Author Topic: What they mean by, "Wrapped around a tree." (Read 890 times)

Dune · « **on:** September 19, 2003, 12:04:41 AM »

A friend of my dad's sent this to him. Unfortunately I don't know the story behind it

Nilsen · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2003, 12:13:42 AM »

Ouch

Lesson: You can not turn off clutter or trees when driving outside AH

MarkVZ · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2003, 12:14:17 AM »

That's really really strange..

Doesn't it seem odd that the tree withstood the impact without breaking?

Fishu · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2003, 12:25:42 AM »

Wow.. what a tough little tree.
Looks more like something you'd expect against a solid steel pole.

Gadfly · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2003, 12:30:23 AM »

Where is the front end of the car?

Chaos68 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2003, 05:02:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly
Where is the front end of the car?

see the crumpled part thats touching the tree and under bent down....thats the front.

If someone was driving it wheres the blood? there should be something?

wounder how fast he was going?

Xjazz · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2003, 05:45:58 AM »

Driver has fly out from the car caused by huge impact.

rpm · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2003, 07:16:03 AM »

I was VERY lucky in 1984. I survived, almost without a scratch (concussion, minor lacerations) an almost identical accident. My 83 Dodge Charger 2.2 hit a 14 inch elm tree 37 inches off the ground at over 100mph. It cut the tree down and ejected me 60 feet from the impact. It just wasn't my day to die, but God DID get my attention.

hblair · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2003, 07:59:13 AM »

Chaos68, the front of the car isn't there, along with the engine, trans, front suspension, etc, and most of the floor. You can see both A-pillars still at the tree, from there forward tore loose it looks like, the occupants were prolly with the rest of the car, or spilled out. I'd guess the reason there aren't pics of the rest of the car is that it isn't the scene anymore. Prolly ended up wadded up a few hundred feet away. A rollback wrecker prolly already scooped it up. They' ll have to cut this part of the car loose from the tree or cut the tree down.

Gadfly · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2003, 08:19:36 AM »

Right, there are only 2 tires and no motor there, which is probably why the tree wasn't knocked down.

Eagler · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2003, 08:51:37 AM »

the rest of the car may have been cut away to remove the bodies

how fast was the car going? too dam fast - just ask the siblings, friends and parents left behind...

mason22 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2003, 09:24:05 AM »

i've seen something similar, only the car was cut clean in half, almost as if with a saw....perfect front half and back half. it was a small 4 door.....very strange that it broke away as it did.....surprised it didn't look more like that image above.

Staga · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2003, 10:27:29 AM »

E36 BMW ?

lazs2 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2003, 10:31:55 AM »

most modern cars are unibody with front subframes.... meaning.. the car is all one piece, body and frame, except the front clip (cowl forward) which is bolted on). Never liked that idea.
lazs

GrimCO · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2003, 10:32:57 AM »

I have a few pictures from when I was a police officer at various accident scenes. They're probably too graphic to post here, but I've got a few of cars wrapped around lightpoles, etc... Believe me, it's entirely possible fellas.