ClassicCar

I believe the cookie ticket said something like...

"Good things come in small packages, expect yours to arrive today"

Driving home today with the big Dually I hit a pretty good rain sqaull - so I slowed from 65 to 50 coming up on this squall and a freeway off-ramp where traffic always backs up.

I'm in the fast lane with at least 10 car lengths in front of me - ie. no one - when out of my peripheral vision I saw 2-cars hit each other just ahead to the right - so I let off the throttle, and sure enough the guy in the center lane with a truck/camper- horse trailer (loaded) pulls directly into my lane NOTE: at this point he is already involved in the accident, but pulls in my lane anyway?

I have no where to go at 50mph but down the median and right into the cable barrier, where I took out 2 stantions and came to rest with both axles buried in the mud.

I got out - looked at the truck, got back in and started it up, put it in 4 low and drove right out of the muck.

Although, I hit no cars and I was not the cause of the accident I went ahead and waited for the State patrol - I didn't need someone clamining it was my fault because they "saw me drive off" after sliding down in the median.

So far the only cosmetic damage to the truck is a ding in the front bumper, a couple of scratches in the front fender flare from the cables and it broke the center cap off my right front wheel.

I already dropped the truck at the shop because the steering wheel was out of alignment - most likely a bent tie-rod as it tracked straight down the highway at 60mph, with no shaking, pulling or other problems than the wheel position after the "incident"

So I think I'll come out of this with less than a 500.00 bill and my truck intact ~ then maybe I'll see if I can get my money back, but I'm just glad I came out of it virtually unscathed compared to what could have happened.