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Happened a year ago so we’re almost finished with construction.

My car was parked on the right side on the break in the concrete. He was going 45-50 mph and pushed it over 5-10ft of concrete, through a windstorm certified garage door, and into a filled garage.

If my car hadn’t been there he would’ve driven right into one of the front bedrooms.

Had the pictures pop up in my memories and decided to share the crazy experience!

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What did he pass out from? Exhaustion, illness, some substance? It's important to differentiate between genuine accidents, recklessness, and malice.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Unless it's from some issue they weren't aware of, that's not really an excuse. Exhaustion is something you are aware of when getting behind the wheel. It's essentially the same as choosing to drive dunk or high or whatever else. You're in an impaired state. If it's a medical issue they didn't know about, then it's an accident. Almost anything else was a choice.

Edit: OP said in the original it may have been related to diabetes. There's a potential it was an accident, but they seem to have been aware of their medical condition and something caused them to pass out.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

People often try to get to the hospital when they know they're crashing.

I will say that, anecdotes what they are, a friend got a concussion in 1992 in a mild soccer collision but seemed fine; but they think it contributed to his later accident with his car, as the stress and constant awareness required for driving caused a near blackout where he wasn't able to stop the car in time before he lost focus. And, on the highway, it can be a few seconds to stop properly, and he just didn't have enough time. He saved for years to buy a beautiful car, too, and it was all gone. Thankfully he survived and lived until covid.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

Man, what a roller coaster of a story. Glad he made it out of that wreck okay at least.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I love those "brick walls" built like a movie set, if it was the last house in the 3 piglets story, the wolf would have won

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Most brick house exteriors are non-structural. It shouldn’t be a surprise that they crumble from a car hitting them.

I think most things will break if you throw a car at them. The important thing is that even though one of the walls has been forcibly removed, the roof is still on top instead of being in the basement

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Why was the culdesac house even drinking? Perhaps a ~~medical~~ construction emergency due to termites?

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 10 points 5 months ago

remind me to decorate my front yard with totally-not-anti-tank-obstacle Czech hedgehog planters

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

That looks expensive

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Pretty wild!

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did you get to keep the truck?

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Should've asked. If you took the front of the SUV and the back of the truck, you would have one good-as-new car!

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago

*to an American house