Posted on 04/23/2018 10:05:14 AM PDT by simpson96
The promised autonomous driving revolution can't come soon enough for some people—like the subject of today's entry in the Florida Man chronicles, a distracted driver who lost control of his 2016 Chevrolet Camaro convertible while adjusting the radio, launched off the side of a highway bridge, and plunged fifty feet to the street below.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the unofficial Dukes of Hazzard impression began when 61-year-old Thomas Highhouse took his eyes off the road to mess with the stereo in his 'Maro while driving down Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg. Highhouse "failed to maintain control of the vehicle," as the Florida Highway Patrol clinically put it, hit an embankment in the median, and soared into the air like a majestic bird.
But since what goes up must come down, the Camaro fell approximately fifty feet to the street below, much to the surprise of passing drivers. Fortunately, it landed on a grass-covered shoulder and came to a stop without striking any other cars, and Highhouse somehow walked away without a scratch.
Highhouse spoke to WFLA News at the scene of the accident, though he was reportedly too embarrassed to talk on camera. He told the reporter that he glanced down at the radio for a few seconds, and when he looked back up he realized he was speeding towards the center divider. Unable to recover in time, he launched into the air for a brief but terrifying flight during which he concluded he was definitely going to die.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrive.com ...
If one googles his name, you will find he has arrests for reckless driving and drug charges.
/shocking
MAYBE he had just left the car wash and the guy that brought the car out had changed the radio to the Christian channel.
God works in mysterious ways...
Think about it, his ‘(the driver) prize possession’ a mass of twisted wreckage and he can think about changing stations as he was walking away, unscathed..
Don’t mess with the ‘Big Guy’....
Oh, I bet he ‘prayed’ he had a change of clothes....
More than likely he was looking at his phone. BS on the car radio.
Has any owner or fan in history actually ever used that term?
That’ll buff out.
“the unofficial Dukes of Hazzard impression”
The person who wrote this thinks they are a comedian.
Does the radio still work?
If that is not the most persuasive argument for the dangers of inbreeding, I don't know what is!
Car radios used to have big buttons and knobs that you could adjust by feel and not have to look. Today’s car radios have micro buttons and touch screens that you have to look intently at to adjust.
Siamese twins??
yep, you know it.
This is what they call a “Donor Car”.
“If you are driving fast and want to watch your radio, donor you’ll crash.”
I friend of mine was driving a brand new pickup home from the dealership and was setting the buttons on the radio when he smacked into a parked car and totaled his vehicle. It’s those damned radios!
Never heard that from any Chevy nuts I knew.
Assault Chevy
That is a great story.
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