Originally Posted by fastfredracing (Post 12400779)

I just texted with Dad this morning. Kid is sore as all get up , but he got checked out, and CT scans, and all is good . He got 6 stitches in his leg, but was home before 9 pm last night .
Dad told me that his mom had died 17 years ago on this day . I don't know if you believe in guardian angels or not, but someone was watching over this kid .
Tip of my hat to the mighty Altima for taking a blow from a concrete truck like that, and not compromising the passenger compartment .
So glad to hear I am not responsible for this . It was really weighing heavy on my mind for a few hours before I found out all the details .
I sometimes forget how important my job is . Its often just another car, another brake job, another muffler, another clutch etc, but I have someones safety, or life in my hands every day . Something as simple as forgetting to tighten a lug nut, or not making sure a hood is latched could end up a disaster .
Should I text him and let him know that this voids the warranty on the convertor ??

Originally Posted by flatbutt (Post 12400788)

I responded to a scene just like this two weeks ago. The driver was a 17 yo probationary driver and walked away shaking like a wet dog in winter but otherwise unharmed. Incredibly lucky kid.

Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 12401013)

A crash that left a car in not much worse shape happened right in front of me. The driver wasn’t so lucky. I was trying to find a pulse on the woman who had been driving. I’m not a medic and I’m not well practiced at feeling the wrist pulse. I was trying to find a wrist pulse without any luck when a woman who said she was a nurse came up and felt the woman’s neck. She said, “She’s gone.” For some reason I said, “I think so too.”