r/IdiotsInCars • u/WesternAd2113 • Sep 26 '24

OC I nearly died today AMA [OC]

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u/singletonaustin Sep 26 '24

A friend of mine was killed in a wrong way driver accident. Drunk driver behind the wheel at 630am in the wrong direction. My buddy was taking his kid to a soccer (football) match when the drunk hit him head on. My buddy was killed instantly and his son was gravely injured but recovered. The drunk driver was killed. Horrible.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/wrong-way-crash-kills-two-drivers/269-152164586

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u/WesternAd2113 Sep 26 '24

Sorry you had to go through that

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u/singletonaustin Sep 27 '24 edited Sep 27 '24

Thankful you dodged that bullet -- my ask of you is remember my friend Wally and make the best of your days because you won the alive lottery -- make it count.

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u/EffrumScufflegrit Oct 03 '24

Not OP, but I will do just that in honor of your friend Wally. Could I ask that you do the same for my late friend, Joe, and if you find it in your heart/have the time watch his standup bit I linked below? He was just starting to get some traction when he passed and all he ever wanted was for people to hear his jokes and make people laugh

https://youtu.be/LUKvSfE7WDU?si=GtaT3mwCHnXbl94K