My Chevy Camaro vs. Tree

[kga10734]

Originally Posted by chapmadl

I have been reading posts on Camaro5 for a very long time now. I thought I would finally register so I could share some pics of what's left of my Camaro after hitting a tree. The accident occurred one day after picking up my black 2SS/RS from the dealer.

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?

Originally Posted by chapmadl

Broke my back, both of my wrists, my ankle, and suffered a concussion. I guess I'm just glad I'm alive.

If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?

If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

[ljustin293]

Originally Posted by kga10734

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?



If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?

If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

[Evotion]

Originally Posted by kga10734

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?

That is not uncommon, here in AZ the plate belongs to the owner not the car, my car will have it's plate as soon as I drive off.

Originally Posted by kga10734

If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?


If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

What the hell else is he gonna do??

[JJ#48Racing]

Originally Posted by kga10734

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?



If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?

If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

In some states you transfer your plates from your old car to your new one. No need for temp tags. And he didn't break his hands, he said he's on bed rest at home. All you need is a laptop with a wireless connection.

I suppose this could be someone making this up, but if he was I would think he'd have an actual story about why he hit the tree. I see no reason to think he's not legit.

Edit: I just looked at the plates agian. Those are dealer plates.

[67 Convertible]

Originally Posted by kga10734

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?



If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?

If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

You are kidding right?? A guy almost gets killed in an accident and your sitting at a computer doubting his story?

1) He may never remember what happened, he was knocked out and in the hospital for two weeks. As I stated above I was in a seroius accident and knocked out, 33 years later, I have absolutely no memory of the accident.

2) You can type with broken wrists.

Give him a break man.

[chapmadl]

Originally Posted by kga10734

How did this happen one day after picking up your new Camaro if the photos you show of your car have your regular plates on the front , not dealer tags?



If you have a broken back and both wrist are broken why are you sitting at a computer just a few weeks after an accident like this typing about it?


If this is true, sorry to hear about it and hope you recover. Something just doesn't look right here to me.

Not really sure what you are asking. The photos I posted do show dealer tags, which were going to be swapped for my trailblazer plates that day, if I would have ever made it to my mother's.


I am definitely not sitting at my computer desk. I am laying in a rented hospital bed, pecking at the keys on my laptop like an 85 year old man that has been introduced to a computer for the first time.

[TAG UR IT]

WOW! Yeah...we saw these a while ago, but wondered about the story behind it.

Glad you are alive....since looking at the pictures made me believe that when the accident occurred, the car must have been moving close to 100mph. Hey, if you blacked out, there's no telling how fast you were going, though.

You've very lucky....very, very lucky.

[Hoddi]

I am so sorry, but thank goodness you survived.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Take care of you

[Baughman]

Very glad you made it out alive man. Sorry for the car but like someone already posted, hopefully it's taken care of by insurance and one day you can get a new one.

[chapmadl]

Originally Posted by Baughman

Very glad you made it out alive man. Sorry for the car but like someone already posted, hopefully it's taken care of by insurance and one day you can get a new one.

Yeah, I definitely want another one, I didn't get to enjoy it long enough. We will have to see how all these hospital bills add up to see if financially it still makes sense. On top of that, I will have to work hard and see if I can convince my gf and family that I should get another one.

[PsyDoc]

I wonder if the "black box" can offer any insight into what happened. Regardless of why the accident occurred, you should consider yourself definitely lucky to be alive. How bad is your back? THAT injury is something not to mess around with...whatever the doc tells you to do...DO IT.

As far as the computer issue, I'm sure any type of distraction he can engage in helps him deal with the pain. He likely types quite slowly...though we have no idea how severe the breaks were. If there wrists were stabilized fractures (e.g., hairline), then typing is probably a whole lot easier compared to if they were unstabilized fractures.

[VenomZ302]

Originally Posted by 67 Convertible

If you were knocked out, you may never know what happened. I nailed a pole in 1976 with my '72 Monte Carlo. Was unconscious for 3 days, hospital for 10 days, broken jaw, etc etc. To this day, 33 years later, I have no memory of the accident, or how it happened.

Almost 7 years ago, I totaled my '97 V-6 Camaro while driving up to NC State to move in. The weather got really bad and, I'm told, that I turned and hydroplaned, knocking out 5 or 6 guard wire posts on I-40. I have no memory of the accident, but I was told that I spun completely around and stopped in the left lane, then was rear ended by a lady (who was probably travelling at least 45mph when she hit me). I had a bad concussion that affected my short term memory. I'm not sure I'll ever remember the details. First thing I know I remember was a day or two later, waking up in the hospital, looking out the window, and seeing a 35th anniversary SS on the top deck of the parking garage. No lie.

To the OP, hate to see a beautiful car go out like that, but glad you're okay, all things considered!

[CatiaJockey]

Glad you made it dude! Fist time I saw those pics I thought someone didn't survive this. Here's to a speedy recovery and hope you find a way to get another Camaro,

[Rockies4]

I'm glad you're okay and wish you a speedy recovery.