dvader wrote:
>
> 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.
Wow, Sorry about your truck. Glad your Dads OK. Bob
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