My Pro sacrificed itself to protect my family yesterday! UPDATE!!

Sorry for your and your families' scare at Christmas (or anytime, rely). You and your family are okay - best Christmas gift you could ever have.

 

Glad you’re okay. I’m sure that’s totaled.

 

That could’ve been so much worse. Glad you and your family are relatively okay.

 

Taco died for a good cause, protecting you and you family.

Very glad you all made it through.

 

Glad you all are safe for the holidays!

 

Holy moly! Glad you’re all doing ok, and hope the whiplash was minor. Best wishes on recovery and thanks for posting up the pics of the dead Taco Supreme, may she rest in peace. One tough Taco!

 

Merry Christmas and I'm glad you and your family is still with us!!!

Christmas wishes come in many different ways

 

Looked at the pics again, that ain't gonna buff out.

 

Can you give the full details of the accident? Info can help others avoid similar situations.

Glad you and the family are all good but sucks this had to happen at xmas.

 

Almost lost mine to this drunk two nights ago while I was making a left.

 

WOW glad to hear you and your family are okay

 

Glad you and the family are ok. Smart move belting in the dog!

 

Yes. Funny thing is, we had just purchased the dog tether. After years of highway trips without any such device, I saw them on TW. It was the first trip out with it.
Strange how things work out.

 

The snowplows hadn’t touched the roads yet. We were coming up the on ramp to merge into three lanes of traffic. I could see that cars were going appropriately slow, due to approximately 1.25” of fresh powder. On the inside lane, I could see an 18 wheeler traveling at what seemed like an excessive rate of speed towards the upcoming overpass. By the time we neared the merge lane, it was passing by. The driver lost control, and it jackknifed, turning sideways as it took out a minivan going off the road directly in front of us. Both vehicles cleared our path just in time. We had enough time to say “holy crap”. I then looked in the rear view to see how they landed.
That was when I saw the other 18 Wheeler that was also hauling ass. He was already jacknifing, coming diagonally from the inside lane to our lane. I thought for a moment that he may go off the road behind us, missing us (wishful thinking at its best). The grille of it filled my rear view, and boom.
Everything after that was like being a spinning pinball in a machine. Three impacts total before the guardrail stopped us.
Moral of the story: even if you have total control of your vehicle, once someone else loses it, your screwed.
The truck driver was obviously ticketed. I imagine both truck drivers were.

 

I was going to ask for your headlights like I do in these pro accident threads, but then I saw he picture of the front. Glad you are ok!

 

My heart is warmed by all the support, and good words from all you guys!
I am proud to be a TW member, given the high caliber of people who are on here!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!

 

Damn, that sucks. I hope your recovery and replacement are fast and uneventful!

 

But you are all still vertical and breathing, and that's what's the MOST important!

 

Happy you and family are OK.

 

Merry Christmas