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good friend, awesome machinist died in a car crash Sat night

4runner

4runner

Numbskull at TX/OK border
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my good friend Phillip(59) was traveling home from DFW with his wife Tina(57), grandson Trace(8), and one of his daughters Emily(27) after having attended a wedding, they had elected to let Emily drive as everyone else was tired from the days activities. At Alvord, TX(65 miles from home), Emily fell asleep and turned the steering wheel left, crossing a 40 foot wide grassy median and struck an oncoming car head on, Phil was killed instantly, as was the driver of the other car, Tina died about 15 minutes later, Emily has broken both arms and legs, and is in a coma with a brain injury, Trace is suffering various cuts and contusions and a concussion, but was awake and talking after the wreck.
falling asleep in a car on the way home from a happy event only to wake up dead has to be tough, but waking up with broken arms and legs and being told that you have killed both your parents along with a random stranger has to be pretty bad to deal with. hell, Im having trouble dealing with it.

after having a coworker die a few weeks ago from a kidney infection due to a large kidney stone, things are a bit crazy for me...Ive recently found that my cancer is in remission and bone scans shows inactivity, it will NOT go away, but my bones ARE trying to repair themselves. side effects of the treatment is tough to handle, but no I have XANAX to help, I hate pills! but, here I am hoping for the best, trying not to worry about the future, because I can do nothing about it, my time is already marked. just typing this out is somewhat therapeutic for me...thanks for letting me ramble...
 
Dam that’s sad news to hear, you just never know when or how your tickets going to get punched. One day you’re living life with all these plans of things to do, places to go, people to see and things to build and then al of a sudden BAM!!! Out of nowhere.
 
That's horrible. Falling asleep at the wheel could happen to any of us. I know I've been known to pull long and late hours behind the wheel in a road trip and I'm pretty sure the majority of the forum has too. Who's helping out with the granddaughter? Is her dad in the picture?
 
These deals really suck and I don't have the foggiest idea how to cope once the person's start to recover.

There was a van that crashed in that area a few months ago, brutal rollover that killed several.

At the start of summer this year a local teacher who the community heavily supported through breast cancer journey was hit head on returning back to her house by a distracted driver. It killed her dad in the front passenger seat, her daughter in the back seat and her daughters friend.

She woke up from a medically induced coma to learn what happened. I still can not begin to understand how to deal with that in her position.

Last week her remaining child a 19 year old son, was hit in the rear while stopped in a turn lane. Broke his pelvis, spleen etc. and is really just unexplainable how so much bad shit could happen to one family.

Where am I going with this? Not a fucking clue, sorry for your loss, I hope the daughter is able to find some peace.:beer:
 
Oh man. So sorry to hear about your friends. I'll be praying for you as well as the remaining family.

And congratulations on your remission. Be strong man.
 
Man what a horrible situation. Very sorry for the families and you, but great to read you're in remission sir :beer:
 
Damn man.... I have no constructive words. That is a shitty situation all around and I feel for everyone involved. :frown:
 
Sandy Johnson said:
That's horrible. Falling asleep at the wheel could happen to any of us. I know I've been known to pull long and late hours behind the wheel in a road trip and I'm pretty sure the majority of the forum has too. Who's helping out with the granddaughter? Is her dad in the picture?
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grandson is in Cooks Childrens Hospital at the moment, no update, but his dad died a couple years ago, his mom(Phils oldest daughter) was not in the car.
 
Been there, but missed the oncoming car and sideswiped the guardrail instead.

Totalled my car, with the majority of the damage centered on the corner where my (then) 9 month old usually rode.

It was sobering. If I get tired niw. I take a nap in a parking lot.
 
Pt_Ranger_v8 said:
It was sobering. If I get tired niw. I take a nap in a parking lot.
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Did that once and ended up with a jackass cop nearly arresting me. Full on convinced I was on the drugs and not just taking a nap at 0700 because I'd worked like a hundred hours in the last few days and didn't think I could do the hour drive home.

Got him to leave after I wrote his name down and told him it was so they'd know when I plow into a busload of orphans who was responsible.
 
Here's my "fall a sleep while driving story"
DON'T DRIVE TIRED!
Think about this thread when you start yawning....

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Sandy Johnson said:
That's horrible. Falling asleep at the wheel could happen to any of us. I know I've been known to pull long and late hours behind the wheel in a road trip and I'm pretty sure the majority of the forum has too. Who's helping out with the granddaughter? Is her dad in the picture?
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I think it’s as bad if not worse than driving drunk. I fell asleep at the wheel driving a semi through Idaho in 87. Long story of why this happened with trainer driver I had. Anyway, it was a long stretch of interstate highway with no other traffic on the highway in the middle of the night. No buildings or lights anywhere around. So you only have tunnel vision looking at tgd dashboard lights and headlights. So out I went and I’m not sure how long either. Then we hit a big dip in tgd highway and it bounced me awake. Needless to say I stayed awake until the next exit and forced the trainer driver out of the sleeper with me bending his ears backwards.

Anymore if I feel drowsy while driving, I pull over and take a 30 min Power Nap.
 
scooter2374 said:
Chew on gum or seeds, something to keep you jaw moving. Old truck driver trick.
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That's what Mrs. KenV did in the Army as an 88M. Evidently the idea of choking on a sunflower hull is a solid motivator for staying awake, especially after it happens one time.

We drive cross-country a few times per year now. I don't reserve hotels. When I feel it's time I pull into one and register online, then walk in and get the key. Not forcing the issue to "make it to the hotel" means I'm getting my crash time when I'm ready.
 
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