Hmmm, I said my prayers, now where is it, PARTS ANYONE??
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Trithart" <homesteadworkshop@shaw.ca>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:23 PM
Subject: DML: Watched an R/T get stuffed into a guardrail (LONG)
> Was coming home from work today and as usual, had to drive by the local
> dealer. As I came up to the dealer, a red 2001 R/T reg cab was pulling
out
> with fresh plates. This unit has been on the lot for about 5 months now
and
> someone just bought it. It just so happened that he was heading the same
> direction I was .
> There is one intersection that joins a small township road, this township
> road has a small bridge that we cross which is just about 150 feet from
the
> intersection. This is where the guy lost it.
> If there is any little moisture on the road (it is cold and wintery right
> now, no snow though)when you accelerate hard from the intersection while
> making the turn onto the highway, you can get her sideways easily and keep
> it there for a bit. This dude got way out of shape, over corrected back
and
> forth a few times and I thought he caught it for a second, but NOOOOO!!!!!
> he stuffed it HARD into the rail front first which spun him rear first
into
> the other side all the time his foot was into it!!!!
> Turns out the dude is 57, just bought the truck as a play toy and promptly
> wrote it off!!!!!
> I felt major sorry for this guy. I waited for the tow truck and the PD to
> show then drove the guy home. The truck is totaled, and his wife was
major
> CHOKED!!!! It is hard to see a Dakota die like that, but to it's benefit,
> it died with the power on!! We need to say a silent prayer.
>
> Jeff Trithart
> Y2K 4.7/5spd CC 4by loaded
> homesteadowrkshop@shaw.ca
>
>
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