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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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Unfortunately, I don't have a "before" picture of the car but this is what it looked like after he was hit head on by a drunk driving chick in a Galant. She was eastbound on the expressway and we were westbound. She lost control, completely jumped the guardrail and hit my buddy head on. I was driving right behind him and almost wound up in the accident myself.

The passenger in the Mitsubishi was airlifted. My buddy, the driver was very lucky to be able to practically walk away. His passenger suffered multiple facial fractures. The car was a 1992 Z28 with a 383 stroker and nitrous. He had just installed brand new speakers and an amp. He had installed custom leather seats with the Anniversary Z28 embroidered on the headrests.

The first video was recorded at the scene.
The 2nd was at his house. It's a miracle no one was killed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt4r-yEuPmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQDcsgpeO0o
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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Wow..good thing you guys walked away. Sorry for the loss of the Car, but that can be replaced, lives cant.
I have no sympathy for people that drive drunk..
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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damn looked like it used to be a nice car, that sucks, glad hes ok
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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what a ******* stupid *****. I hope her life is ruined forever. I cant believe your friend walked away from that.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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what a ******* stupid *****. I hope her life is ruined forever.
Profoundly ignorant. I'm sure she'll never drive drunk again (if she ever drives again). People make mistakes, and they shouldn't always be condemned for them.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Profoundly ignorant. I'm sure she'll never drive drunk again (if she ever drives again). People make mistakes, and they shouldn't always be condemned for them.
Im sorry but to me driving drunk is right under murder and child abuse. Its simply unacceptable. Yea its a stupid decision but she did it anyways and she should pay for it now.

Glad your buddy is going to be ok.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Profoundly ignorant. I'm sure she'll never drive drunk again (if she ever drives again). People make mistakes, and they shouldn't always be condemned for them.
Profoundly ignorant? When people make decisions that put other peoples life at risk they deserve to be condemned. She made a conscious decision that night to drive and knew the consequences of her actions if she was to get in an accident and seriously injure or kill someone. Everyone who has ever drank knows what could happen if they drive. No matter how drunk you are.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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If this is going to urn into an argument about drunk driving, it's getting shut down. Either talk about the wreck or don't contribute.
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Wow! By looking at the car you would think that the driver got hurt worse than the passenger! Glad to hear everyones OK tho...
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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We still don't understand how the driver didn't get hurt. He doesn't remember a thing from the accident. If you watch the 2nd video where I was taping from the passenger side, you can see the steering wheel sitting on the passenger seat. It broke off yet he had no injuries to his head or chest. Amazing!

The female driver was ordered to pay in payments for doctor bills and for the car. She was charged with 6 counts of aggrevated assult. There was a Chevy truck with 3 passengers that was also involved but their damage was minimal.

She also had to serve 90 days in jail but since the judge didn't want her to lose her job because she had to pay my buddy back, she actually had to serve the 90 days on weekends. She would turn herself in on Friday nights and would get out on Sunday afternoons until she served her sentence. Crazy!
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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wow thats unbelievable the guy walked away. my uncle got hit by a drunk driver wen he was on his motorcycle....he broke his neck... but survived.
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