RE: Got nailed today....

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2002 - 14:44:00 EST


Yup...had a long talk with the officer (really nice guy as well - total
car nut). Nope...airbags didn't go off (thank god).

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Richard A Pyburn
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:26 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Got nailed today....

Geeeez!! Glad you and Jordan are OK.
Did you get to talk with the APD guy? Did you get a plate #? Surprised
he was able to drive away; guess you slowed down too much ;^) The
airbags didn't blow?

Richard

On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 12:59:15 -0600 "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
writes:
>
> Yup...I got nailed today while taking Jordan to school....
>
> This "person" lost control of his little sh-tbox Nissan Sentra (mid
> 80's
> model) and literally made a left turn right in front of me (raining
> -
> Mopac/185 southbound). Hit the brakes to slow down but couldn't get
> out
> of his way. Hit him with the grill in the driver door and center
> post
> (4-door) at 35mph. Now to make things even more fun...an APD
> officer
> (Austin Police Department) was about 80 yards ahead on the side of
> the
> expressway...saw the whole thing...even watched the guy DRIVE
> AWAY!!
> (Hit and Run)
>
> Truck needs a new fender, bumper, and headlight assembly...but NO
> damage
> to the frame, engine, or suspension. Total cost for parts: $400.
> God I
> love full frame trucks!! :) I checked the bumper supports,
> radiator
> supports, and frame...no damage, bends, kinks, scratches, etc. Even
> the
> grill is fine! (WOW)
>
> - Bernd
>
>
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