Don't drink and drive. You ruin nice things. (Many photos ahead)

"Sam" (samwellington) 07/27/2015 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

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I posted that my brother was hit by a drunk driver whilst driving in my mom’s 1985 W123 turbodiesel earlier this morning. We went to see the car a few hours ago.

It looks so depressing.

The doors are basically fused together.

The rear is still in perfect condition.

The engine was still running perfectly immediately after the crash.

The passenger seat is an example of why you wear your seatbelt. The person in the rear seat wasn’t and smashed the passenger seat full force. Fortunately, she walked away relatively unscathed.

The steering wheel isn’t pointing straight anymore and the glovebox was actually forced out of shape.

It still had at least 750,000 miles in it... Also, the clock is still keeping perfect time.

The transmission tunnel is destroyed and the rear view mirror fell off.

CB > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:21

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Shit man, I’m sorry to hear that. How’s your brother holding up?

KatzManDu > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:22

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Yikes. Glad everyone is OK.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:22

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Awwh :( Fucking drunk drivers man.

This makes me sad.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:22

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That is a damn shame. Glad to hear that everyone made it out pretty much ok. What kind of car was the drunk idiot driving?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:23

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my brother was hit by a drunk driver in my mom’s 1985 W123 turbodiesel earlier this morning

Oh no! That’s terrible! If he was that drunk, why did you give him the keys to the 123?

Sam > CB 07/27/2015 at 14:23

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Pretty well. The ER thinks he may have a broken wrist, but they said that the x-rays were inconclusive.

Sam > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/27/2015 at 14:25

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Oh you. (Edited)

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 07/27/2015 at 14:25

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Had to be huge to do that kind of damage to a 123.

jkm7680 > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:25

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Shit, hope your brother is doing alright!

Looks like a really clean car also, he should have had the person in the rear seat buckle up though.

Think you’ll be getting another one?

Leon711 > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:26

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Oh man, did they catch the drunk? It break my heart to see a well loved car looking like that. I’m glad no one was hurt

Sam > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 07/27/2015 at 14:26

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A 2011 Ford sedan of some sort. The drunk idiot actually 3 people with him in the car, as well.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:27

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Tell your brother to lawyer up. Sounds like he has a good case against this negligent idiot.

Sam > Leon711 07/27/2015 at 14:28

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Oh yeah. He wasn’t going anywhere fast. He failed the sobriety test and they took him down to the city jail to do a blood test.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:29

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The problem is that the insurance company will just see a miled out old car and give this guy pennies for his perfectly preserved classic. Sadly, this car is worth much more than its book value.

Sam > jkm7680 07/27/2015 at 14:30

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Seems like my mom wants to get something less project-y.

Sam > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/27/2015 at 14:32

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Oh yeah, we already plan on fighting them if they go that route. Basically, the way our insurance company put it was - if you aren’t happy with what the other insurance company will give you, we’ll get an amount you’re happy with. Hopefully something as simple as the NADA value and the Hagerty valuation will swing it in our favour.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:35

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dat first gen Bring Vert

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:37

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I'm sorry man....accidents are awful and are truly painful..

Tohru > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:43

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The car did its job. It gave a noble sacrifice to save everyone inside it.

F

Leon711 > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:44

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I feel bad about the Swiss flag/big plus joke last night in that Citroen Cactus post.

Sam > Leon711 07/27/2015 at 14:46

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Haha, I didn’t take offense to it!

PS9 > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:47

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RallyWrench > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:52

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That’s awful. Glad the injuries weren’t worse, and that the car did its ultimate job. If you’re going to drive an older car, that’s about as safe as it gets.

Sam > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 07/27/2015 at 14:52

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I know, I was in a similar one. I was in the Miata.

http://imgur.com/a/70OUg

Brian, The Life of > Sam 07/27/2015 at 14:55

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As a former W123 owner and a big fan of the estate version, this seriously makes me want to punch puppies.

>:(

AdverseMartyr > Sam 07/27/2015 at 15:02

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Save the Zebrano Wood! That stuff is expensive on Ebay. (at least for an r107)

...on another note... That is all pretty shitty to have happen.

JGrabowMSt > Sam 07/27/2015 at 15:17

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Damn dude, I hope youre all okay, mentally and physically. I didnt drive for almost 5 weeks on my own after I had my accident.

Best of luck for a favorable turnout for you guys. Any chance at getting the car for at least a part-out to help someone elses project? Plenty of good parts in there still.

Sam > JGrabowMSt 07/27/2015 at 15:22

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The insurance company is probably going to send the car to auction. Unfortunately, we don’t really have anywhere to store the remains.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Sam 07/27/2015 at 16:06

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Wow. How fast was the other guy going to do that much damage. My best wishes for your brother and other occupants of the merc . :(

Sam > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 07/27/2015 at 16:12

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He was actually making an illegal left turn on a red light on a 4 lane road, so probably about 35-40mph and my brother would have been going about 45-50mph (the speed limit is 45) So it was a pretty hard hit.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Sam 07/27/2015 at 18:35

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Damn...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Sam 07/27/2015 at 18:39

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That thing is absolutely beautiful. It’s a damn shame.

I guess on the positive side it did live a long full healthy life as a vehicle before cruel fate reared it’s head.

Nauraushaun > Sam 07/27/2015 at 23:34

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The passenger seat is an example of why you wear your seatbelt. The person in the rear seat wasn’t

Ridiculous. There’s no good reason for doing this.

BoulderZ > Sam 07/28/2015 at 02:35

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Glad your brother is okay (hope he doesn’t agree to anything saying he’s alright for awhile yet), but sorry to hear about the formerly gorgeous 123. I’ve about had my limit with the slack given to drunk driving in the US (I have a post a few weeks ago, related).

pip bip - choose Corrour > Sam 07/28/2015 at 04:23

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Kinja’d

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Sam 08/13/2015 at 03:06

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I really hope he pays for damages, but reality, man. This makes me cry on the inside and out.

Sam > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 08/13/2015 at 05:50

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We’re probably going to get a good pay out. The guy is being tried for at least one felony OWI with injury. So they don’t have much negotiating room.

What makes me really sad is that my mom wants to replace it with a Camry or Corolla.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Sam 08/13/2015 at 07:09

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This saddens me. Glad everyone escaped unharmed. Hope the car gets parted out instead of going to waste.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Sam 08/13/2015 at 14:11

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... You know, I think I stopped being surprised and mor- well, I am mortified (a bit) but not exactly surprised she wanted something on those lines.