Well, my SSE just got totalled. The car was parked and I was in class at the time, so I'm okay.

More to come, including photos...

HOLY CRAP !!!!!!!

WTF happened??? if you can tell us any details please do. how fast was that truck going?
was the driver drunk?
and MOST IMPORTANTLY ARE U GETTING A NEW BONNY????????

also was the driver of the truck killed?
that really sucks but at least you are OK

Well, here'* the gist of the story.

I get out of class and start walking to one of the on-campus dorms to meet with some friends (I live off-campus). It'* a beautiful Friday, the perfect temperature to give my Bonnie a bath. Life is good. As I'm walking along the road, one of my Fraternity brothers, Kyle, pulls up next to me.

"Keacher, you have a red Bonneville, right? Did you park over by Moench hall [on the other side of campus]?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Your car got hit."

"Uh, bad?"

"Yeah, pretty bad. I think it'* totalled, man."

My first thought: "How bad could it be?" After all, I was *parked* on the opposite side of a sidewalk. Kyle gave me a ride over to the scene. By this time, a fire engine, multiple state police cruisers, and various news media (hey, it'* a small town) were on the scene. What a shock to see a Chevy Avalanche stuck to the top of my engine! It gradually became clear that my car was no longer where I had parked it several hours before. In fact, the collision moved my car *three spaces* away. Look closely at http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/totall...r/P4260173.JPG: the tan scrape in the middle of the picture is where my driver'* side front rim bit into the pavement.

I started talking to the other victims, eight of us in all. Fortunately, none of us were near our cars when the accident occured; had somebody been beside their car when the tragedy transpired -- well, it would have been bad.

The kid driving the Avalanche said he was going 25 and blacked out. Riiiight... I'm an engineering major, and there'* no way that much carnage ensured from a 25 mph impact. It'* all a mater of mathematics. Heck, I could write the equations for the crash right now. Let'* see... 4500-lb Avalanche displaces eight 3500-lb cars, totalling at least three of them... According to the newspaper, the Avalanche driver, a sophomore at my college, was travelling between 60 mph and 70 mph when he hit.


Blacked out? Then how do you explain the skid marks?

Several miscellaneous comments: A photo of me and my car made the front page of the local paper. ( http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/media/tribstar.htm ) [That photo was taken after the SUV was towed away, and IMHO, it'* a bad one of me. Ah well.] No, I haven't started looking for a new car yet. I'll keep you all updated as things progress.

-Jeff

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1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE (R.I.P. 4/26/02)
Founder, http://www.bonnevilleclub.com

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HOLY HELL MAN !!!!!!!!
how did he jump the curb??? was the driver drinking? or just going to fast?
also was the driver of the truck injured. i saw the truck and must say it held up well in a crash. it looked like the whole frame of the truck was barely moved in.

well glad to hear everythings bascially cool.

Ok, so are you gonna part out the remaining part'* of your Bonneville? I am interested in a few bits that might still be alive on your ride (Rear Tail lights, power antenna, all the dash stuff, Hud if you have it). Sad to see such a nice ride end up like that. I figure a nice face plant through the rear passenger side window would be a good add on to the guy’* punishment.

Well, it looks like I'll be getting another Bonneville to replace the fallen one. It'* not certain, so I won't say more for now.

I doubt I will part out the destroyed one. Sorry.

I go to school at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a respected private engineering/science/math four-year college in Terre Haute, IN. A majority of the students are from out-of-state, and unfortunately, he is one of them.

My new(er) Bonneville is waiting for me in Minnesota: It'* a 1995 SSE, red with black leather. It'* like my car reincarnated .

Yes nice ride. The guy who sold me my Bonneville finally couldn’t hold out any longer and bought another. He couldn’t find a 1995, but settled for a red 1997.

skza: Indeed, mine will be a Bright Red 1995 SSE with gray leather, a sunroof, and all the goodies. I pick it up on Friday, so you all can expect photos by Sunday

Sarah: Yeah, your car barely escaped injury. Sometimes the line between destruction and salvation is razor-thin. Thanks for the condolences!