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Dodge Viper Wreck...
...so on the local news this morning a guy wrecks his Viper at about 2:00 in the morning. He evidently loses control on a limited access interstate spur (Pellissippi Pkwy for those who care), hits a wall and destroys the car and then walks away from the accident - only to then be hit by a passing Mustang and killed...
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06-30-2010, 04:26 AM
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Wow, I guess when your number is up, there's no getting around it. Reminds me of that movie, Final Destination.
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And you can bet that drinking was not involved...
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So, he was beating the Mustang then.
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Was his wife driving the Mustang?
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06-30-2010, 06:34 AM
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06-30-2010, 09:11 AM
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But then the Mustang beat him badly...
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06-30-2010, 10:46 AM
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No Porsche driver would do this...
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Check the Bullitt for front-end damage
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LOL! Just checked. Nope, nothin' but lots of bugs from the Sunday drive over the pass & back...
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I have a few friends that I wonder about, as in how they will end up.
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I'm thinking he got up walked in a daze and very confused and wandered into traffic by accident. But either way, that's just crazy. Do you have a link for 'the rest of the story'?
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Not easy to see somebody standing in a road at night. Especially if in dark clothing...sounds like a wrong place & time thing for the Mustang driver...
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+1 if you drive by a wreck, your eyes are drawn right towards the car. If the Mustang driver had his head at 10 o'clock looking at a totalled viper, it'd be really tough to peripherally see the guy on a cell phone at 12 o'clock. Sad all around.
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Does this article remind anyone else of our current presidential situation..... survive the first wreck only to get obliterated by another impending wreck.
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