Tundra vs. Downed Power Line at 55 mph. - TundraTalk.net

dbdolan · 06-23-2008, 03:58 PM

Yep it happened late Saturday night on a dark stretch of road. I had the cruise set at 55 and was taking it easy when I notice a Jeep down in the ditch to the right and then on the left I see a flash of a transformer then a big bang and a smack on the front of the Tundra....I about crapped my pants. The power line was hanging across the road about 3 feet and before I realized what was going on I smacked it which caught her across the headlight, front grill and the cable then slung around the driver's side scraping and dinging all the way back to the tail gate. I do a quick u turn and go back to the scene, I get out and look at the front of my truck and start to get sick to my stomach....still pisses me of just thinking about it. I guess the kid fell asleep, left the road and snapped the utility pole in half and then was denying to the cop he even hit the pole and the line was already down. There was plenty of evidence that showed he was wrong so the cop gave the kid a ticket and then gave me a separate accident case number linking back to his. Once I get the case report I am going to let my insurance battle with his to refund my deductible. I got her in the shop today and am driving a rabbit for a rent a car, at least I will be getting some good gas mileage. And I will have to say...I feel lucky I was in the Tundra, if I were to have been in a car it would have been a different story that ends up with no head for me...bad deal.
Here are some pics and then of the kids Jeep. Ohh and I guess I will be redoing the black headlight mod when she comes back from the shop.

2008_CrewMax · 06-23-2008, 04:00 PM

thats awful

glad you're ok

and atleast the tundie doesnt look like his jeep

SybErkRimInAL · 06-23-2008, 04:02 PM

OUCH!!!!!

Glad you're okay though.

dbdolan · 06-23-2008, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2008_CrewMax

thats awful

glad you're ok

and atleast the tundie doesnt look like his jeep

Yeah from the look of the Jeep how could he say he didn't hit the utility pole.

SRT8TUNDRA · 06-23-2008, 04:06 PM

Yeah what they said. Atleast you didn't get hurt!

dbdolan · 06-23-2008, 04:08 PM

Thanks, I will be okay it is just my pristine Tundra has been tainted and I can never look at her the same.

Hawaii 5.7 · 06-23-2008, 04:09 PM

DAMN! lucky you were in the Tundra. Glad your okay. Jeep is headed for the scrapper though.

SybErkRimInAL · 06-23-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbdolan

Thanks, I will be okay it is just my pristine Tundra has been tainted and I can never look at her the same.

hey, look at it as a new fresh paintjob.

Rollin Thunder · 06-23-2008, 04:36 PM

Oak Tree You're In My Way !

adazzleman · 06-23-2008, 04:37 PM

man.....that is crazy. That really is a good point about what if's. See....if you had a smart car and was trying to save gas...you could have been dead. Moral of the story, buy a Tundra to stay a head in life.

TUNDRACATS · 06-23-2008, 06:03 PM

glad to hear your ok, was the driver of the jeep ok too? don't worry you'll get your BABY BACK.......chilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis baby back ribs lol.......

Cyprex · 06-23-2008, 06:04 PM

Wow, glad your ok. One steel cable sure did a lot of damage!

SybErkRimInAL · 06-23-2008, 06:05 PM

U should sell me ur front bumper cover and tell the Ins. that it was lost in the accident.

2008_CrewMax · 06-23-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SybErkRimInAL

U should sell me ur front bumper cover and tell the Ins. that it was lost in the accident.

i think thats an excellent idea for you Syb

Toxarch · 06-23-2008, 06:28 PM

Forget driving in a car. Good thing you weren't on a motorcycle. Then you really would have had your head taken off.

Glad you are OK. You might want to see about getting the paint shop to add a few extra coats of clear to the paint job. Even if you have to pay for it, it would be worth it since it's already in the shop. And get them to do the black headlight mod for you and bill the insurance. Or at least let you take the new headlights apart and let them paint them while they are painting the truck.

06-23-2008, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
dbdolan Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 235	Tundra vs. Downed Power Line at 55 mph. Yep it happened late Saturday night on a dark stretch of road. I had the cruise set at 55 and was taking it easy when I notice a Jeep down in the ditch to the right and then on the left I see a flash of a transformer then a big bang and a smack on the front of the Tundra....I about crapped my pants. The power line was hanging across the road about 3 feet and before I realized what was going on I smacked it which caught her across the headlight, front grill and the cable then slung around the driver's side scraping and dinging all the way back to the tail gate. I do a quick u turn and go back to the scene, I get out and look at the front of my truck and start to get sick to my stomach....still pisses me of just thinking about it. I guess the kid fell asleep, left the road and snapped the utility pole in half and then was denying to the cop he even hit the pole and the line was already down. There was plenty of evidence that showed he was wrong so the cop gave the kid a ticket and then gave me a separate accident case number linking back to his. Once I get the case report I am going to let my insurance battle with his to refund my deductible. I got her in the shop today and am driving a rabbit for a rent a car, at least I will be getting some good gas mileage. And I will have to say...I feel lucky I was in the Tundra, if I were to have been in a car it would have been a different story that ends up with no head for me...bad deal. Here are some pics and then of the kids Jeep. Ohh and I guess I will be redoing the black headlight mod when she comes back from the shop. __________________ Bryan Tomball/Spring, Texas 2007 Toyota Tundra/DC/5.7L/Sport/Texas Edition/Back and Black/Volant CAI 2002 Chevy Tahoe 5.3L/Black 1995 Toyota 4runner 3.0L/Dark Grey -Sold 2005 Kawasaki KLR 650 A19 Dual Sport bike/BedLiner Black Last edited by dbdolan : 06-24-2008 at 06:41 PM. Reason: spelling and grammer

