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So last night my wife and I were on the way to drop the kids off at my brother's house and we were hit by a drunk driver that ran a red light. After being transported to the hospital my wife, 4 month old son and 2 year old daughter are fine. Bruises and cuts but nothing more. My 02' Tahoe is now scrap but it did it's job well. We were t-boned by an 02' lifted crew cab chevy. The lady tried to run but the cops caught her about a mile away from the scene. She's going down for felony DUI and hit and run. Reality check guys. Don't drive drunk.

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Glad to hear everyone is ok.

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Glad to hear everyone is OK. So I guess the Tahoe will now become an organ donor for a 60-66 family member?

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I'd love to have the 5.3 out of it. It's a strong 90,000 mile runner with a brand new K and N cold air intake.... damn it. They're probably going to total it and cut me a check.

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You might be able to negotiate the salvage on it.

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I hope they put that loser in jail that hit you. Im really sick and tired of hit and run fools...

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Very lucky being hit like that.........Glad to hear everyone's OK.

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That sucks. I hope they throw the book at her!

Good to hear you and the family are okay..

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It looks like the truck did a pretty good job of protecting your family. If you had been in one of those 40mpg sub compacts we would all be saying what a nice family you folks were.
That would be a nice doner rig especially when you know what kind of care it has had.

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Man I'm glad that yall are safe. looked like a hard hit. I know what you mean about drunk drivers, My truck was hit a month ago, hit and run, Luckly no one was in the truck when it happend. $7000 later I got new paint.

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Glad to hear everyone is OK. That door is mashed!!

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you and your family are very lucky... glad everyone made it ok.
drunks and uninsured drivers seem to be one and the same... did the drunk have inurance?

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Glad you guys are OK.New cars are made every day,loved ones are not.

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Thank God you and your family are ok. More times than not, its the other way. Keep an eye on those babies... and good luck with the rest

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x1000. She actually got lucky; she's just going to jail. That's a lot better than living the rest of your life knowing you killed somebody's children.

Really glad you're all ok.

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All of you are very fornunate.

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Man, that must of been scary. I am glad to hear you and your family are safe....

She tried to run after ?? What a frickin low-life man....she didn't even think about checking on the people.....That really ticks me off to know there are people out there, that share the road with you, that don't even give a $hit about others.

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Glad you and the family are ok. I hope they trow the book ate her and maybe that she will never try that again.

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Thanks you guys. The family is great, the kids won't remember it and my wife will be fine in a week or two. Very Very Lucky.
The Lady has insurance which is good because there are trauma center bills to pay. Not to mention a new truck. I hope she goes down too. They brought her back to the scene in the cop car to see what she had done I guess. Hopefully she learned her lesson...you never know. Maybe the image of me with blood running down my face and a 4 month old kid in my arms will be enough to make her think twice about doing it again.

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Glad everything ended up ok. That is scary stuff!

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OMG... I'm sorry to hear about the accident, but I'm glad to hear that everyone made it out safely.

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Great news that you and family are pretty OK>

WHo was in the front passenger seat?

Sometimes it takes a while for orthopedic type problems to show up. Hopefully none will.

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I have absolutely no tolerance for drunk drivers. No exceptions, not even if a friend or family member gets arrested for drunk driving would I have a shred of respect or sympathy. Then to run away on top of it. This lady is worthless. They should make a hit and run especially mixed with drunk driving an offense up there with murder charges. If anyone on here doesn't like my opinion on this TOUGH. I will not waver on this decision.

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if i had a dollar for each board member whose been involved in a drunk driving accident i could pretty much have enough money to have a really bice vacation. I too have no sympathy for any drunk driver but until the laws are made very severe with real jail time for both the drivers and stiff and fines/jail for people who knowingly serve people who will be driving not much is going to change

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It is great that you guys are ok. This is one of the reasons I slow down for green lights and take a look before crossing. It might not be enough but you never know. I can't stand drinking, I don't even drink and I don't even like beer.

