Quick-thinking driver pulls off amazing rescue

The Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | July 19, 2007 | Yolanda Jones and William C. Bayne

[maine-iac7]

If Peel has to pay a nickle something is very wrong.

Got that right - he should get a NEW car

[Buddy B]

So, Robert Finney carried a mechanic's wheeled creeper in his Mitsubishi Montero?

When did drivers begin carrying mechanic's wheeled creepers when driving, just in case?

Or did it appear magically?

[maine-iac7]

State Farm is refusing to pay as it is self inflicted. Also he only had liability insurance which is understandable since it was a car from the 80’s.

Time for us to freep mail Honda = a great chance for them to pick up some good PR -

Honda gives hero a new car!"

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[Theresawithanh]

Wow! Think what might have happened (((shudder)))!

Great post!

[Orange1998]

To carry a creeper while driving indicates he was driving an unreliable vehicle and endangered others.

[Orange1998]

I see people posting actions like your but I really wonder if they do it. Keep me informed. BTW *Amica.com* is an excellent company.

[Aliska]

I'm not quite sure what he did either after he got his car in front of the SUV, must have applied the brakes to slow it down, but it was still a feat to jump out of his car and into the other one without a tragic mishap, plus the kids could have locked the doors, probably had the windows rolled down, no start, no a/c.

As to carrying the creeper, I suppose someone might do that, just keep it in there, but that raises a question, too.

I hope he gets a brand new car of his choice out of it. If he's like me, he liked his old Honda like I like mine, can't be replaced with a comparable one near the condition of mine :-). Very low miles, don't drive much. Those things are good for 200,000, but I suppose you reach a point where they won't make it because of their age.

[good old days]

Wow!

[advertising guy]

bet your ass they do it.......I’m car dealership related for life and you bet your butt it’s done

[swmobuffalo]

“To carry a creeper while driving indicates he was driving an unreliable vehicle and endangered others”

Or he could have just bought it, had borrowed it and was returning it, etc etc etc.

[rawhide]

Update:

Today, Bill Heard Chevrolet in Collierville presented peel with a 2002 Chevy Impala. AAA Collision in Bartlett is fixing his Honda for free. Peel says he plans to keep it and give it to his girlfriend.

updated story

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[jwh_Denver]

You are a real bring down, a bummer, a bad bust, a no knock at the wrong house, a wrench in the gears, and with your nose so high in the air I hope it rains real heavy.

[advertising guy]

bad business opportunity for Heard. Bill Heard collectively is the largest collection of multi state
Chevrolet Dealerships in the world.

Should have given him a brand new Chevy ( same tax deduct)

In six months and a year later do a commercial on his opinion of the Chevy vs the 89 Honda

Friends all, same dime spent........better results
better P.R.

[advertising guy]

oh and as a dealer fix the Honda for free.Advertise that your body shop fixes them all, not just Chevrolets, just ask Mr Peel............another opportunity missed........................on the same dime they spent on the 02 Impala

[NRA2BFree]

WoW! What a wild ride that was! Johnny Peel is a true hero. Had he not done what he did, the father would probably have been killed when the SUV finally crashed. The kids might have been killed or seriously injured too. A happy ending to a very frightening ordeal.

[Theresawithanh]

Just totally awesome! Thanks for the update. I love happy endings.

[Al Gator]

Yea, I don’t understand. I thought everybody had one in the trunk.

I know I do...

[mom4kittys]

Thanks for the uodate—good news!

[Gondring]

I had the same thoughts. Funny they didn’t think of that...obviously, they must have, so I wonder why the heck they didn’t do it.