It was a snowy/dusty morning, but the roads were more slippery than they seemed. This Pontiac Torrent went around a curve and continued on into a drainage ditch. The driver was able to get out, was taken to the Columbus hospital and was discharged with just minor injuries.
I called this one An Unfortunate Series of Events, as the driver went off the Interstate, across a field, and this 2007 Honda Element burned before the fire department could get it put out. It was quite labor intensive to get this out of the field and all cleaned up. The driver of the vehicle was okay.
This one is Up Smith Creek (without a paddle!). The driver dropped off his co-worker, then lost it on the slippery bridge going into the driveway. He escaped without injury and should consider himself VERY lucky to have done so. It was an interesting plan and execute, as there was minimal room for our trucks to park and difficult angles to work with to get this Grand Prix GTP out of the creek and onto it's wheels before we could load it on the flatbed.I struggle with the fact that other people's misfortune is our specialty, but at the same time realize that misfortune is inevitable. So if we can provide a service to assist with that, SOMEbody has to do it.
I realize more and more what a dedicated group of guys we have that are willing to put their own safety in harms way to recover these vehicles and so many more!
