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megamarines · 04-01-2015, 07:28 AM

Hey guys, let me preface this with the fact that I walked away completed unscathed or uninjured after being tboned at 50+ mph. This car is incredible, and I'm really hoping it can be fixed. Still waiting to hear back from my Claim's Adjuster to see my 10 Series can be saved or not. Luckily the frame doesn't seem damaged upon inspection, but taking apart everything will prove if it is or isn't.

Anyway, Saturday morning at 1 Am, as I was headed to the gym, I was T-Boned by a guy in Torrance, who was running from the police and driving toward a hospital with his gunshot wound victim. Guy ran a red light at the intersection of Carson and Hawthorne, where you can't really see far to the left from my approach, and slammed into me going faster than 50 mph. He tried to take off, but his black BMW was so damaged from the crash that it couldn't move five feet after being spun around and having parts torn off.

For me, the hit was instant. I blinked after going through a green light and BAM my car was hit, window and driver seat airbags deployed as my window exploded, and I slammed on the brakes and held the wheel to keep the car straight. Immediately after, the guy got out of his car, police flooded the intersection, and he had a standoff with the cops for a good 15-20 minutes with a gun pointed at them and all of Torrance PD pointing their own in his direction.

You can read more about it in the articles I attached, but believe it or not I walked away with no aches or cuts. I've been in hit and runs before, cars getting flipped etc, and needless to say this is both the safest and most fun car I've ever been in. I feel like if I was in anything else, I would have been seriously fucked up.

Just thought I'd share my story with you guys on what happened, how safe the car is, and I'll keep everyone updated on the status of the vehicle.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lo...297877871.html

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...328-story.html

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-n...-bowling-alley

scottxnizzle · 04-01-2015, 11:44 AM

thats crazy! glad you're okay!

Guru Woodman · 04-01-2015, 11:55 AM

Wow, that car just saved your life! Now it's time to return the favour and try and keep it on the road and prevent it from being scrapped.
Thank god you walked away unscratched.

gramicci101 · 04-01-2015, 12:32 PM

That is incredible. That's not even a lot of damage for a T-bone at 50+ mph.

Keep an eye on how you feel. Just because you were good at the time doesn't mean that you won't feel it a week or two later.

BRZtoni · 04-01-2015, 12:44 PM

wow, im glad your safe. when u get your car back from repairs. i treat you to in n out on hawthorne and del amo

!!!!

Marco_86 · 04-01-2015, 01:00 PM

Wow! Glad you made it out okay! Goodluck with the repairs. Thanks for sharing

zonda · 04-01-2015, 01:01 PM

wow. im surprised i didnt hear about this. i was driving to my gfs house right down the street from this. hope you are able to work everything out!

edit* wow! i didnt know this was the bowling accident. i was in that area too when the shooting happened. crazy.

SirBrass · 04-01-2015, 01:03 PM

I would think that a 50+mph collision hit would cause this light car to wrap around the BMW's front end.

Then again, who knows what kind of stresses the frame was subjected to that isn't at all visible.

Hope you get her back repaired, and if not, hope you'll get enough back from insurance to easily purchase another one.

Are YOU okay? Any lingering pain?

8R6 · 04-01-2015, 01:14 PM

holyshit! just read the article and watched the short video clip too. damn i used to live about 2 miles from there and would go eat at that plaza all the time.

glad to hear you came out ok. i recommend still going for a check up after a couple of days as sometimes you don't feel the effects immediately after an accident like that. man that sucks.

Lonewolf · 04-01-2015, 01:52 PM

Wow, the car seemed to hold up well...that's good news, and you seem okay, which is great news!

I hope all the stuff you have to deal with now will at least get you some extra goodies...

Tcoat · 04-01-2015, 02:09 PM

Glad you are good and hope they can save the car!
But...
If they can't save it at least it went out like a scene from an action movie and you get the great story to tell.

swarb · 04-01-2015, 02:16 PM

NOOOOO!!!

I'm glad you are ok!!

much sad.

carma143 · 04-01-2015, 02:26 PM

I pass by that street all the time. Glad to know the twins' 5-star safety rating holds true.

