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04-20-2018, 01:08 AM
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Florida man uninjured after his red Camaro plunged more than 50 feet
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State troopers say a Florida man was uninjured after his red Camaro plunged more than 50 feet off an elevated interstate. Florida Highway Patrol said 61-year-old Thomas Highhouse lost control of his car when he became distracted by his radio Thursday morning. Authorities say he drove his car off Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg, going airborne and falling to the ground below. Troopers say the motorist was wearing a seatbelt and that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. No other vehicles were involved, and no one on the ground or interstate was hurt. Highhouse has been cited for careless driving. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/...480320253.html
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04-20-2018, 01:48 AM
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Drives: 2016 2SS BLK A8 Vert Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: MA
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Glad his 61 y/o ticker held up as well as his vert, yikes.
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04-20-2018, 06:21 AM
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 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Lebanon, Ohio
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I bet that was about as scary as you can get... he is going to need a new car and probably a new pair of pants! Good thing the car didn't land on it's top side, I doubt the A pillars have much rigidity.
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04-20-2018, 06:24 AM
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Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: South of Raleigh, NC
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"Here, hold my beer and watch this" excuse would have sounded much better.
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04-20-2018, 08:04 AM
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Drives: 2016 Supercharged 2SS Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Troy OH
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beat me to it. seen it here also.
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/04/...-overpass.html ...and its a vert to boot! I'm so glad they are safe like this.
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04-20-2018, 08:14 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Kentucky
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I can see that happening changing the source on the radio...
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04-20-2018, 08:18 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Fifty Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Port St Lucie, Florida
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Thank you GM for making these cars strong.
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04-20-2018, 09:12 AM
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Drives: 17 2ss vert Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: orlando
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Waiting for him to post.. is it totaled or not?? lol
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04-20-2018, 09:15 AM
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Drives: Camaro and Mazda CX3 Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Tampa Bay
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Happy distracted driving awareness month. Crazy though, 5 mins from my house. Glad he’s ok
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04-20-2018, 09:21 AM
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Tread Marks
Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Georgia
Posts: 153
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Good as new...
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04-20-2018, 10:30 AM
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Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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Wow. Lucky guy.
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04-20-2018, 10:40 AM
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 Drives: 2019 CTS-V Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego
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Really adding insult to injury for citing the guy after he just totaled his ride.
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04-20-2018, 10:59 AM
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Lovin the growl...
Drives: 2018 2SS Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Rogers, Arkansas
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To walk away from that is awesome... a blessing.
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04-20-2018, 11:05 AM
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Drives: 2018 1LT Camaro Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: PA
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These cars must be made really great for him to not any injuries from this, and being one lucky son of a gun helped to.
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