shawnstcyr
New member
Hi guys. Just thought I needed to clarify a statement I had made in response to this post.
I had made a statement about putting 3 people in a body bag last year due to bad driving skills. Aparrently, some of you think this was due to some fault of my own. For the record: I was a volunteer fireman in my off time. We worked numerous fatal traffic accidents. We have 2 major highways running through our town. Those 3 people were all victims of traffic accidents.
I myself have been driving for 18 years now with no accidents ( Knock on wood!). In fact, about a year after getting my 4Runner I put one of those people in a bag. His accident taught me to respect the SUV.
This poor guy was driving an Isuzu Trooper, early 2000's model I believe. He looked down at some thing, then looked back up to see a car stopped ahead of him trying to make a left hand turn. He then over corrected and rolled numerous times. His first roll proved to be fatal. When we arrived on scene, we were greeted with the sight of Christmas presents and brain matter scattered down the highway. I figured this was a fatality, but I still needed to check for vital signs and any other passengers. When I got up to his door and stuck my head in I discovered the sun visor burried 3 inches into his forehead. It took an hour to cut him out. Not something you want to see a few days before Christmas. I discovered the next day that this guy was the dad of my co-worker's girlfriend.
So guys, please drive carefully out there and I hope this clears the air.
I had made a statement about putting 3 people in a body bag last year due to bad driving skills. Aparrently, some of you think this was due to some fault of my own. For the record: I was a volunteer fireman in my off time. We worked numerous fatal traffic accidents. We have 2 major highways running through our town. Those 3 people were all victims of traffic accidents.
I myself have been driving for 18 years now with no accidents ( Knock on wood!). In fact, about a year after getting my 4Runner I put one of those people in a bag. His accident taught me to respect the SUV.
This poor guy was driving an Isuzu Trooper, early 2000's model I believe. He looked down at some thing, then looked back up to see a car stopped ahead of him trying to make a left hand turn. He then over corrected and rolled numerous times. His first roll proved to be fatal. When we arrived on scene, we were greeted with the sight of Christmas presents and brain matter scattered down the highway. I figured this was a fatality, but I still needed to check for vital signs and any other passengers. When I got up to his door and stuck my head in I discovered the sun visor burried 3 inches into his forehead. It took an hour to cut him out. Not something you want to see a few days before Christmas. I discovered the next day that this guy was the dad of my co-worker's girlfriend.
So guys, please drive carefully out there and I hope this clears the air.
