[DeTomaso] NPC - Guardrail vs. SUV

[Asa Jay Laughton]

  Imagine waking up  to a massive steel guard rail rushing by your right 
arm making the sound of a locomotive as it passed through.  Personally, 
I think I would have needed a change of shorts.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 9/16/2010 21:31, Julian Kift wrote:
> Wow... how fast do you need to be going to impail 30 yds of guard rail though?
>
> A lot of the time now I see here in NV the water barrels at the start of guard rails sections to slow the vehicle down, but not sure it would have helped this guy much.
>
> Julian
>
>> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:21:44 -0700
>> From: asajay at asajay.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Guardrail vs. SUV
>>
>>
>> That's what I would call "God making a wake up call."
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &  Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>
>> On 9/16/2010 19:07, LarryFinch wrote:
>>> Be careful out there, okay?
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>> A motorist from Washington state had quite a scare north of DeerLodge last week
>>>
>>> when a guardrail turned his SUV into a virtualshish kabob.
>>>
>>> The driver of a Chevy Suburban fell asleep while driving in theeastbound lane
>>>
>>> of Interstate 90 on Sept. 2. His vehicle drifted offthe road and collided head on
>>>
>>> with the guardrail, according toMontana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Hildenstab.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The guardrailliterally impaled the vehicle by penetrating through the engineblock
>>>
>>> and exiting the rear window, just missing the driver.
>>>
>>> "He didn't even have a scratch on him," Hildenstab said aboutthe 21-year-old driver.
>>>
>>> The trooper said it was lucky the motorist was driving solo,because the guardrail
>>>
>>> went through the passenger seat.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "If he had a passenger with him, it would have killed him,"Hildenstab said.
>>>
>>> The driver, Andy Dangerfield of Pullman, Wash., told the trooperhe had left Washington
>>>
>>> early that morning on his way to Idaho.About 11:30 a.m., he started to get tired and
>>>
>>> must have fallenasleep as he was approaching Deer Lodge.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dangerfield was cited with careless driving.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The crash left the driver badly shaken, according toHildenstab.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "He was walking around like a ghost when I got to the scene,"the trooper said.
>>>
>>> In all his years with the highway patrol, Hildenstab said he'snever seen an accident
>>>
>>> ike that. He said guardrails are designedto crumple on impact. The trooper estimated
>>>
>>> that about 30 yards ofguardrail traveled through the vehicle before it came to rest.
>>>
>>>
>>> Photos here:
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/B2QSR.jpg
>>>
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