So I'm toodling up the Northway north of Albany around 10:00 on Wednesday night. I'm just coming up on Exit 8A when I see brake lights up ahead. So I take the car off cruise and downshift into 4th.

I'm in the right lane, and as I'm getting closer to the off-ramp for 8A, I see what the problem is: a car is going south in the northbound lanes! I pull waaay off to the right shoulder - so far off that my left side tires were on the rumble strips.

I got a glimpse of the car as it went by - it looked like a tan Chrysler, maybe a 300M or something like that. There also appeared to be more than one person in the car!

After it passed by, I whipped out the ol' cell phone and called 911 - the dispatcher already knew what I was calling about. About 60 seconds later I saw a state trooper flying down the southbound lanes - he was easily going 90 mph.

I read in yesterday's Times Union (page B8) that a head-on accident resulted, and heard that a fatality might have happened.

Damn, that could easily have been me.


1998 E1 SVT - Toreador Red
Production #4794 of 6535
Build date: 2/25/1998
Mods completed:
- Pre '97 sail panels
Mods planned:
- K & N Air Filter
- Side marker lights