Almost lost my truck yesterday!

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Almost lost my truck yesterday!

FuzzFace2
Coming home from the weekly trash run about 5 miles away.

I just missed a head on not a 100 yards from my house.
Had to drive in the ditch on my side of the road to miss the SUV.
SUV ran down the ditch on my side of the road, across a driveway and into the air, took out a mail box, more ditch before coming to a stop in another driveway!

I turned around to check on the driver, who had a little one in a car seat in the back seat.
Driver choked on a hash brown and passed out a little.
Thankfully all were ok but the mail box & post but it could have been UGLY!

As you know it can happen in a second!
Dave ----
Dave G.
81 F100 flare side 300 six / AA OD / NP435 / 2.75 gear
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81 F100 style side 300 six/SROD parts truck -RIP
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Re: Almost lost my truck yesterday!

Gary Lewis
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Wow!  So glad you and the other driver and kid are ok.  And your truck.  

Yes, it can happen in a heart beat.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Re: Almost lost my truck yesterday!

salans7
I was on my way home from SW Florida this afternoon and came across a rollover that had just happened a minute prior to my arrival (I didn't see it happen). There were a few people trying to lift the car (it was on it's roof so I assumed entrapment), so I pulled over and ran to help once traffic was clear. By the time I got to the car, everybody was out, so I just checked to make sure the car wasn't on fire. Once I saw the sheriff's lights in the distance, I left as there were already enough people on scene.

Glad you missed the accident; it happens so quickly.
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Re: Almost lost my truck yesterday!

ArdWrknTrk
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In reply to this post by FuzzFace2
So glad you (and everyone else) are okay, Dave!  

 Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.