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Yes im glad to hear there wasn't any major injuries to your family. Thats the most important thing.
I want to add, in the case of a settlment don't go down easy. I have a friend that was rearended by a drunk driver 15 years earlier. He is disabled because of the injuries recieved in the wreck. So I believe he's had three backs surgeries with the 4 years I've known him. Sometimes they don't show up right away. and be sure to take it easy for 2-3 weeks give your body time to heal.
Oh and for the tahoe, you can buy it back from the insurance company. Usually pretty cheap too. You'll just need to ask.

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I am glad everyone is OK.....she wont remember anything as she was too blasted to remember probably.......

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good to hear everyone is ok... I had a much worse accident in 2004 and got squat from the insurance company.

One thing to remember, in most states you have every right to get your personal belongings out and off of the vehicle, and that includes any custom parts or pieces you added. You mentioned the cold air intake, I see custom taillights, and anything else you added custom. I would check with the local laws before removing anything to make sure, but I know most states allow this since it goes to the junk yard or crusher anyways..

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Man that sucks, but I am really glad you and your family are OK. Please keep us posted on how the progress is going with the after affects.

D

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all the comments I want to say have already been said, but i was wondering. do you plan to go to her court date? talk to the state's attorney and tell him you want to be present and acknowledged. it would be better yet if you had pics of you and family alongside the Tahoe.
my reasons for bringing this up is not to make sure she gets the full legal penalty but so she gets a sober look at what her actions do. it might save another family later. I think I would let the judge know my intentions as well. religion is not allowed here so I will just mention how I disagree with revenge or any attempt to make life difficult for the accused. I would forgive her directly.

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Very scary Greg. Thank God you guys are okay!!!

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Thanks Joe. We are very lucky. I went to the tow yard today to get the rest of my stuff out of the truck. I took a few pics while I was there. I can't stop replaying the whole thing in my head. I remember every little detail especially the big bang when we were hit. I hope it fades over time.

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Man...I see the car seat back, how scary that must of been !!!!!

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:eek: WOW! Glad to hear the entire family came out unscathed, which is the reason we buy like big cars. Unfortunatley, that Hoe does indeed look totaled. I could sure use those front seats (even the mangled one) and center console for my 2005 HD! :lol:

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That's about as low as it goes - judge should remove the privilege to drive, forever, and make sure she does some really hard time - for a long piece.

Mac. :smoke:

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Agreed Mac. I'm going to the sentencing to see it for myself. If they let me get up and say anything I will.

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Thank God you are all ok. I can't believe that nobody was severely injured, what a blessing and thanks to GM for making a tough vehicle. Had your vehicle been any smaller, the passenger side occupants cold have been injured far worse. Not to add stress to an already stressful situaitn, but you may want to just call a local personal injury attorney to make sure that the scumbag's insurance takes care of you adequately. Her insurance company may try to lowball you. You deserve to be compensated for all of your injuries, physical, mental and otherwise. Don't let any of them get off easy. This was a very serious and awful thing that she did to you and your family and it could have been avoided had she exercised some common decency and humanity. How gross.

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Absolutely fantastic you and your family got out with minor injuries. Says a lot to how well the Chevy trucks are built. I feel better about my wife being in her Burb while out on the road. Yeah it don't get great mileage but it is a safer vehicle. Sitting up a few inches higher made the difference in where your truck was struck versus a lower built car. You might not have been so fortunate.
As to the possible sentence she might get don't be surprised if she gets a light sentence if only because there were no fatalities. I know of a young man who driving drunk in a dually ran a stop sign and tboned a woman in a lexus, drivers side, mid afternoon. Killed her. He got off with about 2 years in prison. He's out now and drinking as much as before. Like father like son. Nice family but they're alcoholics. IMO he should have gotten a lot more time than 2 years. Her death and loss to her family should be worth way more than 2 years of his life.

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My goodness, good for you and your family that you came out "ok". I hope things work out for you as far as the car goes.

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thank god yal alright cars can be replaced people can not. good luck and best of wishes to you and you family