I got pounded - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kristjan · 01-22-2015, 03:33 AM

So a friend and I were driving eastbound on Ortega Highway (74) in Orange County, CA on December 30th. We were going hiking and it was a bit moist from rain. As we were about to round a corner, we see a tan G37 oversteering around our right hand corner, coming towards us westbound. She over-corrects, bounces off of the cement barrier that keeps cars from flying off of the cliff, and comes straight at my driver's door. She impacted hard, setting off both of my curtain airbags, and my passenger's top curtain. We were both totally okay miraculously, so we hopped out and assisted her until medics came (she had a broken hand).

My car has been officially totaled and her insurance is working with me to rectify it finally. Here's some cool pictures of my poor car. Name: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1421911880.474598.jpg
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DaJo · 01-22-2015, 03:38 AM

That really sucks... Glad to see you walk away from that with both arms, legs and your head attached to your body.

These twins continue to amaze me with their safety restraint systems! Super safe!

juliog · 01-22-2015, 03:51 AM

People get overconfident in that road because the pavement is very smooth. But as you said, it can get damp in winter. Too much speed + moisture + low temps + downhill + rwd + 300HP + lead foot + woman

-> happy tail

I went for a cruise on the 27th or 28th, and got stuck for a good half an hour because of an accident in that very stretch. It looked like a rider went down and his motorcycle hit a car.

Edit: dibs on the grey JDM blanket

dpgfunk · 01-22-2015, 01:15 PM

Got pounded in the butt

tahdizzle · 01-22-2015, 01:20 PM

Man I was hoping for some NSFW and a medical bill.

fang_gt86 · 01-22-2015, 01:36 PM

This is what I'm most afraid when taking blind corners. It's just a matter of when somebody looses it. Glad you guy made it out alive.

continuecrushing · 01-22-2015, 02:07 PM

dang...sketchy part of ortega right there, since the valley/ravine thing is right there.

Glad to see you're okay though

Koa · 01-22-2015, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristjan

So a friend and I were driving eastbound on Ortega Highway (74) in Orange County, CA on December 30th. We were going hiking and it was a bit moist from rain. As we were about to round a corner, we see a tan G37 oversteering around our right hand corner, coming towards us westbound. She over-corrects, bounces off of the cement barrier that keeps cars from flying off of the cliff, and comes straight at my driver's door. She impacted hard, setting off both of my curtain airbags, and my passenger's top curtain. We were both totally okay miraculously, so we hopped out and assisted her until medics came (she had a broken hand).

My car has been officially totaled and her insurance is working with me to rectify it finally. Here's some cool pictures of my poor car.Attachment 101017 Attachment 101018 Attachment 101019 Attachment 101020 Attachment 101020 Attachment 101021

Bro.. please let me know if you're selling those headlights. Grab them off before the estimator comes and say they were damaged af

Tgionet · 01-22-2015, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juliog

People get overconfident in that road because the pavement is very smooth. But as you said, it can get damp in winter. Too much speed + moisture + low temps + downhill + rwd + 300HP + lead foot + woman

-> happy tail

I went for a cruise on the 27th or 28th, and got stuck for a good half an hour because of an accident in that very stretch. It looked like a rider went down and his motorcycle hit a car.

Edit: dibs on the grey JDM blanket

Not to mention there's likely to be a lot less grip on that smooth pavement, especially if it's fresh asphalt.

SocalBurt · 01-22-2015, 04:44 PM

Oh man that sucks. Glad you're ok tho! Same road and almost same thing happened to me about a month ago. In my case the car hit the rail and crashed behind me, i stopped to help. Too many speeders on that road but i'm seeing more CHP officers patrolling it.

Choco · 02-01-2015, 09:42 PM

This was so sad. Sorry for your car. Glad everyone was alright.

aznatama · 02-02-2015, 12:16 AM

damn. Yeah, Ortega is a beast... so many accidents there.

01-22-2015, 03:33 AM	#1
Kristjan Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ 6MT Location: Trabuco Canyon Posts: 26 Thanks: 123 Thanked 20 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I got pounded So a friend and I were driving eastbound on Ortega Highway (74) in Orange County, CA on December 30th. We were going hiking and it was a bit moist from rain. As we were about to round a corner, we see a tan G37 oversteering around our right hand corner, coming towards us westbound. She over-corrects, bounces off of the cement barrier that keeps cars from flying off of the cliff, and comes straight at my driver's door. She impacted hard, setting off both of my curtain airbags, and my passenger's top curtain. We were both totally okay miraculously, so we hopped out and assisted her until medics came (she had a broken hand). My car has been officially totaled and her insurance is working with me to rectify it finally. Here's some cool pictures of my poor car.

01-22-2015, 03:38 AM	#2
DaJo FT86Club Vancouver Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Sport-Tech; Drove: MR-S, AE86 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 391 Thanked 1,180 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	That really sucks... Glad to see you walk away from that with both arms, legs and your head attached to your body. These twins continue to amaze me with their safety restraint systems! Super safe! __________________ 1984 AE86 BT 20V 5MT 2007-2012 2000 MR-S 5MT 2010-2012 2013 BRZ Sport-Tech 6AT Since '12 (OEM+ STI tS Build) 2015 Lexus IS250 AWD F-Sport 2 2015-2018 2018 Lexus NX300 F-Sport 3 Since '18

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fang_gt86 FR Noob Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: DFW Posts: 792 Thanks: 218 Thanked 614 Times in 318 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	This is what I'm most afraid when taking blind corners. It's just a matter of when somebody looses it. Glad you guy made it out alive. __________________ "I'm having too much fun to care about horsepower" - Unknown 6MT FR-S Whiteout:OFT- OTS V2 Stage 2 (93oct & E85), Tomei UEL, Invidia OP, JDL UltraQuiet FP, Ark Grip catback, GS hood struts, Perrin Inlet & K&N drop-in

02-02-2015, 12:16 AM	#12
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	damn. Yeah, Ortega is a beast... so many accidents there. __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

01-22-2015, 01:15 PM	#4
dpgfunk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2012 E92 M3, 2013 BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 190 Thanks: 48 Thanked 115 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got pounded in the butt

01-22-2015, 02:07 PM	#7
continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	dang...sketchy part of ortega right there, since the valley/ravine thing is right there. Glad to see you're okay though

01-22-2015, 04:44 PM	#10
SocalBurt Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 56 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Oh man that sucks. Glad you're ok tho! Same road and almost same thing happened to me about a month ago. In my case the car hit the rail and crashed behind me, i stopped to help. Too many speeders on that road but i'm seeing more CHP officers patrolling it.

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