89RS_82Z

UncleTom, a member of TGO and our local car club Gulf Coast Third Gens, was in a bad wreck in his camaro comming back from a car show today, he is a REAL lucky man, the car was split in 2....... we had 6 members come to his side at the hospital, 2 of us drove 100 miles to see him

But he is walking and allready back home......just keep him in your thoughts and prayers, im sure he is in alot of pain in more ways then one, he had a really nice car with some fresh paint, but we are making a point in our club to get together and help him get another 3rd

This is kinda scary, could of been any of us (i hate it was one of us).....keep it safe out there guys

UNCLE TOM

thanks , i was very suprised to see all you guys . i'll think of yall as family even more . i'm at home now , took happy pills doc gave me . feeling good enough to have a cool one . my nephews yall met are looking after me , along with their ladies . so i am beig well looked after . gotta check on that other camaro i saw in the grass . first gotta check on getting car out of impound . both older nephews have trailers that can handle car with ease . at least i will have another parts car with parts i know . ( just trying to make light of a bad situation ) thanks again for your support . chris , feel free to post pics. will show what can happen even when no booze or stupid driving is involved . thanks again to each and everone of yall .

cameron7710

glade to see ur ok.so how did this happen

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navyCM

dont mention it tom. glad to see that you are home and all is well. if you need ANYTHING give me a call.

UNCLE TOM

Cooter and Hyper Z were in front and behind me . chris maybe you can tell as i don't remember much till the E.M.T.s were pulling me out of car .

84HyperZ

okay here at tom's request is the one picture of his car the cops didn't make me delete from my camera.

We were headed to Cooter's place to hangout and check out his camaro. We were turning off of Highway 49 onto O'neal Road. Cooter was up front leading the way and had already crossed 49. I was following Uncle Tom because i had never been to Cooter's place before. Well there were two cars in the turning lane opposite us and I nor Tom seen anyone coming so Tom proceed through the intersection. When he got halfway across the highway a F150 came barreling down the center lane and broadsided Tom completely removing the rear of the car. Cooter and I both baled out of our vehicles leaving them in the middle of the road and ran to Tom's side.

Cooter and i were there at Memorial hospital with Tom from 3 till about 8 when they released him. Ken and Dewayne stopped by to check on him and Jason and Dj drove from Fairhope to be there for him.

The little pickup truck you see was hit by the back of tom's car.
I may not be a church follower but man someone or something was sure with you in that car!

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titan

First off, I'm glad you're OK Uncle Tom.
What I'm wondering is why the cops made HyperZ delete the pics from his camera? Did they not want the accident documented?

84HyperZ

i dunno i was wondering that myself. they basically told me "its documented in the police report!" Even though i saw the event first hand they didn't even want to talk or see me. There was a fireman there taking pictures also. i dunno.

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titan

Sounds like they're getting ready to cook up their own story... Or trying to protect someone...

navyCM

i was thinking the samething...

89RS_82Z

Bullydawg

Wow! Really glad you are Okay. Man that really sucks. Your car is pretty much ripped in half. That is incredible that you are Fine. You must have had some protectors with you yesterday. I hope everything goes okay and you don't get screwed over by the insurance companies. Do you have any pictures of the front of the car?

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Rear End: Rebuilt 9 bolt with 3.27 Posi
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They stopped that when I started doing it to them at funerals."

navyCM

no the cops made him delete them. which is weird

TADailyDriver

Glad to hear your ok UNCLE TOM... I was in a pretty bad wreck myself a few months back. Not nearly as bad as yours, good luck on getting a new car, and cant wait to hear updates!

89RS_82Z

I guess we will keep everyone up to date with what we are doing to help him get another Camaro

Tmic87TPI

sorry to hear about this, hope all goes well with your recovery and in the search for a new one.

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oh and Im barely 16

89RS_82Z

oh yea isnt the speed limit there 55........because that truck wasnt going 55, more like 70 i think

i hit a stoped full size van in a satty going 65, and did less damage to it then that F-1poopy has, and plus the damage on the little truck that toms back end hit.....if his back end was acceled that fast, clearly that truck was doing more than 55

87L98GTA

right before the red light the limit goes from 60 to 45.

gatorcola

My wife and I just returned from the Big Easy and I was so very sorry to read of the accident. While we have never met, the impression I have is that you are a stand-up gentleman. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

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89RS_82Z

yea the truck WAS NOT doing 45

UNCLE TOM

thanks to all for your kind words and support . i will have another , will be picking up remains tomorrow . i think most all from dash fwd. is intact , will start looking serious next month for a good roller . thanks again .

shr00m

Get well quick Tom. Glad you're ok. I'll keep my eye out for a good fbody for you. Are you going to stay Camaro or come over to the dark side?

Kevin D.

84HyperZ

found me a file recovery program to see if i could salvage those deleted pictures but it turned up nothing but some older pictures and the pictures of Lilblues tire and trophy. Well that sux but i guess it was worth the shot.

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UNCLE TOM

just a quick update , plan on picking up remains today . going to cost me $600.00 total for p/u and transport . ( that hurts ) oh well , much more than that in salvage parts . should have her back home this afternoon . i'm feeling a little better everyday . will take a while for the bruised ribs to heal . do not need help but thanks all for volunteering . will post back this evening . thanks all .

navyCM

post some pics of the car tom if you can. if not let me know and ill swing over and take some to post. call me if you need anything.

madmax

Dont ever delete pictures like that. If you were on public property taking pictures of things within public view, they cant do a thing about it unless you cave in.

89RS_82Z

yep, id been getting in a fight with a cop over that


being on the fire dept here we metion to people about taking pics, so WTF