[Shotimes] UPDATE: SHO is DEAD

[alfitz@alfitz.com]

I posted pictures of this wreck at:

http://www.alfitz.com/sho/cop/template-car.htm

Sure glad he got out of it with little injuries.


Al Fitz
alfitz@alfitz.com

GET YOUR YAMAHA-SHO EMBLEMS AT:
http://www.alfitz.com/sho/yamaha-emblems.htm

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant" <shogrant1@satx.rr.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:27 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] SHO is DEAD


> Well ,while doing a part time job today I had me a little accident. I was
> sitting on a IH-10 East doing construction safety for a local road
> construction / repaving company, it was 7pm when we started, the SHO got
> killed at 7-29pm, a driver that had clear view of my car for about 3/4 of
a
> mile with all the emergency lights going said she never saw my car unitl
she
> was right up on me , she hit her barkes after she had hit me, which meant
at
> that time her speed was estimated at approx 100 mph, but I say prob 85-90
at
> least. I was sitting still with the car in drive , left foor on brake and
> right foot on the gas and an exit planned for any mishap that might occur,
> well at 150 yds or so I saw that she wasnt going to change lanes or hit
her
> brakes because the nose of her car never dipped down indicating she was
> braking. I nailed the throttle and was doing about 15-20 when I got hit.
So
> I braced myself and pushed my back into the seat and leaned my head back
and
> held it tight to the head rest knowing that most damage is caused by the
> second movement foward and the brian impacting the back of my skull. The
> skid marks that the other car left were only about 10-15 ft. long that
tells
> me she hit the brakes at the time of impact, my skid marks taking off at
WOT
> were almost that long.  (LOL) and then being spun around for about 100 ft.
> My first reaction was to get out of my car and check the other driver, but
> the back and neck said no, you aint going anywhere, so I didnt, I just
> waited for EMS to get to me to get me out. The back seat is not there
> anymore its just the front drivers seat, passenger seat went almost into
the
> front dash while my seat broke and was laying down The roof is creased up
> about 6-8 inched all the way across, like I said the car looks like it has
> been put in the compactor and crushed until  the rear bumper cover met the
> back of the front seats. Well don't know if another SHO is in my future
> although this crash makes me a firm believer that this is one of the
safest
> cars on the road , the EMS crew and fire dept. said from whats left of my
> car I must have had the hand of God behind me cause I should have been
more
> seriously hurt or even died. I pulled my self out of the passenger side
door
> and onto the back board so I could be transported. When I got to the
> hospital all the attending nurses and Dr's. were asking me for 6 numbers
> between 1- 56  ( our lotto game card numbers) , saying it tradition that
all
> drivers who survive accidents like mine that souldnt have are very lucky
and
> they want a little of that luck and play the numbers I gave them. So as
for
> me I'm in a Apsen Collar for the next 2 weeks, with nothing
> broke,dislocated, just gonna feel the aches and pains of whiplash in the
> next few days. I might have some good parts for sale after I see what the
> insurance is gonna do so stay tuned.
>
>
>
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