‘Driver dies when car hits a tree near Downtown’

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Driver dies when car hits a tree near Downtown - Darn trees!

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Yeah trees are tough. A few years ago a dui missed the curve a couple blocks away and hit a tree. You can still see the imprint. The passenger was severely injured or maybe died, just don’t remember. The driver was sent to jail. Don’t know if he’s out yet.

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Didn’t read the article.
In drivers education in the 60s we were told if in a situation where you were going to hit a tree or a cow, choose the cow, they are softer.

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Driver hits tree at 3 am. Sounds like DUI to me.

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What is the point of this?? Yes, big, old trees win most every time…

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Most??? :grinning:

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Still doesn’t answer why they went into the tree but KRQE has a little more details in their story.

APD says around 3 a.m. officers responded to a fatal crash at the intersection of Central and Elm. Police says initial investigation showed a black Mitsubishi was traveling east on Central and drove across westbound lanes and struck a tree. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on scene and was the only person in the vehicle.

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Well you know, if I said every time, then someone in the group would say that is a blanket statement and bla bla bla… :laughing:

I hit a small Oak tree years ago doing about 10-20 mph beside a long driveway and the tree won, torn the front steel bumper Up…

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+1
Whenever there is a one-vehicle crash, the cause is likely to be DUI, or a medical emergency, or falling asleep at the wheel. It seems like most of these accidents take place late at night, but once in a while they do happen during the day.

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In Florida, hitting trees, houses, grocery store is a daily occurrence, any time of day.

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Hope the driver is able to recover fully from his injuries. Could be distracted or drowsy driving, which puts everyone at risk. Wishing him the best as he receive treatment.

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Driver loses control, hits tree, is seriously injured. No news here.

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Is it a slow news day? I assume a pager with a concealed explosive didn’t explode and cause the driver to lose control. That would a big news story.

It could be:

  1. The vehicle hit the tree at a speed higher than 45 MPH.
  2. It happend at a lower speed, but the driver was overweight or had a health condition.
  3. It happened at a lower speed, but the seatbelt was not used. This accounts for about 40% of fatalities.
  4. It happened at a lower speed, but it was a small overlap or oblique crash.
  5. It was an old vehicle with poor crash structure.

If there is ever a picture, we can see.

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My cousin died at the age of 19 when he collided with a tree.

This was in 2019.

Also, another cousin on the island was hit by a fallen tree when he was driving a mini public bus and the tree chopped the bus in half killing a passenger in the middle of the bus.

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10yrs ago a co-worker and son of a longtime co-worker died when he fell asleep at the wheel in the early hours of New Years 2014 and drove into a large tree at 40+mph. Almost 22yrs old.

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And I thought this thread was about Ernie Kovacs, who wrapped his wife’s stationwagon around a light pole when he tried to negotiate a left turn too quickly.