No1der · 04-01-2015, 02:29 PM

You should see a doctor though. Hope everything works out for the best

04-01-2015, 07:28 AM	#1
megamarines Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2015 FR-S RS 1.0 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 368 Thanks: 144 Thanked 177 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Hell Of A Saturday Morning Hey guys, let me preface this with the fact that I walked away completed unscathed or uninjured after being tboned at 50+ mph. This car is incredible, and I'm really hoping it can be fixed. Still waiting to hear back from my Claim's Adjuster to see my 10 Series can be saved or not. Luckily the frame doesn't seem damaged upon inspection, but taking apart everything will prove if it is or isn't. Anyway, Saturday morning at 1 Am, as I was headed to the gym, I was T-Boned by a guy in Torrance, who was running from the police and driving toward a hospital with his gunshot wound victim. Guy ran a red light at the intersection of Carson and Hawthorne, where you can't really see far to the left from my approach, and slammed into me going faster than 50 mph. He tried to take off, but his black BMW was so damaged from the crash that it couldn't move five feet after being spun around and having parts torn off. For me, the hit was instant. I blinked after going through a green light and BAM my car was hit, window and driver seat airbags deployed as my window exploded, and I slammed on the brakes and held the wheel to keep the car straight. Immediately after, the guy got out of his car, police flooded the intersection, and he had a standoff with the cops for a good 15-20 minutes with a gun pointed at them and all of Torrance PD pointing their own in his direction. You can read more about it in the articles I attached, but believe it or not I walked away with no aches or cuts. I've been in hit and runs before, cars getting flipped etc, and needless to say this is both the safest and most fun car I've ever been in. I feel like if I was in anything else, I would have been seriously fucked up. Just thought I'd share my story with you guys on what happened, how safe the car is, and I'll keep everyone updated on the status of the vehicle. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lo...297877871.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...328-story.html http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-n...-bowling-alley

04-01-2015, 12:44 PM	#5
BRZtoni Turbo E85 Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 13 wrb brz Location: torrance, ca Posts: 1,093 Thanks: 172 Thanked 555 Times in 349 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow, im glad your safe. when u get your car back from repairs. i treat you to in n out on hawthorne and del amo !!!! __________________ Flex Fuel Turbo BRZ

04-01-2015, 01:14 PM	#9
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,338 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	holyshit! just read the article and watched the short video clip too. damn i used to live about 2 miles from there and would go eat at that plaza all the time. glad to hear you came out ok. i recommend still going for a check up after a couple of days as sometimes you don't feel the effects immediately after an accident like that. man that sucks. __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

04-01-2015, 02:09 PM	#11
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,846 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2492 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Glad you are good and hope they can save the car! But... If they can't save it at least it went out like a scene from an action movie and you get the great story to tell. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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04-01-2015, 11:44 AM	#2
scottxnizzle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 427 Thanks: 151 Thanked 104 Times in 76 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thats crazy! glad you're okay!

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Guru Woodman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 BRZ Sport Tech CWP Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 515 Thanks: 265 Thanked 636 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow, that car just saved your life! Now it's time to return the favour and try and keep it on the road and prevent it from being scrapped. Thank god you walked away unscratched.

04-01-2015, 12:32 PM	#4
gramicci101 Off Topic Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 4,610 Thanks: 2,369 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,170 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	That is incredible. That's not even a lot of damage for a T-bone at 50+ mph. Keep an eye on how you feel. Just because you were good at the time doesn't mean that you won't feel it a week or two later.

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Marco_86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 14' Frs Raven Location: Los Angeles Posts: 144 Thanks: 554 Thanked 98 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Wow! Glad you made it out okay! Goodluck with the repairs. Thanks for sharing

04-01-2015, 01:01 PM	#7
zonda Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Location: Torrance Posts: 57 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow. im surprised i didnt hear about this. i was driving to my gfs house right down the street from this. hope you are able to work everything out! edit* wow! i didnt know this was the bowling accident. i was in that area too when the shooting happened. crazy.

04-01-2015, 01:52 PM	#10
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,298 Thanks: 4,897 Thanked 2,127 Times in 1,193 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow, the car seemed to hold up well...that's good news, and you seem okay, which is great news! I hope all the stuff you have to deal with now will at least get you some extra goodies...

04-01-2015, 02:16 PM	#12
swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,053 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,450 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	NOOOOO!!! I'm glad you are ok!! much sad.

04-01-2015, 02:26 PM	#13
carma143 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota Highlander; Subaru BRZ (SWP) Location: California Posts: 431 Thanks: 137 Thanked 156 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I pass by that street all the time. Glad to know the twins' 5-star safety rating holds true.

04-01-2015, 02:29 PM	#14
No1der No1der Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ Limited Satin White Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 124 Thanks: 19 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	You should see a doctor though. Hope everything works out for the best

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