis she's still be having seizures and we wouldn't know why...now she's on anti-epilepics and has been seizure-free free almost 18 months), but my insurance company settled the claim for more than what I paid for the car in the first place. That, in turn, gave us more than enough to put us in a really nice Blazer, which is actually a much better car for us, between the extensive camping we do and the fact that we need four-wheel-drive just to get in and out of our neighborhood in the winter. So, in hindsight, I'm pretty thankful that my wife cracked up the car (even though I do miss that car, and I jokingly shove it down her throat every time in comes up in conversation). You should consider yourself lucky and think of the positive that could come out of this. Between that car wreck experience and my own personal "worst day ever" (I won't rehash it here - people here that know me well enough know exactly what day that is), I'd have to say I'm not really impressed by a wrecked Jeep. I'm glad you're OK, and I'm sorry it happened to you, but I agree with Joe...you're living a pretty charmed life if this is your "worst day ever." It could be much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterExpert13 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Glad you are ok man...hope the old guy is well too...Hope you get a cool new car! I saw something simular a few years back..though not as bad.....I was driving home with my mom and an old man in a cadillac next to us was manuvering around this bend and he was totally knocked out sleep with his face on the horn...going about 10 miles an hour...We were screaming at him to trying to get him to wake...but he ended up crashing into a telephone pole a few feet ahead...he was ok though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCoasterny Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Don't worry about the damage.. it'll buff right out! I'm glad to hear that you're okay. Hope the insurance will cover for a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpfan101 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 This story keeps getting better! The man had an insurance company that takes only the worst of the worst drivers. You have to have like 3 accidents in a 2 year period of your fault and be rejected by other insurance companies just to get this one. They are trying to nickle and dime us on everything. First they refused to give me a rental car. Now, they are refusing to pay us for the total of the car even though he was at fault. They are saying that "I could have done a better job avoiding it." So in turn, my insurance company has delt with them before and to make us happy, payed us for the car. They (my insurance) in turn are now suing the other insurance company (his) to get the money back that they (mine) should not have payed while his should have due to him being at fault. Basically, in short, because I am 16, his insurance is refusing to pay for the medical check ups and the totaled car. --David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete4winds Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 ^ I thought you said it was TX state law for the at-fault driver to cover expenses whether a claim was filed or not? Good thing your insurance company has prior experience with this other company. And to think you were being the nice guy to check up on the other driver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Doesnt always mean the companies follow those rules... But yea, it seems pretty lame. Driver falls asleep and swerves left of center but its your job to avoid it? lol! Id take whoevers car I could find, drive straight down to the company and do some talkin if I could find someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 1st off, for 16 sweet car! That guys insurence company sounds like what happened when these people ran into my friends new house that was in construction. They started all this crap that it wasnt the drivers fault. Ya it was! What new car do you think your getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Worst days for me - pretty much every day that I have been rejected by a girl I like. I remember on 5-30-2006, I felt so hopeless that I wanted to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCoasterny Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Look, we don't need any emotwits here.. At least the guy who was in an accident had every reason to have a "worst day ever". As for the one who was rejected by a girl he liked, move along. There's other fish in the sea anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete4winds Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 ^ emotwits - the latest canditate for entry into the TPR Glossary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 ^^Some people just need to get blogs and use the rant thread instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Well you're still alive no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 9/11 was a pretty bad day as well you know. did you stub your toe that day??? lol Naw, i had to learn about the facts of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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