Upside down car....

[phyxis]

~2AM, upside down car with lights still on in the gully off the shoulder of 101 Southbound at Hwy 84 Eastbound

Comments

[panzier]

Bay area headlines:
Unable to get their car to turn over, kids opt to walk to the mall.

Bystanders should take turns getting in the car while folks take cellphone pictures.

[phyxis]

> Unable to get their car to turn over, kids opt to walk to the mall.

Augh, that pun is such a non-starter! ;-)

[equinas]

Happens all the time. I can't tell you how many "fled the scene" calls I've been on. Usually it's illegal immigrants afraid of getting caught.

[bosn]

fleeing the scene give them time to sober up

[showpony]

Funny, we just discussed that in my PHTLS class yesterday. ^^

[equinas]

You're taking PHTLS?

[phyxis]

Pre-Hospital Trauma(tic?) Life Support?

Pointy-Headed Twit Life Support? :-)

[kayotae]

I ran that call last night! But it was at 880 & 238. The interior of the car was decorated by Anheiser Busch!

[drewkitty]

1) ETOH (aka drunk). Also known as "It's 2 AM they must belong there . . . "

2) unfamiliar with American law. In Mexico, you flee the scene because if the police find you anywhere near the car, you are hosed. Very different legal system and culture. What is expected south of the border becomes a wobbler / felony (hit and run, etc.) here.

I'm glad you passed your maneuverability test.

[phyxis]

The "buh?" was primarily due to the amount of damage to said vehicle, implying that either they were in EtOH rag-doll mode, or they ran while pretty banged up. :-)

[equinas]

They'll try to run no matter how fucked up they are. I don't do foot pursuits, but I've had plenty of them "escorted" back to the scene by bystanders because they couldn't get very far with their injuries.

But it's amazing how many people walk away from a car that's been bottle-capped. Kinetics is a funny thing.