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Sad Day

Last Sunday I left from Sarasota to drive back to Tallahassee. I was down seeing my mom for her birthday. Two hours into the trip at mile marker 307 on I-75 I started hydroplaning to the left at 70mph. I corrected to the right, but then I was aimed at the 10ft ditch. So I turned back left thinking it was better to hit the guard rail. I hit it a little past head on and the truck rolled onto the passenger side. It slid for about 50ft the came to a stop.

First I turned the truck off. Then tried to unclip my seatbelt which I was hanging from. Once I got that off i dug through all the junk that had flew onto the passenger window to find my phone. When I looked up a man wearing army camo was running up. I told him I was ok and he helped me open the driver door and climb out.

I walked away without a scratch on me, my seatbelt saved me. I am so glad no one else was with me because my toolbox along with everything else I had in the truck landed in the passenger seat.

I already got a 99 tacoma, ext cab, prerunner SR5, TRD.
The ranger is most likely totalled.









 
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damn dude, i bet that was exciting.

glad your ok!

where are the pics of the new truck?
 
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damn dude that sucks, i remember seein ur truck at a river ranch meet a while ago, looked good then.. sry to see this
 
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Sorry about the truck bro, but the main thing is, is you're okay!
 
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ya its totaled, good to see your ok
 
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that sucks dude. glad you're ok
 
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Glad you're alright! Sucks about your truck though. Seems to have help up pretty good considering what had happened.
 
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Ouch, Ranger down!
 
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oh no... i remember wheeling in ocala with that truck back when your brother still had it... glad you are okay
 
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wow, that looks bad, im sorry man
 
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Glad to see your ok. I bet that was one helluva ride.
 
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Wow. Sounds exciting.. Good that your ok.. I have always wondered if the tint on the windsheild holds the windsheild together. Looks like it kinda does cant really tell. Any taco pictures. Someone is going to ask.
 
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holy crap that sucks.. good to hear your ok!
 
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Sorry to see that your truck is toast, but very glad to hear that you're OK. It could have been much worse.
 
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heres a picture I took with my phone from inside the fire truck


i dont have any tacoma pictures yet but I'll get some
 
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holy crap man taht sucks

but at least youre okay
 
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wow.. glad to see your ok
 
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God man that blows
 
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Dang man, Glad your okay. God was looking out for you for sure.

Sucks about the truck though. I wanna see the Taco.
 
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damn, glad you were wearing that belt.
 
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Dang man that sucks.

Arent those tail lights really rare? You should take your lights on your roll bar and driver side wheels off before they take it away. You can probably use those lights on your taco and sell the wheels.
 
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holy crap man! glad youre ok. you going to be able to get anything off the truck?
 
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wow man. glad you walked away from that. so sad to see such a nice truck end up like that. good luck with your new one
 
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Im glad youre ok, this is not the time or the place for this, but you should remove thst one taillight that is left and save it. they are obsolete and only a few sets are known to exist
 
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holy crap man.....good to hear you are ok after that
 


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