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Well today's drive to one of our restaurants turned into a tragedy for one family and only the carbotech's and ZL1 upgrade saved me and the 1LE from abeing another. Unfortunately there was nothing I could do to save the 88 year old man in the passenger rear of the MBZ, as I was unable to get him out of the car before he passed....I tried with all of my strength to move the tangled mess of bent seats etc that were around him, but NO ONE would help me and it took 15 minutes for the fire dept/police to show up. I cannot believe how far our society has fallen, people slowing down/stopping (actually getting out of their cars) TO TAKE PICTURES, then speed away while I struggle to save an injured mans life. I hope none of you ever have to experience this, as it is probably life altering for most. I was able to get both the driver and her husband out, but the picture of the deceased man taking his last breaths and the sounds of his screaming daughter will be permanently engraved in my soul and I am a hardened combat veteran. RIP.

The ONLY reason I am not in the middle of this pile up, is because I put on the carbotech XP12/10's 1 day ago in preperation for Laguna Seca, over the next 2 weekends in a row. I actually went out late last night and properly bedded them in....thank god I did. This accident happened at 75mph and the 1LE stopped about 5 car lengths quicker than the other 7 vehicles in the group, avoiding the accident all together, the small white suv with the back open actually hit the brakes at the same time I did....he hit 2 cars, the K wall and then was hit by MBZ as it came back around, I stopped on the debris field (that is how quick it stopped), it was like a slow to fast motion video around me as the 1LE dove,stuck,stopped as the rest of the group continued into the pile up. If I would of had the stock pads, there is NO WAY I would have avoided this, if I would of had ceramic pads, I would probably be between the MBZ and the truck on the other side....I have preached on these boards why ceramic pads are not meant for 4000lb cars and I hope this makes my point.

I only snapped this picture as evidence and it is after I removed both the woman in the picture and her husband. I was running back from my car (went to get a knife to cut seat belts). I want you all to look at at this picture closely....The uninjured driver of the truck (cause of the accident ...probably texting) and the 2 occupants of the black MBZ also not hurt, are SITTING IN THEIR CARS while I struggle to save a mans life! The driver of the white suv is on his phone calling his WIFE and the occupants of the cars further down also do not help...