rocket

iTrader: (1)

I've had the worst last 24 hours ever. Last night my brother (youngbuck) accidently hit me from behind in his Tacoma going ~50mph...I was stopped when the collision happened. The impact was so hard that it sent my rear end in the air and then flipped me over on my side. As you could imagine, I received a good case of whiplash. The damage to both our rigs is unbelievable and really hard to accept. I know its just material but theres nothing like losing a vehical that meant so much to me. Pics will follow asap.

lee

thats too bad...

how does he explain what happened??

calg3

Whoa, sorry to hear that. I hope you guys are both going to be OK

kpooch75

That sucks man, I hope both of you guys are ok. Remember, "stuff" can be replaced, people cannot. Besides, you know you wanted to get rid of that 3.0 anyways.

snap-on

look on the bright side, now you can sell parts from your 4runner to me !!

sorry to hear about the acident. I 3 am curious about how it happened.

Funrunner

Sorry for your loss. That sounds like a freaky accident, do tell....

Crux

Dang that sucks, it was pretty icy last night.
Hope everything works out

rimpainter.com

Sorry to hear this Erik. Glad you both are ok.

leebee

sorry to hear about your rigs but glad to hear you are both ok.

lee

Adam F

Be glad you are here posting about your accident. On December 24th 2005, I lost a close friend in a similar situation, only my buddy was in the back seat and got ejected. He died instantly.

Ric

woow, im glad you both are ok, thats gotta stink, and he just got his stuff installed, like everyone else said, the rigs can be replaced.. i know it stinks losing them, but now you can build one better, or do thins different that you wished you did the first time,, as I tell Edie, if we, ok if I, ever roll the 4runner, it can be replaced, and you know how much i love my baby, lol. be thankfull you are alive..

Tacoclimber

Hey Eric, I'm bummed for you, bro. I'll be praying for the situation, and I am glad to hear you're both alright... Just remember Romans 8:28, bruddah. Thoughts and prayer...

leebee

my condolence to you and your friends family for their loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

lee & donna

jeremys73

at least it was your brother... Now you can always get him to do favors... even big favors... "remember that time you smashed my runner, and yes I need a ride to Mexico... "

rocket

iTrader: (1)

wow, thank you guys for your concerns and prayers. I do feel blessed to be alive and not seriously injured and i'm sure my bro feels the same. I don't even know where to start but here goes... We decided to go wheeling late at night. I was driving solo and my brother had a friend/passenger. We had our usual fun and then decided to head home. We came out onto a paved road that went slightly down hill with a countinuous bend/curve. About 1/2 mile down theres another road (exit) which eventually brings you to a freeway. When we first hit the pavement, i unlocked my hubs and then left thinking that my bro would be following. I was traveling about 30mph and missed the "exit road" and then realized he wasn't behind me. The first thing i thought was that he might of left later so he could haul arse (aka being stupid). Soon as i came to a stop, i purposely pulled off to the far left "just incase" so that he would have plently of room to go around me.

Apparently i put my tranny in reverse (i don't remember) but i do remember waiting there, completely stopped, untill either my brother passed or came to a stop behind me. Little did i know he was going 70mph while coming around the bend. At first, he thought i was moving but when he realized i wasn't, it was too late. I guess he said "OHH S*#T!! and hit the brakes. For a split second i remember hearing tires screeching and knowing something bad was about to happen but i never saw him coming. Next thing i heard and felt was a big loud explosion.
My rear tires felt like they came off the ground a good 3 feet. I literally grabbed the wheel right after the impact but could do nothing. It all hapened way too quick. My runner spun sideways, half way in the air, and then landed hard enough to to break a bead and tip over. I can still visualize everything and believe me, it was scary. After a couple seconds, it hit me what had just happened. The first thing i thought about was YotaTech (lol) and reading a thread about shutting off the engine when you flip over...i had it off within a couple seconds. I fumbled for the headlight switch...instead i turned on my windshield wipers but finally got everything turned off.

When i climbed out all i could do was yell and scream. I was in shock and disbelief at the same time.

My bro and his passenger suffered no injuries which is amazing but then again he had air bags.


This was the "highlight" while we were off roading (just before the wreck)...


The carnage...


Anybody need a BudBuilt crossmember?


Skid marks..



"artsy" pic...

rocket

iTrader: (1)

I took these earlier today...








"Tacoed"? (btw, that was once an All Pro winch bumper)

van7559

That sucks, how much for the bud built? is it bent/

Silver_Truck

dam that really sucks...sorry to hear that man. Good to hear that everybody is ok though

Funrunner

Wow! Glad you guys are okay.

van7559

That is some crazy carnage, what kind of front bumper did your brother used to have? It didn't look like it did to much. I think i would have a real hard time being nice to him for a long long time. Stupidity is a biatch, and he was definately being stupid. Claim it on his insurence, and start over.