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Old 02-18-2004, 12:32 PM
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Dad's Totaled Tacoma

In the summer of 2003 on the way home from work, my dad
lost control of his Tacoma and flew across the road into
someguys front yard spun around sideways and
ran into a tree and flipped the truck on its side.
He was very lucky to be alive. Me and my mom passed
the accident and said "I cannot believe another
wreck happen on this road, its so dangerous!" We didnt
know it was my dad until 2hrs later the hospital called.
When I saw DCH Medical Hospital on the caller ID, I think my
heart stopped. Anyway, he is all better know + he got
a new T3 Tundra.

(BTW.. I live on 216 in cottondale,alabama, which is a curvy dangerous two lane road.)







Check out the weird skid marks in the grass.

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Whats up with those skidmarks?!?!?!

He is very lucky to be alive...what is he going or what HAS he replaced it with?

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Originally Posted by 4x4Fink
Whats up with those skidmarks?!?!?!

He is very lucky to be alive...what is he going or what HAS he replaced it with?

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Skidding sideways at an angle...

Those are some crazy pics! Glad to hear that your dad is alright!
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Glad he is ok. That Tacoma sure took a beating!
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Whoa!! Glad to hear he was ok. That's a scary looking site. How fast was he going?
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Speed limit is 45mph. He dosent drive fast, so probaly about 50mph at the most.
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So where is the pics of the Tundra?

Glad your dad didn't get hurt!
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Check out this thread for the Tundra photos.
The Family Toyota Aresenal
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Yikes!

I'm glad that your dad is okay from that horrific accident. Just shows how reliable those toyota's are! They protect the people inside even though the truck looks like twisted metal.

I bet your dad is loving the new tundra eh
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Glad he's OK.
Happen to notice he's "on The Job".
What Local??
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Did the airbags go off with the side impact?
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Originally Posted by Blair
Glad he's OK.
Happen to notice he's "on The Job".
What Local??
What you mean?
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Glad to hear your dad made it out of that accident. Sweet pic, hopefully one day I'll have my driveway like that.

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Originally Posted by jgrimball
What you mean?
The two stickers on his rear window appear to be International Association of Fire Fighter (IAFF) 9-11 Memorial stickers. Usually only available to IAFF members. Just thought since he had a couple he was "on The Job".
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Actually, those are Harley Davidson stickers.
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Originally Posted by Vato Loco
Glad to hear your dad made it out of that accident. Sweet pic, hopefully one day I'll have my driveway like that.

Glad your dad was ok. And I too like that driveway!!! Where are the pic of the new truck
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Originally Posted by 4Runner2003
Glad your dad was ok. And I too like that driveway!!! Where are the pic of the new truck
The only photo I have are on that website.

Where did you get your new hood with the Scoop?
email me about it.
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Originally Posted by jgrimball
Actually, those are Harley Davidson stickers.
Cool. It was after your first reply that I noticed the other decal.
Looks very similar, though...


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