So, you think your Monday was bad?

snakeplissken · 10-15-2007, 06:46 PM

I am sitting here after lunch chatting on the phone with a
potential client when I hear a sonic boom and one of my paralegals
yells "call 911"!!!

We ran out the front door and there was a car that had wrecked into
our 10x8 brick sign after it took out a power pole. The throttle was stuck wide
open and there were power lines laying on the car. Initially we
thought the driver had gotten out because we couldn't see anyone in
the car, then we realized she was still in it and unconscious.

Fortunately there was a police officer and an EMT on the scene
immediately. The pine straw caught fire underneath the car and I ran
inside to get a fire extinguisher.

She came to and the officer forced open the driver's door and pulled
her out of the car while I was spraying the extinguisher, although I
don't think he realized there was a live wire in the vicinity.

While were trying to determine if someone ran her off the road she
told the EMT that she was trying to kill herself and she'd unsnapped
her seatbelt on purpose. Evidently she is a crack addict.

The fire dept showed up and basically let the car burn for a while
before extinguishing it. (still curious about that) It was an
inferno before they finally put it out.

Then we had all the witnesses getting their statements taken in our
lobby while they hauled the car off.

Zany, just zany. Pictures to come if I can figure out how to post them.

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10-15-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
snakeplissken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lowcountry Posts: 2,225	So, you think your Monday was bad? I am sitting here after lunch chatting on the phone with a potential client when I hear a sonic boom and one of my paralegals yells "call 911"!!! We ran out the front door and there was a car that had wrecked into our 10x8 brick sign after it took out a power pole. The throttle was stuck wide open and there were power lines laying on the car. Initially we thought the driver had gotten out because we couldn't see anyone in the car, then we realized she was still in it and unconscious. Fortunately there was a police officer and an EMT on the scene immediately. The pine straw caught fire underneath the car and I ran inside to get a fire extinguisher. She came to and the officer forced open the driver's door and pulled her out of the car while I was spraying the extinguisher, although I don't think he realized there was a live wire in the vicinity. While were trying to determine if someone ran her off the road she told the EMT that she was trying to kill herself and she'd unsnapped her seatbelt on purpose. Evidently she is a crack addict. The fire dept showed up and basically let the car burn for a while before extinguishing it. (still curious about that) It was an inferno before they finally put it out. Then we had all the witnesses getting their statements taken in our lobby while they hauled the car off. Zany, just zany. Pictures to come if I can figure out how to post them. [/url]