I had just finished washing my car and decided to meet up with some friends for dinner. I pulled into the parking lot and parked and was walking around the front when I saw a bumper coming at me from five feet and still doing ten or fifteen mph. I jumped but did not make it out of the way and was crushed in between the two vehicles. After a long ambulance-hospital mess I was found to only have crush injuries and no broken bones. I did realize an unseen safety feature. I reacted fast enough to get my feet over the bumper and was crushed in between a 03 dodge push bar and my grill which is quite forgiving thank god. Needless to say my car is pretty messed up needing headlights, grill, bumper, cross member is pushed into the radiator fan and a hood and I am hoping the other drivers insurance company will not try to total it. I still feel very very lucky.

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Owen

87 300TD 603 I-6
94 Jeep XJ I-6 4.0 (see the pattern)
89 750il
seventy-two hundred feet above sea level (kinda cold up here)

Glad you're OK. Other driver's insurance company would be totally crazy to try and chisel you on the car repair, knowing how much more they could be liable for if you don't quickly make a full recovery.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

You are damned lucky to be alive.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

did that truck need that brush bar? seriously they dont let the car absorb the impact like it should be.. good to hear you made it out ok.. now sue that bastard for his money

Glad to hear you're OK. Good thing you jumped up.

Don't sue, just wait a while before signing his insurance co's release. They will pressure you to sign off. Make absolutely sure there are no lasting issues with your "crush" damage. You will get some "pain and suffering" money without sueing. I'm not a big beleiver in sueing, but they should compensate you for your troubles, issues, etc.

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'85 300D - 206K (sold)
'81 240D - 149K (sold)
'03 Jetta TDI - (sold)
'79 300D - (sold)

OUCH! GLAD to hear you are okay!! How on earth did the driver of the dodge NOT see you!?!?! MAN some people are living on another planet.

I hope you make a healthful recovery!

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Nate

1995 E420
1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
1995 Volvo 944T R.I.P!


"The details are not details. They make the product."
-Charles Eames

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Yakking on a cell phone ?

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

The driver should be charged with reckless driving. I shudder to think if a child had been in the way.

I second that and also DO NOT talk to anyone or make any statements. Especially over the phone. They will try to get you to do that too.
If they keep insisting tell them your looking for a lawyer.

Danny

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You are tremendously lucky. Had your legs been crushed chassis frame against chassis frame you might have been looking at a permanent disability or worse.

Lawsuits can never bring back your legs. Count your blessings.

Yeah for a jackass mistake like that you should make them pay through the nose.

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"spreading a trail of obnoxious where ever we go"
1981 300sd w/ 341,500 miles

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If you take the time to contact a good accident lawyer, you'll never have to work again in your entire life. And you won't have to pay the lawyer, he'll just take a percentage of the judgement.

You are not the same as you were before. If you have a bruise, the clot can move around in your body and cause problems. Don't brush off any scheduled return visits to the doctor.



Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

The other driver is an aquantince of mine. He and my roomate were in the truck and when he hit the brakes nothing happened...no skidmarks. The truck is at the dealership getting looked at. I do not believe in profiting from something like this. If my health and my car are restored I will be happy.

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Owen

87 300TD 603 I-6
94 Jeep XJ I-6 4.0 (see the pattern)
89 750il
seventy-two hundred feet above sea level (kinda cold up here)

yikes! glad you arent hurt worse.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Truck diagnosis. One of the vacuum lines to the brake booster was severed. Bad timing I guess.

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Owen

87 300TD 603 I-6
94 Jeep XJ I-6 4.0 (see the pattern)
89 750il
seventy-two hundred feet above sea level (kinda cold up here)