We have our moments.
;o)
Posted on 08/06/2007 8:45:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
EL PASO, Texas - A pickup truck hit a boulder and tumbled over a 150-foot cliff, but the 71-year-old driver survived, officials said.
"It was a miracle that someone saw her vehicle," Sheriff's spokesman Rick Glancey said. "It is one of these days when God was on her side."
Helene Crosser told authorities that she was driving on Loop 375 to watch the sunrise early Sunday when her shoe fell off and got jammed beneath the brake pedal.
Crosser said she tried to pull off the road, but couldn't slow down because the shoe stopped the brake from fully working.
She was trapped in the Texas heat for seven hours until a driver spotted glint of light reflecting from afar and called 911. Authorities said Crosser didn't have a cell phone with her.
Crosser was taken to a hospital with dehydration and non-life-threatening injuries.
Looks a lot less impressive once you get a wider angle. I’ve deliberately driven down (and up) steeper slopes when offroading.
Let's trade dumb blonde jokes.
Nope. I’ve owned four Rangers and two Sport Tracs (Explorer,in name only. Built on a Ranger frame.)
Been there done that, landed in top of a tree
Mine was a ford L0L
Yep... But it followed close on the heels of one helluva unlucky morning drive...
Nobody seems to ask what she was doing playing with her shoes while she was supposed to be driving. Keep the shoes on your feet and the feet in front of the pedals, chickie, and these things don’t happen.
That is beautiful!!!
or the older Fix Or Repair Daily...
When was the last time she had a brake job? When she was 50? Lots of brake pedal travel obviously. Breathe on my brake pedal and they are on.
Not even a scratch on the truck, just a little store paint on the bumper. I've bought F250's ever since.
That looks like that pic was taken around the Medina Children’s Home near Kerrville.
Good story, thanks. I would not trade my F250 for anything and will buy again ... IF the thing ever wears out!
Yes, it’s close to that. I live in Kerrville.
The Hill Country hills aren't real high, some probably do go to 150 ft though. But they are also pretty "close" to each other in some areas, with the ravine between them being might steep and mighty deep.
However this was out by El Paso, which means "the pass", as in "through the mountains. It's a bit east of El Paso, 30 or so miles, but El Capitan's peak is at 8,064 ft
And it's base is around 6,500 feet
It's also only the eighth highest peak in Texas.
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