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Date:         Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:35:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
Comments: To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <11dcddf80710281125u2aa53c3fufba7c7c3703534c0@mail.gmail.com>
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Your son's lucky, by the looks of things. At least he's young and should heal well. :)

On 10/28/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > > Glad to know your boy is OK. > > This crash was at 55 mph? Wow! Did it ricochet past the Tahoe or spin it > around? 55 to zero would have been worse I'd think, no matter what the > vehicle. > > Chris > > On 10/28/07, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I've posted a few pix of the aftermath of my son's 55 mph crash into a > > Tahoe that had pulled out of a side street into his lane.The boy is > > fine except for minor wrist and ankle fractures. > > > > As you can see from the interior shots, the cockpit maintained it's > > shape pretty well. the windshield flew out forward on impact. Its (or > > was) an '85 GL. > > > > Pix are on the "spare" Vanagon list at > > http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/vanagon/photos/browse/1701 > > -- > > John Meeks > > > > '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits > > Northern Michigan > > KC8ZFN > > > > Vanagon Rescue Squad > > http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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