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This is my first post after being in my first serious life threatening accident in my entire life.
I was traveling east on Fishkill Road at about 50 mph, when a car came off of rt. 9 at a high rate of speed, crossing the double yellow line. I pulled the wheel hard to the right and the little bit of rain caused it to skid I countered and the car slid sideways. The car rolled over and everything moved in slow motion. It went head over wheels and landed up right with the wheels on the ground. I was in so much shock I did not know what to do. The engine was still running and so I put the car in gear and just pulled the car out onto the road and drove home. the cars port side is a bit mashed but concidering the impact still drivable, obviously.
I arrived home shaken and upset about an hour ago. In all honesty I had been at the "Meeting House" earlier with some friends I had been sailing with and had 1 beer and 3 rum & cokes in 4 hours period along with a bunch of food. I had not overdone it at all. I'm more than confident that my BAC @ 190 lb. for 4 drinks in 4 hours was fine. I have never been in a self inflicted accident ever. It was very scary and the fact that the Saab went head over wheels and I ended up up right says a lot for the car and possibly my luck as a driver, even though it is a convertible I'm alive and left me utterly shaking.
I'm writing this email still shaking and coming down from this accident.
WHOA
Joe
I was traveling east on Fishkill Road at about 50 mph, when a car came off of rt. 9 at a high rate of speed, crossing the double yellow line. I pulled the wheel hard to the right and the little bit of rain caused it to skid I countered and the car slid sideways. The car rolled over and everything moved in slow motion. It went head over wheels and landed up right with the wheels on the ground. I was in so much shock I did not know what to do. The engine was still running and so I put the car in gear and just pulled the car out onto the road and drove home. the cars port side is a bit mashed but concidering the impact still drivable, obviously.
I arrived home shaken and upset about an hour ago. In all honesty I had been at the "Meeting House" earlier with some friends I had been sailing with and had 1 beer and 3 rum & cokes in 4 hours period along with a bunch of food. I had not overdone it at all. I'm more than confident that my BAC @ 190 lb. for 4 drinks in 4 hours was fine. I have never been in a self inflicted accident ever. It was very scary and the fact that the Saab went head over wheels and I ended up up right says a lot for the car and possibly my luck as a driver, even though it is a convertible I'm alive and left me utterly shaking.
I'm writing this email still shaking and coming down from this accident.
WHOA
Joe
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