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Harsh to pass scoobynet judgement untill the facts are known.

What I would venture is that I've been off the road and into trees in a Mk 2 Escort at circa 50mph (when I left the road) with far less damage, and been hit side on whilst in a honda civic with an estimated impact speed of 40 mph (police accident report) and walked away (well, hobbled)

To be trapped for three hours with such horrific injuries suggests high and innapropriate speed was involved, particularly given that we know subaru's have pretty decent structural integrity, but without the facts its all speculation.

He was probably speeding (or at least driving innapropiately fast) but we all do that from time to tiime.

There's a valid point above though, bearing in mind the recent thread about the guy who totalled his nissan (200? skyline?) who was slated to bits on here and accused of all sorts when he crashed on a straight bit of road. Lets say he was 19, wearing a baseball cap and sportswear, in his own car, with lexus lights, neons and a vent to atmo dump valve. Would anyone care so much then?

Or would the thread be full of "nasty little chav deserved it for driving like a ****?" type comments.

FUBAR, hope the dude survives.

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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX (Post 6632021)

Cars don't just jump off the road and wrap themselves around trees!!!

If this was a thread about a 21-22 year old in an Impreza it would be 3 pages long by now with people saying he was driving stupidly.

Just remembering the infamous Paul skyline thread and the rather wonderful Need for Speed mock up of his accident.

*hums* Dum, de dum........... :D

ARGH!!!! ICE!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

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Originally Posted by PGMabley (Post 6634073)

Jesus, an argument could be made of anything in this place.

Reminds me of the outside area at school :rolleyes:

YER MUM!!!!! :razz:

;) :D

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Originally Posted by Cool Chick (Post 6633611)

Don't know if this may clarify a little bit of what happended......

My mum knows this guy involved and he swerved to miss an animal on the road. He's in a terrible state so please think about what he is going through.

Yup - I was in the car with a friend of mine some years ago when he "swerved to miss an animal"... or that was the official line.

In this, as in most cases, it meant "going too fast and over cooked it going round a corner".

This guy was, apparently, going along a straight bit of road - so it may have some element of truth to it..... may. Just. Some.