Totaled my fathers car😱😤🤕

[NYLIBUD]

So I’m driving to the store via side roads to avoid traffic.Well the next thing I know,a small dog darts out in front of my car,I obviously went to avoid it.But in doing so,I lost control of the car,went up on the curb and kissed a big tree.Then hit a parked car.His damage was far less than mine.It was a big Ford Crown Victoria..Make a long story short,I wrecked my car,a 2021 Nissan Rouge.Ouch!!!!👎😞😫Its a total loss.Thankfully all the air bags went off.I wasn’t even going that fast….Mother@&%#!!!!!😖

 

Edited Tuesday at 08:30 PM by NYLIBUD

[Calb56]

I'm glad you're okay... and the dog. I won't go on about people letting their dogs run loose.

Those collapsible zones might work well with the laws of physics but play heck with repairs. 

[espo]

Glad you're ok, except for maybe feeling bad about yourself. Cars can be replaced, but you may have to do some insurance shopping after this. Hopefully your insurance company doesn't try and short you on the replacement costs for the car. 

[slusher]

It’s good your ok and if he is insured your fine..

[stavanzer]

Ouch! I am sorry for you. Glad you are OK.

[Mike 1017]

Ron,

Glad you are OK.  Over the years of Semi-truck Safety Programs, we were taught to hit whatever kind of animal ran in front of us. Do not avoid it and wind up killing a car full of a family. 

Mike

[1930fordpickup]

I am glad you are ok. To bad about your dads car. 

Iwas also taught never try to avoid a small animal when driving.   I am glad I haven't make the decision about some ones pet. 

Now those 2 deer I hit just darted in front of my pickups. 

Edited Wednesday at 06:09 PM by 1930fordpickup

[Daverde]

On 6/25/2025 at 10:10 AM, Mike 1017 said:

Ron,

Glad you are OK.  Over the years of Semi-truck Safety Programs, we were taught to hit whatever kind of animal ran in front of us. Do not avoid it and wind up killing a car full of a family. 

Mike

Exactly that’s what I was trained to do when I got my CDL ..I’m training my daughter to do the same …

[NYLIBUD]

Hey,Thanks guys,I appreciate it.As far as avoiding the dog,it was just an instinct,for lack of a better word.And of course the dog ran off like a bat out of hell when I hit the tree.😖

[TransAmMike]

Thank goodness you're OK Ron.  That must have been one wild ride.

[webestang]

Glad you are OK. 

Reminds me of when I had my VW Bug. I was driving through a suburb around 25 mph and a dog ran out in front. I slammed on the brakes but the dog went under the Bug and was stuck. The guy (walking the dog with no leash) was freaking out cause the dog was whining (I thought I killed it). We both grabbed the front bumper and lifted the Bug up enough the dog came running from under the car and took off down the street. I asked the guy if he needed a ride to catch the dog but he said the dog was running back home. Crazy.   

[TonyK]

43 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Hey,Thanks guys,I appreciate it.As far as avoiding the dog,it was just an instinct,for lack of a better word.And of course the dog ran off like a bat out of hell when I hit the tree.

I was thinking this exact thing. It would be a natural reaction to avoid hitting anything that suddenly appeared.

[slusher]

I wrecked a pickup once because I was avoided a dog and hit the dog and killed it and felt bad on both counts in 1990..