Semi – Final impact
A guy who was testing his Tesla model 3 near Corvallis, OR ran into some trouble. After hitting speeds of over 100 mph, the driver lost control and first sheared off an electrical pole. From there, the Tesla smashed two trees and a telephone junction box flat to the ground. The stumps of the light pole and trees at their bases ripped into the battery compartment. The EV battery is made of hundreds of bullet sized cells wired together. The impact caused these now short circuited batteries to shoot in all directions like bullets. Two different homes in the vicinity of the crash had their windows shattered by flying batteries. One of the batteries landed in the lap of a homeowner. A second window-shattering battery landed on a bed, which immediately caught on fire. There were no reports of burn victims, but a tire ripped from the car hit the side of the apartment building, which had water pipes running on the outside of the building. One of the water lines ruptured from the impact of the flying tire, which began flooding the apartment, as well as the one below it. To review, broken windows, a fire, flooded apartment buildings, not to mention the poles and trees knocked down from the initial crash, were the collateral damage.
When police got to the scene, they began their search. Police also had to issue a warning to neighboring residents to beware of “potentially hazardous batteries in the area of NW Walnut and NW Fairlawn, according to KMTR-16 TV. They also warned if you see a battery don’t pick it up. The batteries can stay hot for up to 24 hours arching internally and could cause burns if handled. Also, toxic fumes can release, and leaking batteries could harm people and pets. If immersed in water very large volumes must be used and unprotected people must stay away from the poisonous fumes of the battery fires. All of this mayhem and amazingly once the Tesla came to a stop, the driver got out of it and ran away. Police discovered the driver three blocks away hiding in a wooded gulley. He was arrested and taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The police tested the driver for any substance impairment. They found he was under the influence of marijuana. The police charged him with a drug DUI, hit-and-run, criminal mischief 2, reckless driving, and reckless endangering.
All of this mayhem and amazingly once the Tesla came to a stop, the driver got out of it and ran away. Police discovered the driver three blocks away hiding in a wooded gulley. He was arrested and taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The police tested the driver for any substance impairment. They found he was under the influence of marijuana. The police charged him with a drug DUI, hit-and-run, criminal mischief 2, reckless driving, and reckless endangering.
Crashing laughs
My wife got into a car crash. The Cops suspended her license and slapped her with a fine. She tried to argue that the guy was drinking and talking on the phone. The Cops didn’t care, they said he has a full right to do what he wants on his own front porch.
My driving instructor told me to pull over somewhere safe. After 10 minutes he asked me why I hadn’t pulled over. I said we are still in Chicago.
He died doing what he loved, checking his messages while driving.
If Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were in a car crash, who would survive?
America.
November 1st Birthdays
1998 – Kaylee Bryant, 1988 – Liana D’ Cruz, 1997 – Natalie Tena, 1989 – Gabriela Soukalová
1935 – Gary Player 1987 – Penn Badgeley, 1957 – Lyle Lovett, 1960 – Tim Cook