Hey man sorry to hear this... Reminds me of a story a coworker tells about his run-in with a loaded dumptruck. He had earlier fractured parts of his spine in a quad crash, was driving to the doctor because he knew he was in pain, but had no idea the severity. He pinches a nerve while sitting, driving and falls asleep at the wheel. So, his (brand new) Chevy 1/2ton wanders into the oncoming lane, and much to his dismay, at the intersection he was going through while passed out, there was a loaded dump truck with trailer coming head on. These are rural roads, so 45 is the posted speed. The impact puts him under the steering wheel, in a ball of broken bones and flesh. He was medi-vac'd to the hospital where he was put back together. Cool thing is, he totalled a dump truck with his Chevy. Kicked the front axle of the dump across the intersection, about 50ft away.
At the hospital, they found two broken legs, one broken arm, one fractured. One broken back and a fractured sternum, among other injuries. If you saw the pics of his truck taken at the scene, you'd ask how does anybody live through that. The truck is unrecognizable, there is no front of it. Only a crushed cab and bed.
He lives & breathes today! In fact, pound for pound one of the strongest toughest guys I know. This is the long way of saying glad you're OK, and it coulda been a lot worse.
P.S. I see you're from WA, so you may know the red Corliss dump trucks I refer to. This incident took place in '01, near the Bonney Lake ~ Enumclaw area...along 410.
2003 Murano Passed on Today.....
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2003 Nissan Murano Died Today.....
Well,As the title reads, I think my Murano may have passed on. It was hit by a semi-truck this morning on my way to work. My wife was driving and I was sitting shotty when we were suddenly hit because the driver wasn't paying attention to the traffic and road. All of the impact was on my side. No major injuries or nothing like that, but a few bumps and BIG bruises. My body is gonna be aching tomorrow!!! So just wanted to write a post bidding farewell to my Murano. Even though I had you for only a month and I just made my first payment (4/1/04), you will dearly be missed. RIP - 2003 Nissan Murano aka Blacky 
Pics will be available shortly once I upload them onto my computer and my neck spasms calm down.....
Pics will be available shortly once I upload them onto my computer and my neck spasms calm down.....If you guys wanna see some pics of the Murano, here is a link to another forum board that I'm a member with.http://northwestnissans.com/bo...12127In order to see more pics, you have to go into "my gallery" You'll see more of the damage there.
Here is the link to the gallery.....http://northwestnissans.com/ph...umb=1
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Alright,Got a new Murano!!! Fully loaded SL minus the Navi and DVD. But every other option is in there. Dark Blue w/Black leather. I ended up getting a deal with the dealer ship because I told them what happened and they gave me a good deal. As for the injury part, my wife and I are still experiencing the aftershocks of the accident and are currently doing physical therapy. So hopefully one of these days, our injuries will get better. I have contacted a lawyer for compensation and he said that we have a REALLY good case. Can't really disclose that much more (you know how it is with those lawyers 
) Anyways, just wanted to keep the post updated and let everyone know that my wife and I are thankful for all the support this board has offered. I'll update again if anything new comes up. Thanks again!!!
) Anyways, just wanted to keep the post updated and let everyone know that my wife and I are thankful for all the support this board has offered. I'll update again if anything new comes up. Thanks again!!!