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What was originally planned to be a nice easy New Years Day Run got sideways on me very quickly.

I believe what happened was that my drivers front tire caught the tip of a fallen tree that was laying paralell to the trail and it kicked it up or turned it in such a way as to jump up a bit and i was travelling at just the right speed and and at just the right angle ( i think the tree missed everthing but the brake line before it hit the firewall ) to drive it through the firewall upwards between the clutch and brake pedal grazing my groin and hitting me in the left side of my stomach pinning me to the seat. It happened really fast and very violently and i think the driver behind me had a better view of what happened but that's the best i can describe it. i've driven over logs and branches before and never even considered the idea of one coming up through the floor. i guess like any time i get hurt i always think that i could have been more careful, but it still seems like a one in a million type thing ( everyone who witnessed the accident seems to agree ).

Thankfully I was wheeling with a group and they were able to transport me out to get medical attention. They also took care of my Jeep and have made it so much easier for me to concentrate on healing. I am forever grateful for there help. Thanks again Ian, Tom, Blair, Martin and the rest of the guys.

I wasn't being careless, but in the future I will certainly be more careful. I've heard of other incidents similar to mine since it happened, but never before. Please be safe on the trails.

As you can see in the pics, i have some damage to my torso ( my " boys " also took a hard shot and are swollen to 3 times normal size and are dark purple ). There was internal bleeding that stopped on it's own without surgery, and i have damage to my kidney and bowel that require another visit to the trauma Doctor. In the meantime i have some time off work to heal, I am very swollen/ bruised/ stiff and sore but everything seems to be working OK.

here are some pics...
...there is a small peice of tree missing from the pics that i had to break off to exit my Jeep.

Author:	Sir Sam [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:49 pm ]
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http://jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503664 Quote: What was originally planned to be a nice easy New Years Day Run got sideways on me very quickly. I believe what happened was that my drivers front tire caught the tip of a fallen tree that was laying paralell to the trail and it kicked it up or turned it in such a way as to jump up a bit and i was travelling at just the right speed and and at just the right angle ( i think the tree missed everthing but the brake line before it hit the firewall ) to drive it through the firewall upwards between the clutch and brake pedal grazing my groin and hitting me in the left side of my stomach pinning me to the seat. It happened really fast and very violently and i think the driver behind me had a better view of what happened but that's the best i can describe it. i've driven over logs and branches before and never even considered the idea of one coming up through the floor. i guess like any time i get hurt i always think that i could have been more careful, but it still seems like a one in a million type thing ( everyone who witnessed the accident seems to agree ). Thankfully I was wheeling with a group and they were able to transport me out to get medical attention. They also took care of my Jeep and have made it so much easier for me to concentrate on healing. I am forever grateful for there help. Thanks again Ian, Tom, Blair, Martin and the rest of the guys. I wasn't being careless, but in the future I will certainly be more careful. I've heard of other incidents similar to mine since it happened, but never before. Please be safe on the trails. As you can see in the pics, i have some damage to my torso ( my " boys " also took a hard shot and are swollen to 3 times normal size and are dark purple ). There was internal bleeding that stopped on it's own without surgery, and i have damage to my kidney and bowel that require another visit to the trauma Doctor. In the meantime i have some time off work to heal, I am very swollen/ bruised/ stiff and sore but everything seems to be working OK. here are some pics... ...there is a small peice of tree missing from the pics that i had to break off to exit my Jeep.

Author:	mikekj_cda [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:52 pm ]
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OMG. I feel for the one that was sitting there , all ok? I'm just clenching looking at it!

Author:	Sir Sam [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:53 pm ]
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mikekj_cda wrote: :shock: OMG. I feel for the one that was sitting there , all ok? I'm just clenching looking at it! Ya, my boys kinda pulled up in fear.

Author:	Hood297 [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:57 pm ]
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How the @!$* did that happen? got to be quite a story.

Author:	chefdab [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:33 pm ]
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I assume there is supposed to be a picture in here somewhere. But it's not showing for me.

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Author:	jason thompson [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:40 pm ]
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chefdab wrote: I assume there is supposed to be a picture in here somewhere. But it's not showing for me. X2

Author:	Guest [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:41 pm ]
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Author:	callaway [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:05 pm ]
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more on this at jeepforum

Author:	501 [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:26 pm ]
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UN-BELIEVABLE!! Glad to hear you'll be alright. Man, who would have thought something like that would ever happen.

Author:	David Jr [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:46 pm ]
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Glad your OK . That'll teach you to drive over tree branches though .

Author:	renegadekj [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:55 pm ]
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VERY LUCKY! Could have been much worst. Glad no one was seriously injured. Josh

Author:	Tokyojoe [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:01 pm ]
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No blood but the twins could be seriously hurt still. A little further and ...... Wow! Extremely lucky.

Author:	Guest [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:02 pm ]
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WHOA! that's nuts!!!!

Author:	q50055 [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:11 pm ]
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I think I will be adding more armor to the jeep.

Author:	dloc_jeep_KJ [ Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:56 am ]
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WOW!!!

Author:	dirtykj [ Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:07 am ]
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Oww oww oww. The branch actually poked a hole in the firewall? Hmm, that's one strong branch.

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Author:	tommudd [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:32 pm ]
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is the driver speaking in a slightly higher voice tonight? Man that is really crazy that it would be right at the perfect angle to go through there! Tom

Author:	Rush345 [ Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:49 am ]
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Tokyojoe wrote: No blood but the twins could be seriously hurt still. A little further and ...... Wow! Extremely lucky. Can you say instant Vasectomy??? Sure You can !!! Thank you MR. Rogers but thats going to hurt whether the twins experience trama or not you will still need to clean your shorts out. Glad to hear all is well and nobody is walking with a limp

Author:	myjeepwalks [ Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:56 am ]
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callaway wrote: more on this at jeepforum darn i read the thread here the dude got all @$#% up.

Author:	myjeepwalks [ Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:20 pm ]
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dirtykj wrote: Oww oww oww. The branch actually poked a hole in the firewall? Hmm, that's one strong branch. I think it was more like a tree, but yea went right through the fire wall. Probably couldn't do it again if one tried. It was just the right angle to miss darn near everything in the front susp. and go right through the firewall. The driver had to go to the hospital.