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[HondaTypeJ]

Whats up. OK, here is a story that made me pretty sad and makes me re-think about street racing. As you all know (or maybe you don't), I am an Emgergency Medical Technician and work for American Medical Response. Anyway, I was working the graveyard shift last night, and as my partner and I are driving along in our rig, we get a call. "EMS unit 12 respond to 1425 Fairfax blvd. Possible TC (traffic collition), no other information given, response code 3". So off we go and our ETA is about 5 min. As I come up to the scene in the distance I see 3 import racers (2 Hondas and and Integra). One Honda went head on into a street lamp pole. The other Honda hit up on the curb and slammed into a local business (a wall, not glass), and the Integra slammed right into the back of a parked car. So as I am comming up to the scene I am thinking, "Dude, we have a triage situation here." And I had never responded to a triage call before...everything that I knew about it was taught and trained to me. So I get out (after calling for addition units and advanced life support) and my partner tells me to check on the Honda that hit the business (it looked the worse), I get over there and I have 2 passengers. 1 female and 1 male aprox. 17-18. After checking vitals, etc I called for my partner over to help me with spinal immobilization. After getting them set, I ask my partner about the other cars, he tells me "They are both empty." I was like "what?" Aparently the other Honda and Integra bailed. I went over and checked the inside of the Honda, looking for a clue to maybe associate with an injury. There was an amount of blood on the seats and dash, but that was about it. This is all happening in about a 10 min period (we were working fast). I soon see advanced life support (L.A. City fire Paramedics) and 2 of our own units in the distance. And comming in the other direction are 3 LAPD cruisers. After they all converged on the scene and asked for a stat report, they couldnt believe it...2 patients out of all of this. LAPD called for an air unit and within about 2 min there was one. BTW, the 2 patients that stayed at the scene were VERY lucky. I thought (as I was walking up to the car), I may have 2 DOA patients. Other than a few scrapes, bumps, and bruises they will be ok. As I was making a preliminary report, I checked for tire marks in the road, etc. And sure enough there was some present. We "loaded and go'd" the female patient because her breathing was a concern to us. We didnt want her to go into shock. As I administed oxgen to her, her condition greatly improved (ya, its amazing what a little oxygen will do). I asked her what had happened and she declined to tell me anything except that "it was a stupid F!@king race, and I am sorry I ever got into the car with that ass!@#" She was really scared and what really got to me was, that as we were heading to the hospital, and after a long period of silence after her "explanation" about what happened, she pulled off her O2 mask and asked..."Am I going to die?" I comforted her and told her that she was going to be ok, and that she was lucky. But that statement she said really stayed with me, they was she said it and the look on her face. After turning her over to the ER, we headed back into service and not long after we found out that LAPD had found the driver of both of the other cars that bailed. One was in serious condition when he was found with a severed radial artery. Lucky they found him in time because without treatment he could have bled out and would have gone into shock which would eventually cause him to die. Anyway, that is the story of my LONG night. I am going to hit the sack now and prepare myself for another graveyard shift. BE SAFE OUT THERE! THINK ABOUT IT.

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

That's a good story to share. It does make you think twice, but at least there were no pedestrians hit or anything. I feel sorry for the passenger that didn't have control over the driver though :no:

[Kyle]

firts of all i'd like to say good job to you;)
and second of all...how could 3 cars crash?...that just seems weird...there were probably only 3 of them racing...and all of them crashed?...crazy...stupid kids...they need to take it to the strip

[HondaTypeJ]

I know. That was the strange thing to me too. 3 cars. I will be getting an update later from LAPD for my report. I will share then.

[Kyle]

k, thanx

[ebpda9]

dude that is strange. maybe one of them lost control and the other 2 tried to avoid him. good thing is that nobody died, but it makes you think twice before you respond to some provocation for racing.

[2000Pimpinex]

Definately a story everyone should take a look at. Be safe and keep the racing at the tracks.

[FeelMyRide]

Thanks Honda.. I was thinking of giving up the whole racing scene for a while after seeing all the ****ed up shit I have seen but this just confirms it even more. I'm leaving the racing for the tracks.. this street racing is such BS. Theres too many people out there who cannot drive and are on the road, and when these people start racing and driving their cars at excessively high speeds they are not only endangering themsleves but everyother innocent person around them (in the car, on the road, etc.) and I'll admit that I still drive fast late at night when the highways and parkways are basically empty.. which is still bad. But inexperienced and bad driver's lack the knowledge that not everyone on the road knows WTF they are doing. You can never trust another driver so just stay aware and be careful because there is only so much the EMT workers like Honda can do, they can't always get you out of the situations you put yourself into.

[ChrisCantSkate]

last saturday night a kid from my school was coming home from go-cart racing and was doing 115mph+ passing cars on the highway, he lost control hit a tree and died. one of the passengers was fine, i think the other shattered his hip

[4jacks]

Thanks for sharing dude !

[NooNz]

Originally posted by FeelMyRide
You can never trust another driver so just stay aware and be careful because there is only so much the EMT workers like Honda can do, they can't always get you out of the situations you put yourself into.

FMR...*applause*

very well said.....and i totally agree with what you said, but that quote i used from your message was something people should look at......cuz itz very true...

and HondaTypeJ...that must've been one hell of a night....it really makes you think...and it has made me think of all the idiotic races (when i first got my licence) i've done...i'm glad i don't do anymore.....

[Maxvla]

good thing my car is slower than dirt. wtf am i saying??? lol.

[NooNz]

haha..same here...my car is 92 Accord EX...your (Maxvla) car isn't much different...but i've gone pretty fast in my car tho....but it isn't exactly an amazing fast car.....haha

[juvenile]

wow...that's crazy...I'm really tired and don't know what more to say now...I'm just really speachless...:no:

[thermal]

great job typeJ.......thanks for sharing, and hopefully will put some senses to most of us here........

[mylittlecivic]

i bet you have alot of experiences with a job like yours, you never can be too careful specially when racing your car :crazy:

[Grip72]

just over a a year ago, 2 kids from my high school, both 17 years old, were riding a bullet bike and a truck backed out of the driveway as they came over a hill doing about 180km/hr it was estimated, and they hit it head on, they died at the scene. That was a horrible day for our small city of 18,000people, :paranoid: ;( Also, today as i went to Mcdonalds on my lunchbreak for school, i saw a small car and dodge that had been in an accident. The cops and ambluance were there and it looked pretty bad. The dogde's rear left side by the tire was completely missing and the small 4 door cars front end was smashed to shit. No update on that yet. And this weekend, sat. nite, a truck rolled and a father died and left behind his 4 year old son/daughter. :(

[Grey16]

Thanks for sharing it really made me think twice about street racing save it for the track. I don't know if anyone has heard of RASR racers agaisnt street racing but I've heard they are a very good club to be apart of. Just to info anyone.