baddog

Some of you may recall about 7 months ago I came upon a rather grizzly accident . Being the good guy that I am I stopped to help. When it was apparent that I could not help anyone, I did the next best thing, and took pictures of the scene.

While there were people like Boy Alley that thought I was wrong in doing so, the CHP did not feel the same way and had me burn the pics to a CD for them.

So, why am I talking about it today? I just got done giving a statement to the insurance company of the guy that was killed. Reliving that night over breakfast was interesting if nothing else.

After giving my statement, the insurance adjuster filled in some gaps for me, as a lot of what I had determined was based solely on reviewing the pictures and what I had seen, which was after the actual impact.

Apparently, the dead guy had gotten into a solo accident with the center divider, causing his Lincoln to spin out and disabling it. He got out of the car to investigate the damage to his vehicle.

A lady in a Suburban was just driving along when she suddenly came upon the Lincoln, and striking it with such force that it spun it around, throwing the guy into another lane where at least one other vehicle struck him, one of them apparently driving over his skull. Sucks to be him, but it gets better?

The driver of the Suburban has been in a coma for the past 7 months. Her brain had swollen so much that they had to remove her skull, which was only reattached last week. Sucks to be her, but it gets better still.

When I left they were still trying to get into the Suburban to rescue the lady. From what I was told, the cop said he smelled alcohol, so they assumed she had been drinking. Based on that they placed her at blame for the accident, and filed manslaughter charges against her. Blood tests show she had a BAC of 0.00. The dead guy had a BAC of .10, so he was over the limit.

As far as the pictures, it seems the only pics taken by the CHP were of the vehicles, after they had been towed from the scene.

Lesson learned: Don't get out of your car when in the middle of the freeway unless it is safe, and then, get over to the side of the road. Don't stand by your car until it is safe to do so.

Also, it turns out there had been an accident close to that location about 8 weeks prior. One of the vehicles had lost its license plate. The cops initially thought the owner of that plate must have been involved. So they woke them up at 4:30 AM. If you ware in a wreck, and you lose a license plate as a result . . . go track it down. You never know what might happen if you don't.

_Richard_

holy shit

baddog

That is why it took them 7 months to contact me. The 60 page police report was just completed.

I have a feeling I have one more interview to do before this is over for me.

triumph

thats weird, my wifes best friend has a coworker who was killed like that, I wonder if its the same person. I have to ask my wife about the details.

baddog

I just found this: http://orangecounty.injuryboard.com/...-hills-man.php

Tom_PM

I remember coming across a terrible fatal wreck where a lady slammed a bridge abuttment on a quiet backroad at 2am or so. I know it was a lady only because I could see her leg sticking out of the ripped metal shreds. Really awful memory.

The man from a nearby house as flagging down every car with a flashlight so that nobody else piled on.. when I say backroad, I mean backroad. No lights, only 1 house an 1 guy with a flashlight.

So take baddogs advice.. if you are in a wreck, or come across a wreck.. get the hell WAY out of the way before anything else!!!!

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baddog

The only thing I regret about that evening is that after I left the scene I came across a vehicle that was pulled over to the right with his flashers on.

I remember wondering if this other vehicle was involved, or had seen more than I did. There was no damage visible, and I felt I had used up my good deeds for the day, so I kept driving.

I kind of wish I had stopped knowing what I know now.

triumph

yeah thats not him. But similar sad stories

Deej

I rememeber that

Thats hardcore...
never stand by any car near a freeway.

People driving by focus on the accident, flashers, anything other than people walking around really.

I know I do.


I always slow down though if there is a reason... anything can happen...

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