06-23-2008, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
2008_CrewMax Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,445	thats awful glad you're ok and atleast the tundie doesnt look like his jeep __________________ White Tundra Club Member #2

06-23-2008, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
SybErkRimInAL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Palm Springs, CA Posts: 1,836	OUCH!!!!! Glad you're okay though. __________________ Black 08 CM Post purchase Mods/Upgrades (click on item to view pic) AFE CAI Borla Dual Catback Projection Halo Headlights

06-23-2008, 04:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
SRT8TUNDRA Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,579	Yeah what they said. Atleast you didn't get hurt! __________________ *White Tundra Club Member #3*

06-23-2008, 04:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
dbdolan Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 235	Thanks, I will be okay it is just my pristine Tundra has been tainted and I can never look at her the same. __________________ Bryan Tomball/Spring, Texas 2007 Toyota Tundra/DC/5.7L/Sport/Texas Edition/Back and Black/Volant CAI 2002 Chevy Tahoe 5.3L/Black 1995 Toyota 4runner 3.0L/Dark Grey -Sold 2005 Kawasaki KLR 650 A19 Dual Sport bike/BedLiner Black

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06-23-2008, 04:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hawaii 5.7 Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 1,136	DAMN! lucky you were in the Tundra. Glad your okay. Jeep is headed for the scrapper though. __________________ 2007 TUNDRA 5.7 CREWMAX TRD 4X4 Revtek 2.5" Leveling Kit, Truxxedo Bed Cover, Billet Grill, Airhorn, Tints, Smoke Inchannel Visors & Bug Gaurd, Flowmaster Muffler w/ Custom Y-Pipe, debadged except for the 5.7's Plus more to come... ALOHA! Remember to search before you start a new thread, and play nicely!

06-23-2008, 04:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rollin Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: BELL CANYON Posts: 618	Oak Tree You're In My Way ! __________________ TRD CREW MAX LIMITED DESERT SAND MICA 4X4 TRD EXHAUST ULTRA GOLIATH RIMS WITH 305\55\R20 GRAPPLERS LEVELING LIFT Last edited by Rollin Thunder : 06-23-2008 at 04:37 PM. Reason: SPELLING

06-23-2008, 04:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
adazzleman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 195	man.....that is crazy. That really is a good point about what if's. See....if you had a smart car and was trying to save gas...you could have been dead. Moral of the story, buy a Tundra to stay a head in life.

06-23-2008, 06:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
TUNDRACATS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fairfield.Ca Posts: 430	glad to hear your ok, was the driver of the jeep ok too? don't worry you'll get your BABY BACK.......chilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis baby back ribs lol....... __________________ 08 Tundra CM 5.7 TRD 6" Pro Comp Lift Stage II 20" American Racing ATX Series 35" cooper tire TTS hitch gate (TireGate) 5 pcs billet grille (Carriage) nerf bars (Trail FX) tinted window (West Coast Tint)

06-23-2008, 06:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cyprex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 154	Wow, glad your ok. One steel cable sure did a lot of damage! __________________ 07 5.7L Sky Silver Double Cab -EGR Vents/Bug guard -TRD Sway bar -Corsa Touring Exhaust -Charcoal filter delete

06-23-2008, 06:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
SybErkRimInAL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Palm Springs, CA Posts: 1,836	U should sell me ur front bumper cover and tell the Ins. that it was lost in the accident. __________________ Black 08 CM Post purchase Mods/Upgrades (click on item to view pic) AFE CAI Borla Dual Catback Projection Halo Headlights

06-23-2008, 06:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Toxarch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,121	Forget driving in a car. Good thing you weren't on a motorcycle. Then you really would have had your head taken off. Glad you are OK. You might want to see about getting the paint shop to add a few extra coats of clear to the paint job. Even if you have to pay for it, it would be worth it since it's already in the shop. And get them to do the black headlight mod for you and bill the insurance. Or at least let you take the new headlights apart and let them paint them while they are painting the truck. __________________ 2007 SR5 Crewmax 5.7L 4x4 All mod descriptions and pictures © 2007,2008 by Toxarch. They may copied only for personal use and the mods may be done for non-profit only.

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