i don't suppose you have any pics of the other side of the car? not trying to be morbid just curious to see what you went through.

I had my seat belt on and thankfully the airbags deployed or I would've been gone for sure. What I believe happened was at impact the dashboard and and all that came toward me, while I slid toward it and slammed my knees into the dashboard. It hit so hard that my right leg(car hit on front right side) had so much force that it broke my right hip bone, then the right femur itself splintered even coming out of the skin, the left leg did not hit as strongly and *just* had a clean break.

They drilled out the middle of the femur and I now have a titanium rod in each leg, with two screws in each knee, a screw at the top in the femur in the thigh, and two titanium plates on my hip.

P.S. I hope picture link works

damn!

Wow I can't believe thats all that happened to you after that! Really glad to hear that although you were damaged you still lived and are now ok! Welcome back, hope to see you around!!

Wow! You must have been going at a good speed, or that tree was really out to get you. I had a GL and a wall came out and hit me going 65mph(freeway) and it didn't look half as bad. Glad you are OK. It's amazing how well these cars are built when regarding accidents.

from my own past experience i can say that this is exactly i bought a second ford and why i will continue to buy fords.

my friends camaro ran into the back of an eclpise when he was going ~20mph. it totaled the front end of his car and the eclipsed needed a new rear bumper. he didnt buy another camaro

that looked pretty bad... glad you're okay. it makes me feel better to know that people survive these accidents in a csvt. hopefully iwont have that problem.

I am glad too hear you survived and are now back with us in anoth CSVT. I am curious however, where did your accident occur. The incident and location look eriely familiar.

Are you able to walk normal again?

-dan

The location was on Cornell Drive, about a quarter mile before hitting Mulholland. I live in Agoura Hills right near that area by Malibu Lake.

And yes I can walk fine now, I did about two months of therapy and can now walk great, although it will be a year or two for a FULL recovery where they can take out the screws in my knees and all that.

Are you the young guy that I met at FFF this past April?

If I was in a wheelchair, yes I believe so. I never thought I'd be sitting back in a Contour again after that.

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If I was in a wheelchair, yes I believe so. I never thought I'd be sitting back in a Contour again after that.

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You were there with your father, right? Yes, you were in a wheelchair. I'm glad to see you're doing so much better now!