STEVEN...There is a God.And i thank him you are alive to be here with us
all.
You may(or may not)think this is weird,but everytime i roll past my
church(St. Bernards Catholic Church in Madison),i do the sign of the cross.
Digger
>From: "Steven St.Laurent" <saint1958@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Is there a GOD?
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:34:42 -0800
>
>Well this morning I stopped at the light on Bobier and East Vista Way, in
>Vista California. While waiting at the light to make a left turn, I happen
>to just look down doing something, for which I cannot remember, then
>BAMMMMM. It sounded like a loud bang when I wake up from either being
>dazed
>or passed out.
>
>What happened after still being in the car facing in the right lane
>on-coming traffic, someone apparently either lost control going threw an
>intersection or hydro-plane doing 50 mph or greater. While at a still
>stand
>still, the truck flew backwards over 100 feet down the road.
>
>At the time as I looked around after regaining my composure, no glasses on,
>could not even find them, I was looking around to see if the truck had
>cabin
>damage meaning FIRE. The Club cab was filled with smoke and I didn't know
>for sure what was happening. Yet, here in California, like road kill, no
>seemed to stop to help or ask any question (this is more apparent than ever
>over the last few years) while I was in their slow lane facing them. This
>is
>a sad note for those individual found that rushing to work was more
>important than a person life.
>
>However, I looked around the cabin, found my glasses lying in the passenger
>area, along with my cell phone, I looked at the car (A Rodeo) down the road
>still in my lane sitting there. I was wondering if he or she was still
>alive so I managed to open the door and stumble out of the vehicle. This
>took me more than five minutes since everything seemed to hurt.
>
>As I walked to the curb, the other driver finally managed to get out of the
>car and the front of the Rodeo was gone completely. The Dakota 4.7 front
>was smashed but the crumple zone looked great as it just wrinkle back
>compared to the Rodeo. He finally walked over and asked with an Spanish
>accent if everything was Ok. I looked at him and found no injuries meaning
>blood, broken bones etc after seeing his truck. Did I screamed or yelled,
>even call him names? No. I just felt sorry for him and hope he wasn't
>injured either. I asked him what happen and with the few words I could
>gather that he must of hydro-plane and did not see me there. Didn't even
>brake before impact the front of the truck.
>
>Then I looked and inspected the Dodge and found that the cabin, driver
>door,
>where completely intact. The front was smashed beyond the radiator area
>that the hood did buckle enough that you could see inside the engine area.
>I
>managed to call the 911 and the Sheriff showed up after five minutes. The
>sheriff ask me what happen but I could not tell him since I did not know.
>He asked me if the truck could move on it own power enough to move reverse
>to the curb since traffic was building up for morning rush hour.
>
>So I limped to the truck and got in and looked at the dash board and saw
>the
>transmission was on the Reverse mark. I look again , then again, it was in
>REVERSE. Hmm. That strange, I thought, but get this? It started up with
>the radiator fan cladding and it was still working. Just amazing. Just
>amazing...
>
>The Dodge Dakota suffered a 50 mph plus STAND STILL FRONTAL IMPACT and
>still
>operational. The driver airbag did deployed and the left side of my face
>felt painful. My right knee swelled up on the inside portion like a
>baseball since I had short on. I know! It is California in me wearing
>shorts. Inside the middle console, everything was smashed (CDs, plastic
>things). That was odd also since the dash board looked normal.
>
>Anyway, my wife took me to the hospital and they did a MRI CAT scan, X-ray,
>and did some checking around the body. My left arm felt funny also. I was
>then released four hours later and was told I was very lucky to be alive.
>
>Anyway, seeing the transmission marker in reverse, at just the time before
>impact looked down at something on the floor, I felt as if someone seemed
>to
>be helping me before the impact. Applying the law of physics, the
>transmission being in reverse must of helped the frontal impact absorbing
>the on-coming vehicle.
>
>I am glad to be alive but the Dak? I will not know until Monday to find
>out
>what will happen. The other guy? Expired insurance since last November
>1999. Am I mad? No..I still believe there is angel watching over me and a
>God who loves me enough (tears) to save me from this car wreck.
>
>I have already preparing to purchased another Dakota with a 4.7, 5-speed,
>and the full treatment, to include the 17x9 rims from the factory. I have
>already sent an e-mail requesting a quote from my five-star dealer who
>takes
>time to have a real relationship with there customers (Jack Powell
>Chrysler). After seeing Ron's quad cab, well, this is my next choice.
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>Steven St.Laurent
>2000 Dakota 4.7 Hemi (WRECKED)
>1999 Chevy (gone in 2003)
>1993 Tracker (still going...going)
>2000 Roush Mustang Stage II (sold) TT
>----------->:)
>Aspiring for the next toys:
>2003 Dakota Hemi R/T
>2003 GTS-R Viper
>
>
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