[Coco] The Lucky CoCoNut

[Jim Cox]

Roger:

I'm glad you made it through alive and not too seriously 
hurt.  Having been in two nasty accidents, I can tell you 
that you are going to be sore for a while.  You're alive 
and not hurt to bad, and that's what counts.

Take care and remember to buckle up :)

-Jim


On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:08:37 -0600
  Roger Taylor <webmaster at coco3.com> wrote:
> With all kidding aside, there is a very lucky CoCoNut 
>among us today...
> 
> This morning, I was on my way to work on Interstate 20 
>and I had a bad accident.  It was raining so I was doing 
>60-65 instead of the usual 70 through this area and also 
>watching the bridges for ice.  I later learned it was not 
>cold enough for ice, but the slick roads were just as 
>dangerous for vehicles with balding tires.  My back tires 
>have been overinflated so the center surface was pretty 
>slick.
> 
> When I came off of one of the bridges I noticed my truck 
>fishtailing to the left just maybe a few inches.  It was 
>small but noticeable.  I let off of the gas and kept the 
>wheel straight to see if I was ok, but the truck 
>fishtailed again in the other direction a tad.  At this 
>point I knew I was probably hydroplaning but I didn't 
>know what move to make next to keep from overcorrecting. 
>The truck kept sliding back and forth at the rear until 
>it got out of control and I started sliding off of the 
>road, still doing 65.  I was not about to steer towards 
>the treeline at my speed.   When I knew I was bound for 
>the trees across the ditch I braced for death.  I 
>extended my arms out tight and dropped my head and 
>started yelling No. When I hit the steep ditch my truck 
>started flipping end over end.  The rear of the truck 
>came up and over and I rolled this way until I slammed 
>into the trees.
> 
> When I was rolling, I remember thinking just for a 
>second "I'm about to die, here it comes".  There is no 
>way to describe it but the picture is stuck in my head 
>like it is still happening.  I impacted very hard and the 
>truck came to a rest back on 4 wheels.  At this point I 
>thought I was dead.  But the first instinct besides 
>asking yourself are you really alive or dead is to get 
>out of the truck quick in case a fire starts and you get 
>trapped.  So I beat the door open and jumped out.  I used 
>my cel to dial 911.
> 
> People, I walked away from this accident and I was not 
>wearing a seat belt.  I normally do, but for some reason 
>I forgot to put it on.  The truck was still running and 
>my wipers were going, headlights on, etc. when the 
>trooper and ambulance showed up.  I was in the E.R. from 
>4:30am to 8:30am doing xrays and the usual.  They sent me 
>home with some prescriptions for pain but I haven't taken 
>anything yet and I've been walking around trying to keep 
>soreness from setting in.  But tonight I have a feeling 
>it's gonna get me while I'm sleeping, so I'm going to 
>take my medicine and hope I can get up and walk in the 
>morning.  So, there won't be any CoCo work today or 
>tomorrow most likely.
> 
> People, drive safe, wear your seat belts, and keep good 
>tires on your vehicle.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roger Taylor
> 
> 
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