[speedman]

This happened behind my apartment complex in San Diego yesterday morning at 2:30am. The guy managed to take out a traffic light and three transformers that were providing power to the complex. The traffic light didn't fall over, but one of the lights fell. Unfortunately it was too dark to get pictures of all of the aftermath (plus the cops were trying to keep the onlookers away from the dangerous stuff).

The guy was going fast enough to launch the engine across the road on impact, which crashed into the curb a little ways down.

One of the two guys hopped out and fled on foot and the other was scraped up from the pavement with a huge head injury (but alive...barely) and was whisked away in an ambulance.

Case-in-point: be careful in your SSRs!

--speedman

All pictures Copyright (C) 2005 Joshua M. Kriegshauser.

 

[big-daddy]

Wow!

What a lick, at least the diveshaft "tink" is gone.

 

[Digital]

DAD is gonna be PISSED!

 

[BlastfromPast]

Wouldn't you know, that SSR must have been running hot. When the engine left, it took the RADIATOR with it!

Blast

 

[kwhopper89]

Oh CRAP....

I hate to see this stuff - but as a photographer - I'm also kinda of drawn to it too... Too many years of listening to the scanner.

Hope this wasn't someone we know. :confused

 

[Brownhornet]

I will feel better if it was stolen. Rather than someones kid showing off.

But this takes the cake as the worst one yet. Poor SSR

 

[speedman]

I will feel better if it was stolen. Rather than someones kid showing off.

But this takes the cake as the worst one yet. Poor SSR

Unfortunately, what I heard from the witness is that it was being driven by the owner's kid or the kid's friend. Turned out to be a really sucky day for a few people, no doubt.

 

[cruzned]

These toys, are not for irresponsible little boys. Shame on them! :mad

 

[FatherLarry]

After looking at the pictures, it looks like the interior compartment held up pretty good with the impact, considering the speed the SSR was going. Makes me feel a little safer driving one, especially that one guy walked away on foot. I wonder if a yellow one would hold up as well. :flag

 

[artsmart]

wonder if the air bag didn't deploy or if driver not wearing seat belt for his head to hit windshield like that...OUCH! regardless, hope he is OK, :ssr can be replaced, kids can't

 

[STEP]

Ouch! it hurts just to look. I pray that everyone recovers.

To all Fanatics.....stay safe and stay cool out there :cool

Let us never see this again :nono

Joe Davis
StepPrinting.com

 

[woohoo]

Irresponsible Little Boys

This Is Every Parent's Nightmare. They Are In My Prayers. That Child Should Have To Look At Those Pictures Everyday. My Pregnant Daughter-in -law Was In A Car Wreck And Sustained Very Serious Head Injuries, Along With Many Other Things. She Recovered, And The Baby Is Fine, But She Doesn't Remember Any Thing About The Accident. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.

 

[Action]

design of SSR

That looks very bad, but how did the engine get to the side of the road? I know Saturns were designed with shearing engine mount bolt to cause the engine to slide under the cab in a severe frontal collision. Does the SSR have this type of mounting system, or was the force of this accident that great to shove the engine out? Is this the first time anyone has seen the engine come out of an SSR?

Jason

 

[An SSR's Wife]

This is the second one .....

That looks very bad, but how did the engine get to the side of the road? I know Saturns were designed with shearing engine mount bolt to cause the engine to slide under the cab in a severe frontal collision. Does the SSR have this type of mounting system, or was the force of this accident that great to shove the engine out? Is this the first time anyone has seen the engine come out of an SSR?

Jason

I saw an SSR engine and trans for sale on Ebay !
:leaving

 

[REBEL]

I'll pass

I'll pass on buying those doors :mad

 

[RickSSR]

I will feel better if it was stolen. Rather than someones kid showing off.

But this takes the cake as the worst one yet. Poor SSR

Ditto :agree

RickSSR :cool

 

[ssrbh]

Unfortunately, what I heard from the witness is that it was being driven by the owner's kid or the kid's friend. Turned out to be a really sucky day for a few people, no doubt.

Glad my SSR is parked safely in my garage....and another reason my teenage boys will never drive it.....

SSRBH

 

[Rollex]

Man, those are some mean shots! It's a good thing no one was standing where the engine crashed

 

[STORMCAT]

Oh that will buff out.

 

[Diggs]

Hmmmmm....

It was an automatic, so I guess I'll still be waiting for someone to get me an SSR 6 speed knob for my GTO.

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