"Amoore100" (amoore100)
06/17/2015 at 23:21 • Filed to: repost, crash, nissan, honda, prelude, bmw
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"Amoore100" (amoore100)
06/17/2015 at 23:21 • Filed to: repost, crash, nissan, honda, prelude, bmw | 3
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Update on this morning: It looks like the vehicle in question was piloted by a 19 year old kid who spent the night out with friends and fell asleep at the wheel after dropping someone off at the airport. The fire hydrant landed about 30 feet away and we still don’t have a lamp post. No one was injured (except the totaled Lexus) but the kid feels awful about it and his mom (Vietnamese family) is making him go house to house and apologize. Lesson learned as I’m going to take my driver’s permit test tomorrow morning.
This morning I woke to the sound of rending metal. I got out of bed, went downstairs and was greeted by my parents who told my brother and me to join them outside. There was a huge Pierce ladder truck parked sideways in the street in front of the house to our left, and in front of it was a trail of broken branches and sheared metal. Apparently, someone had, a few minutes earlier, rammed a white Lexus SUV into the curb, launched a fire hydrant into the air, downed a lamppost, and fled the scene. (I’m thinking it was a GX or LX because body-on-frame = stronger impact and resilience. An RX or NX would probably still be there, hooked on the fire hydrant...) No skid marks, so it was assumed that they were texting or something and completely disregarded the road... Luckily no one on our street was injured, and property damage was confined to mostly city-implemented objects... No pictures yet, but I’m sure they will come in within the next week...
It was this truck I believe... < photo from flikr.com, not this morning... >
In other news, I saw a first-gen Prelude and a BMW 2000 Touring (I think...) today roaming the neighborhood...
(Like this but with CA plates... < photo from Wikipedia >)
(Same but with plates...
< photo from autowallpapers.de>
Just spotted an unriced 200SX on a bike ride as well, parked for good under a tree it seems unfortunately but otherwise sound...
How was your morning?
DrJohannVegas
> Amoore100
06/17/2015 at 23:23 |
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EESH. Lesson is: cars are dangerous when left to their own devices. Be safe out there, good luck on the permit!
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Amoore100
> DrJohannVegas
06/17/2015 at 23:25 |
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Thanks! Yeah, driving when tired is probably the worst DUI...
blacktruck18
> Amoore100
06/17/2015 at 23:39 |
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his mom (Vietnamese family) is making him go house to house and apologize.
That’s good parenting right there. Hold the kid accountable.
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Amoore100
> blacktruck18
06/17/2015 at 23:51 |
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Asian parents you know...my mom would do the same...(my dad says he seems like a good kid though, just made a mistake as we all do...)
AM
> Amoore100
06/17/2015 at 23:53 |
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They say driving while tired is just as bad, if not worse than driving drunk. Glad nobody got hurt, hopefully that guy learned a valuable lesson from this event.
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Amoore100
> AM
06/17/2015 at 23:59 |
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Seems that way. My dad says he seems like a decent kid who’s just made a mistake as we all do...
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Amoore100
06/18/2015 at 00:06 |
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Shit happens, as it often does.
facw
> AM
06/18/2015 at 01:25 |
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Can confirm that it is difficult to drive while asleep. Bouncing off guardrails on both sides of the highway really wakes you up though.
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AM
> Amoore100
06/18/2015 at 02:58 |
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Accidents happen and mistakes are made, we're only human. Just hope this was an eye opener for him not to drive while tired.
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AM
> facw
06/18/2015 at 02:58 |
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Who needs an alarm clock right?
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Amoore100
06/18/2015 at 08:00 |
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his mom (Vietnamese family) is making him go house to house and apologize
Awesome parent.
$kaycog
> Amoore100
06/18/2015 at 08:48 |
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Thanks for the update! Handled well by the kid’s mom. Good luck on your driver’s permit!
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Amoore100
06/18/2015 at 08:58 |
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i had a sidewalk plow eat my mailbox post. I replaced it with a brand new 4x4 pressure treated post. later that week someone came buy and took it out again. This thing went into asphalt sidewalk and down into the ground about 2’ it had to have left a mark when they hit it.
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Amoore100
> $kaycog
06/18/2015 at 09:34 |
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Thanks!
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Amoore100
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/18/2015 at 09:35 |
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Asian parent.