HOPE THIS WASNT A FELLOW PELICAN ( a little graphic so warning)

[Dpmulvan]

[911SauCy]

It takes A LOT to mangle an aircooled like that!!

WOWOW

[GG Allin]

He seemed okay, considering.

[proporsche]

55 limit that does not look like either of the cars was doing it...looks like the 911 dude will be ok ..still sad ..possibly the pedestrian was the cause...

Ivan

[Bill Douglas]

I've just checked the rego', it wasn't me.

[Coblue]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

It takes A LOT to mangle an aircooled like that!!

WOWOW

Not really - just a loose nut behind the wheel. And it doesn't even have to be in the same car.

[Flat Six]

Looks like NB I-5. If so, it's pretty typical for traffic from O'side to Trestles to run ~80-90 mph, slowing down for the BP checkpoint. Signs along that stretch to warn for illegal immigrants crossing the fwy (to avoid BP). Sad for all; pedestrian on the fwy especially at night must send the pucker factor up to 9+.

I had a friend in college who ended up killing a pedestrian on that same stretch of fwy (SB, just south of that location -- Crown Valley Pkwy). Dude walked out into traffic and lay down in the fast lane to commit suicide.

[QueWhy]

Originally Posted by Flat Six

Looks like NB I-5. If so, it's pretty typical for traffic from O'side to Trestles to run ~80-90 mph, slowing down for the BP checkpoint. Signs along that stretch to warn for illegal immigrants crossing the fwy (to avoid BP). Sad for all; pedestrian on the fwy especially at night must send the pucker factor up to 9+.

I had a friend in college who ended up killing a pedestrian on that same stretch of fwy (SB, just south of that location -- Crown Valley Pkwy). Dude walked out into traffic and lay down in the fast lane to commit suicide.

From Blaine to San Diego a “pedestrian” on I-5 is almost certainly a drugged and/or deranged homeless person. I guess it could possibly be a construction worker in this instance but I wouldn’t bet on it. Regardless, sad someone lost their life. Hope the air cooled driver was ok, sad to see such a nice car in that state.

[Otter74]

Yeep!! I don't really care who the person on foot was or why they were on the freeway, and condeming them is both unnecessary and unkind. That's an ugly crash, and I hope the 911 driver is relatively OK. A crash like that is a reminder that we are more vulnerable than most vehicle passengers when we're in a car designed in the '60s. It must have been quite bad, as even the Tesla (with its very strong body shell) got it bad.

[theiceman]

..and one more true 911 gone ...

[stownsen914]

Jeez that 911's front end was mangled, the driver is lucky to be alive. Not so much for the pedestrian unfortunately

[Coastr]

These cars are tough units - the 911 took a big impact to bend like that, the passenger compartment looks relatively intact. I hope the driver is ok. He looked alert getting loaded into the ambulance. I hope he is well enough that he’s thinking about which project to put his 3.2 into.

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by Flat Six

Looks like NB I-5. If so, it's pretty typical for traffic from O'side to Trestles to run ~80-90 mph, slowing down for the BP checkpoint. Signs along that stretch to warn for illegal immigrants crossing the fwy (to avoid BP). Sad for all; pedestrian on the fwy especially at night must send the pucker factor up to 9+.
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It is on the southbound I-5 right before the 73 merges in.

I didn't see anything that looked like construction zone in the vid so I suspect it is one of those places where they put up a sign and sometime later you might see some construction.

[wildthing]

8J tags - bought out of state and registered in CA in the last 12-18 months, most likely.

Unless original CA owner had personalized plates, or the original plates were tatty...

Sorry for everyone involved.

Salvageable engine?