Sorry to hear bout your truck. But, I am glad that your father made it
out alright. Anyway, the truck can be replaced.
Later,
Geoffrey
~~98 DAK CC SLT 3.9L Metallic Red~~
>From: dvader <dvader@intop.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: My R/T is at the bottom of a river...
>Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:10:19 -0600
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
>My dad was driving my Black '98 R/T to Louisiana to see his parents.
He was
>about an hour into the trip when he decided to set the cruise. But it
was
>raining and the roads were covered with water....he began to hydroplane
and
>before he could do anything the cruise took over and the engine revved.
He
>got sideways and ended up in the ditch. He almost regained control but
>couldn't pull it out. He ended up in a culvert under a bridge. He
thought
>it was gonna be ok, so he cut the engine off so it wouldn't get water
in it,
>but then the truck started to shift...and water started to leake in.
He
>turned the key back on so he could roll the windows down to get out
cause he
>couldn't open the door. He bailed out the window and climbed up the
bank.
>He was standing on the side of the road in the pouring down rain trying
to
>flag someone down. He finally got someone and called the Highway
Patrol.
>After he dried off he called someone to come get him and bring him
home, and
>then he broke the news to me. I would have cried, but I was just glad
he
>was ok. At the moment my R/T with 4,000 miles on it is sitting under a
>bridge in a huge ditch filled with water. It'll be a while till they
get it
>out, cause it keeps raining. Thank God for insurance. Now I get to
order a
>99 i guess.
>
>
>
>
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