I was following my friend in his tempo down this main road up here in rockford. I have my friend Jason in the seat next to me. we were driving normal, no excessive speeding or anything like that. the speed limit was 45, we were doing around 50. we were heading southbound. Justin(tempo) was about 20feet from the intersection when the light JUST clicked yellow. well as soon as the light clicked yellow this 4dr bronzemist grand prix(facing north) decided to make a left turn right in front of my friends car. my friend has no time to react except for hit the brakes. plows into the side of her, sending both cars into 720's. all I see is the faint rear bumper of my friends car going to the left, and this grand prix to the right.
once I saw this I down shifted, full on the brakes......I decided to go for where I thought there would be less of a chance to hit a car. right in dead center..on the dotted line. when those 2 cars hit, just black grey smoke instantly everywhere mixed with white snow everywhere I cannot see anything. I go into the cloud and a split second later I feel BOOOOOOOOM. I literally feel the front of the car go down to the ground. my rigth hand is holding onto the shifter squeezing as hard as I can, my left shoulder hits the seat belt popping my shoulder, my left knee hits the dash. my friend Jason in the passenger seat, is 100% fine.
once I get out of the cloud, I see that I am headed for the center median and on coming traffic, so I steer the car right........car is dead so I dont know how I managed. it hops the curb and comes to a complete stop where pain hits me. I reach for my cell to call my mom. I was only a mile if that away from my house, and ironically a mile away from a hospital. I dont move form the car, I waitied for the ambulance to get me out. I had my friend snap a few pics on my phone....will post soon.
this seriously reminded me of the movie Days of thunder. when hes at the last race..goes through that dark cloud and see that car sliding in front of him. this is how it was only I didnt see any car. just felt the impact. Don- I think you are right...the rear of the car might of come off the ground when I felt the front of the car go down.
the temp is totaled, 3 sides of his car are non existant, and the engine is through the firewall. the grand prix was sent spinning which took out a light pole. my car well...its totaled as well. when I look straight at my car. the hood is halfway up the windshield, I can see the tranny where the bumper used to be, and the fenders are pushed into the engine bay. I tell you what.....my mom bought this passt new back in 92, I loved this car since day 1. I will buy another VW. we hit HARD.
I am ok for the most part. my left shoulder could have a possible fractor, my left shin has an indent from the dash(not broken), and my left hand is in the shape of me holding the shifter. my muscle wont relax my hand. I am sore all over, but I am alive. I am furious at the point a person would just pull out in front of a car like that. my friend in the tempo got 13 stiches all togetehr in his hands, and he banged up his knees a bit. I dont know about the driver in the GP. had she had a passenger...they would have been killed, the entire car I'm told just buckled. I'm going over today and taking after shots of the Passat since it was too late for me yesterday the 16th.
this pisses me off. now I am wihout a dailey driver. I am out of work for 3 days(doctors orders), and I miss driving that car. I can account for every scratch dent ding in that car since the day we bought it new in 92.
once I saw this I down shifted, full on the brakes......I decided to go for where I thought there would be less of a chance to hit a car. right in dead center..on the dotted line. when those 2 cars hit, just black grey smoke instantly everywhere mixed with white snow everywhere I cannot see anything. I go into the cloud and a split second later I feel BOOOOOOOOM. I literally feel the front of the car go down to the ground. my rigth hand is holding onto the shifter squeezing as hard as I can, my left shoulder hits the seat belt popping my shoulder, my left knee hits the dash. my friend Jason in the passenger seat, is 100% fine.
once I get out of the cloud, I see that I am headed for the center median and on coming traffic, so I steer the car right........car is dead so I dont know how I managed. it hops the curb and comes to a complete stop where pain hits me. I reach for my cell to call my mom. I was only a mile if that away from my house, and ironically a mile away from a hospital. I dont move form the car, I waitied for the ambulance to get me out. I had my friend snap a few pics on my phone....will post soon.
this seriously reminded me of the movie Days of thunder. when hes at the last race..goes through that dark cloud and see that car sliding in front of him. this is how it was only I didnt see any car. just felt the impact. Don- I think you are right...the rear of the car might of come off the ground when I felt the front of the car go down.
the temp is totaled, 3 sides of his car are non existant, and the engine is through the firewall. the grand prix was sent spinning which took out a light pole. my car well...its totaled as well. when I look straight at my car. the hood is halfway up the windshield, I can see the tranny where the bumper used to be, and the fenders are pushed into the engine bay. I tell you what.....my mom bought this passt new back in 92, I loved this car since day 1. I will buy another VW. we hit HARD.
I am ok for the most part. my left shoulder could have a possible fractor, my left shin has an indent from the dash(not broken), and my left hand is in the shape of me holding the shifter. my muscle wont relax my hand. I am sore all over, but I am alive. I am furious at the point a person would just pull out in front of a car like that. my friend in the tempo got 13 stiches all togetehr in his hands, and he banged up his knees a bit. I dont know about the driver in the GP. had she had a passenger...they would have been killed, the entire car I'm told just buckled. I'm going over today and taking after shots of the Passat since it was too late for me yesterday the 16th.
this pisses me off. now I am wihout a dailey driver. I am out of work for 3 days(doctors orders), and I miss driving that car. I can account for every scratch dent ding in that car since the day we bought it new in 92.
