From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Mar 28 2004 - 21:55:14 PST
hay i'm happy to hare all the humans are ok
sorry to hear about the damage to your m35
and good to hear it got you home
good luck with the valchers in the clams department
ken m886
At 12:44 AM 3/29/2004, Marc Strangfeld wrote:
>Not too long ago someone posted the sad story about
>two guys that got killed after getting rearended by a
>semi truck. This story has been on my mind a lot
>lately as I drive mine on the Interstate often.
>
>Tonight around 7:30 I was headed westbound on I-94
>(just south of Eau Claire, WI) with my M35 and was
>rearended by a tractor trailer. Nobody was injured.
>I was alone in the truck and the trucker is fine also.
> The fact that everything turned out as good as it did
>makes me very grateful. I was going about 50-52 mph
>and looked in my mirror maybe 5 seconds before impact.
> Of those 5 seconds it took a couple to process the
>fact that he wasn't stopping. After that there wasn't
>much to do except hold on. He hit me in the drivers
>rear and pushed me for 2-3 seconds. I was at an angle
>and on the shoulder before regaining control and
>brought her to a stop safely and the other driver did
>the same. The truck, a T-600 Kenworth, has a trashed
>radiator. The hood also is smashed and was pushed
>into the windshield. My truck is driveable with
>tailights operational but tommorrow I will inspect it
>thoroughly. I will keep everyone posted as to what
>happens legally when I am able to disclose it.
>
>As far as night driving on the Interstate, I will
>rethink it completely. I suggest everyone else think
>about it also. The worst part is the bad publicity
>this provides for the rest of the MV'ers. The last
>thing we need is another M151 fiasco with the M35's
>etc. etc.
>
>Counting my blessings
>
>Marc Strangfeld
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