pilotpat
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- First Name
- Patrick
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- Nov 26, 2018
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- Location
- Green Bay WI
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- 1979 CJ7 & 2020 Bright White Launch Edition Jeep Gladiator :)
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Well the only good thing about Sunday night was a Packer win over the Seahawks! On our way home from the game a drunk driver blew a red light barely missing another vehicle. As I believed a crash was imminent between these two vehicles I was moving into the oncoming traffic lane and to my surprise these two vehicle died not collide which put the red light runner right in front of Vlad. We struck the Buick SUV broadside with the front right corner of the Gladiator at about 35 mph. The other car was traveling about 25 mph. Airbags deployed and we ended up the curb and not the sidewalk nearly taking out the traffic control signals. Minor bumps and bruises to the two right passengers in the Jeep. The Buick was permanently disabled/totaled. As the driver the Gladiator was real solid and it was a big blow. The other driver attempted to flee by driving away, that wasn't gonna happen because we won the crash but eventually fled the scene on foot but was later captured by the police K9. Driver was wanted on drug related charges and was charged with OWI Causing injury and Hit and Run.
Vlad faired ok but is seriously hurt. Most damage was contained to right front bumper and quarter panel. The vehicle we struck spun and then hit the right rear passenger door crushing in the door and the rear of the cab. The front axle broke just right of the differential but this was most likely due to the fact I was running the factory steel bumper in the shorty mode! Overall I feel that the Gladiator took huge blow, suffered extensive damage but less than I would have thought, and was solid and felt safe in this crash situation! Here are the photos:
Vlad faired ok but is seriously hurt. Most damage was contained to right front bumper and quarter panel. The vehicle we struck spun and then hit the right rear passenger door crushing in the door and the rear of the cab. The front axle broke just right of the differential but this was most likely due to the fact I was running the factory steel bumper in the shorty mode! Overall I feel that the Gladiator took huge blow, suffered extensive damage but less than I would have thought, and was solid and felt safe in this crash situation! Here are the photos:
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