OT: Crash!!!, Just another day in So Cal |
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OT: Crash!!!, Just another day in So Cal |
skline |
Apr 7 2005, 05:57 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
Joe Buckle and I are out working, just leaving the first job in North Long Beach heading to the second store to install the next router. We are sitting in his Tahoe at the exit of an alley waiting for the traffic to clear so we can go, when I see this older 77 to 80 Dodge van come across the interesection and the trailer full of roofing shingles comes detached from the van and heads down the road all by itself. In my mind I am thinking "Back up, back up!" but by the time it actually comes out of my mouth to tell Joe, he has about 2 seconds to react, needless to say, this trailer with about 2000 pounds of roofing shingles strikes the front of the Tahoe and turns the big vehicle to the side effectively shifting the entire front clip on Joe's Tahoe. Unfu#$ing believable. The guy doesnt speak very good english, of course he has no insurance, the chains that are supposed to be attached to the vehicle are wound inside and through a ring on the trailer, not the van and there are no working tail lights on the trailer either. I'm sorry but in my opinion, the guy should have been deported on the spot since Joe's uninsured motorist will have to cover it anyway. People like that should not even be on the road. If the trailer would have veered any sooner, all the pedestrians at the bus stop would have been plowed over by this trailer. But of course, nobody was even thinking about that. Just another day in Southern California.
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JB 914 |
Apr 7 2005, 06:55 PM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
I'm fine. already took the truck to the dealer. guy gave it a once over and said it wouldn't be that big a deal to get it right again. He will wait to hear from my adjuster and get back to me.
This is the same guy that "totaled" my Suburban after it was stolen when it was on the fence with repairs, so, i'm not too worried. I'm just glad the trailer didn't hit any pedestrians. There were about 15 people waiting for a bus about 20 feet BEFORE the trailer hit me. The SuperMex owner called LBPD and they showed up in about 15 minutes. Got my police report and they were still writing the guy his tickets for unsafe trailer and no insurance. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/Yack.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/chair.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/slap.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) It's just a truck. Besides, now i can guilt Scott into helping me get the V-8 welded to (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif) |
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