AMC RULES 37,125 #1 Posted January 9, 2013 ...well, two of 'em actually...both, the tibia and fibula (broken, dislocated right ankle)...but, the break I caught was surviving my encounter with black ice this past Friday morning, on my way to work. Coming down the mountain, I came around the last corner, and my truck instantaneously swapped ends, careened backwards off the center divider, back across both lanes of traffic, slammed into the mountain backwards, and barrel rolled three times back across both lanes of traffic, coming to rest against the center divider again...only facing uphill now, in the opposite direction. Now the good part...while sitting there trying to regain my wits...I got to watch all the two lanes of traffic coming behind me, slamming on the brakes, hitting the same patch of black ice, trying to now avoid hitting me sitting there in the middle of the road. Needless to say, I feel, them being able to avoid hitting me head on, is Divine intervention, reason I'm alive today. So, I got a helicopter ride to the local trauma center that morning, and have been imobile on the couch ever since. Tomorrow, I have a follow up with the orthopedic surgeon to see if swelling has gone down enough for them to pin the bones back in place this Friday morning. The wife said it's pretty amazing what I'd go through to get a new truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,164 #2 Posted January 9, 2013 Holy crap Craig! Thank God you're okay! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bk-scouter 93 #3 Posted January 9, 2013 YES, thank god you are OK.... Glad you are able to tell us about it. -BK 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,300 #4 Posted January 9, 2013 Well that sucks! Sounds like you were very lucky to come out of it as well as you did. Mike................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,125 #5 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Not to mention, I then had to pull myself out the passenger side window, climb over the divider and hop across the other lanes to the shoulder to wait for first responders...scared the crap out of me seeing two lanes of headlights bearing down on me. Edited January 9, 2013 by 2+2=4sixtwelve's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #6 Posted January 9, 2013 WOW! VERY GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdog_kustoms 82 #7 Posted January 9, 2013 damn craig glad ur getting better 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowerman1193 32 #8 Posted January 9, 2013 Wow! Glad you made out ok, That sounds way to scary to me.I am sure I would have needed a new pair of underware, LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,032 #9 Posted January 9, 2013 Wow! Sounds like that could have been a lot worse Craig. That had to be a wild ride, glad to hear you're doin O K. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
312Hydro 474 #10 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad your OK Craig! Will you be changing your name to reflect your experience? Can't wait to see what that might be! But seriously that's one heck of a ride you described and I'm glad your here to tell it. Get well bud. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whc160 74 #11 Posted January 9, 2013 Sounds like one wild ride you had. Glad to hear you made it out OK ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #12 Posted January 9, 2013 Thank God you had a good co-pilot :pray: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
73-18 automatic 8 #13 Posted January 9, 2013 thank God you are ok 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Watson 22 #14 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad your ok. Sounds like a very terrifying experience. I can't imagine having to drive on the road pictured in bad weather. Hope your recovery goes good. Jeremy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roscoemi 245 #15 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad to know you survived ok and nothing life threatining going on. My Dad rolled his truck a couple months ago in the rain and had just a bruise, at 75 yrs young. That was a concerning call as he just left my place. A couple gallons of bondo will fix the truck good as new! :ychain: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,013 #16 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Wow Craig, sure are glad you'll be ok. We had black ice here the other morning too I was going slow and had a lot of guys behind me blowing horns ect. they started passing me and next thing you know they are in the cornfield. I'm surprised your truck looks as good as it does. I hit black ice about 20 yrs. ago Someone was draining their basement onto a road and it froze. Hit it and slid across the road into a ditch. I had big mudders on an 85 Toyota PU 4x4 and they flung me out of the ditch and I went end over end 4 times. Got a tiny cut on 1 finger. Edited January 9, 2013 by squonk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,013 #17 Posted January 9, 2013 On a positive note.You'll have time to get that post count up to a respectable level! :ychain: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,029 #18 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad your ok, so will your post count be going up with all the free time?? :ychain: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJam 542 #19 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad to hear you are okay after going thru all that. Get well soon! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6wheeler 603 #20 Posted January 9, 2013 Black ice Huh? I don't see any "black ice" in those pictures. I see through your little scheme. New pickup AND a helicopter ride. Your wife is not so far off, is she? :ychain: . I hope you get through it all well. Black Ice is a pretty common problem here where it will be 35 degrees today and fall to 10 degrees tonight. So we keep our skates on all winter long. You know. If that had been an AMC/Jeep pickup you were driving at the time, you coulda just drove up the mountain and turned around half way and came back down.... Un-scathed . Good luck to ya. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lars 526 #21 Posted January 9, 2013 Dang Craig.... Good you're okay! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
massey 118 #22 Posted January 9, 2013 Glad to hear you're OK........... for the most part...... Anyway, hope the recovery is full and swift and you don't get too bored. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #23 Posted January 9, 2013 Dang Craig, I'm glad your still with us! You'll be in mine, and my families prayers. Matt :flags-texas: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,125 #24 Posted January 9, 2013 Arrived at my my 10 am follow up...found they rescheduled me for noon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
855ownerJoel 32 #25 Posted January 9, 2013 Hope you get well soon. "LUCKY"......... On the other side after getting the new truck, could you convince her that another Wheel Horse would help ease the pain/trauma even more? Hope all goes well in your recovery, sounds like you have a bit to go through yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
