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Old 08-24-2010, 11:47 AM
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You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

It happened just down the street from where I live....I live on the road the overpass is on. I awoke to the noise of the careflight. I went down to see parts EVERYWHERE! Could not figure out what caused it at the time until I saw the footage. Imagine passing a cop at above a 100mph!! In morning rush hour no less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L0vQgkAQu0

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Old 08-24-2010, 12:02 PM
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

It is amazing that the guy is still alive! At least no one else was involved.
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Old 08-24-2010, 12:06 PM
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

Wow that was on Break.com first thing this morning. They got that up quick!
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Old 08-24-2010, 01:32 PM
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

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Wow that was on Break.com first thing this morning. They got that up quick!
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Old 08-24-2010, 01:52 PM
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

i think he's F.T.D. (fixin' to die). A modern vehicle would be hard pressed to protect the occupant(s) in that type of crash, let alone a 20 y/o vehicle.
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

I can't belive he survived at all, I mean look at the airtime he got, and the overall impact... just... wow.
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Old 08-24-2010, 05:24 PM
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

It's tough to see with the cloud of dirt, but it looks like the car had already rotated almost 180 degrees when it reached the bridge. It may have only hit there with a glancing blow. Look at how small the impact scar is on the bridge post (don't go by the end of the clip -- that's showing the opposite side). Had the car hit head-on, he would have definitely been DRT.

The trooper said the driver was ejected! I wonder if he was helped by landing in the grass.
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

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Talking Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

Sorry, I can't help but laugh.

Black Fire-bird (K.I.T.T.) was travelling over 100mph (Super Pursuit Mode) when the driver (Michael Knight) unwittingly launches the car (Turbo Boost) into an overpass! This is just soooo freaking Hollywood!!

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Sorry, I can't help but laugh.

Black Fire-bird (K.I.T.T.) was travelling over 100mph (Super Pursuit Mode) when the driver (Michael Knight) unwittingly launches the car (Turbo Boost) into an overpass! This is just soooo freaking Hollywood!!

KITT never would have rammed his face into a dirt mount to launch himself to a grisly death.

We can only hope Davis Hasselhoff's current car has no such aversions to instant, violent obliteration
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

Holy cow.. it didnt even look real.
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

Alright I'll be the one to say it.... THAT WAS SO COOL!
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Re: You aren't going to believe this...the guy lived and expected to recover@!

That's a pretty bad crash, I hope he survives.

Looks like it rotated to the Passengers front when it made contact, and then broke up. He almost caught the vehicle on the brakes too, so very lucky nobody else got it.
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If it was a Toyota he could blame the floor mats or the brakes!
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