Terrible Accident, Thoughts & Prayers Needed

[tardis454]

I got a phone call from my good friend Matt at 10pm Saturday night. It wasn't good news...

Matt and his father were driving down a rural 55mph road and a lady turned in front of him giving him no time to stop or even think about stopping for that matter.
Matt was driving a crew cab dually, she was in a Camry. He hit her, knocked her 150ft across the road, and his truck ended up in an embankment,.. doing 55mph.
Matt walked away, his father did not. His father had to be life flighted to a trauma center. His heart stopped, he had a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and broken ribs.
Matt's father has been on life support since Saturday and was unconscious until last night. He's in/out now, but has not yet regained full comprehensive consciousness.

On a side note:

I found the truck (04 3500HD) Matt was driving on Craigslist last June. The seller lives by STINEY in Bucyrus.
The truck did it's job and saved Matt's, and hopefully his fathers life. That's a quality GM product right there..































Not bad for hitting a car and an embankment at 55mph.

I'm the furthest thing from a religious person, but Matt's family need thoughts and prayers.
I've been thinking about his father all weekend, and I want him to pull through and make it.
Bangshifters are good for thoughts and prayers, please send them Matt's way. Thank You.

[Barry Donovan]

that fifth wheel really locked it into a tough hit.
Hope health comes out ok.

that was a nice truck, the fullhouse in the fuse box.. must have had many options.

My own gmc is my first desire to wear seatbelts. I was towing a boat this past weekend, a lot of hills and angles of maines excuses for colonial roads to the sea.
my dad and brother both with me.

I am making everyone wear seatbelts from now on..just my truck. I don't think of it in the tin cans I have driven.

is the camry driver alive?

[tardis454]

that fifth wheel really locked it into a tough hit.
Hope health comes out ok.

that was a nice truck, the fullhouse in the fuse box.. must have had many options.

My own gmc is my first desire to wear seatbelts. I was towing a boat this past weekend, a lot of hills and angles of maines excuses for colonial roads to the sea.
my dad and brother both with me.

I am making everyone wear seatbelts from now on..just my truck. I don't think of it in the tin cans I have driven.

is the camry driver alive?

Camry driver is alive, she was also life flighted.

The truck was a loaded crew cab dually Duramax 4x4.

[70chevyC-10]

Prayers sent -

[Deaf Bob]

Why I like big rigs, more likely to survive a bad hit!
Thought sent his way!

[TheSilverBuick]

Damn! Not bad all things considered.

[corvettedad]

Prayers on the way

[SuperBuickGuy]

prayers happening now.

[DanStokes]

My Best Positive Energy. I'll wager there was a phone involved, and NOT Matt's. People who are paying attention rarely do bonehead stuff like that.

Our best to the family.

Dan

[STINEY]

Dang Eric........tell him the Stineys are all pulling for his Dad.

All that other stuff can wait.

[Dan Barlow]

Prayer sent. Keep us posted daily if possible .

[silver_bullet]

thoughts and prayers coming!

[Big Dave]

Thoughts and prayers to Matt and family.

[nesabo]

You got it. Seems like people cannot judge closing speed on the back roads around here.

[Deaf Bob]

Any roads, Neal.. Any roads.. Town or country, a little blink of space, they think they can fit, if not.. They can stop.. No matter if it is physically possible or not!