Just got hit by a drunk driver in Beverly Hills. - LotusTalk

Flash G · 09-09-2007, 02:28 AM

On my way home back to my LA house... just got hit by a drunk driver. (Girl in an ML 320 Mercedes who pulled in front of me like I wasn't even there.)

She was very combative with police.

Exige S is wrecked. I'm still in shock.

I'm OK... airbags never deployed.

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Crudson · 09-09-2007, 02:40 AM

Oh no. That is terrifying. Very glad you are ok though.

pchop · 09-09-2007, 02:40 AM

sorry to hear. glad you're ok. i've noticed a lot of careless drivers (especially on weekends) around hollywood area.

Lulu (Italy) · 09-09-2007, 03:10 AM

i don't find any words.
hoping you are ok.

Max

cory1000 · 09-09-2007, 03:27 AM

Wow..that sucks man..

KingOfJericho · 09-09-2007, 03:32 AM

So sorry to hear that but very glad you're ok!

Canyon Red Elise · 09-09-2007, 03:47 AM

Holy sh*t man that sucks. Very glad you are ok.
that is just terrible...

Patrick · 09-09-2007, 03:55 AM

The bad news is that you were in an accident. The good news is that you are OK. The better news is that the drunk just bought you a new car.

Z-dculus · 09-09-2007, 04:57 AM

tough luck man, great that you didn't get hurt. +1 for getting a free new car!

luxige · 09-09-2007, 05:06 AM

Fingers crosssed re: her insurance. Please update later. Very glad you're alright.

jlstyle82 · 09-09-2007, 05:13 AM

Wow it sucks to lose your first love, but thank god you are ok.

ZTEC · 09-09-2007, 05:14 AM

Glad you are alright - Don't discount any aches and pains (No, I am not sue happy) I was involved in a similar accident but at a much higher rate of speed and it took a couple days for the soreness to really set in! I hope this lesson sinks in for this young lady - It will be an expensive one!

SIIK2NR · 09-09-2007, 05:14 AM

Very unfortunate..... Glad you are ok to drive another day.

mark.r · 09-09-2007, 05:50 AM

That's ugly. That has got to be a write off. Glad to see you here tell us about it and not someone else. You mind sharing further details of how it happened, just curious. Was she **** faced drunk or that assanine "oh, I only had two drinks." God I hate that.

TorsinADoc · 09-09-2007, 05:57 AM

Wow that is terrible. Glad your ok. After a similar accident several years ago. I seemed to flinch every time someone pulled out in front of me for a while.

RacyTracy · 09-09-2007, 06:00 AM

What hit the windshield?

dwkoski · 09-09-2007, 06:06 AM

At least California probably requires auto insurance. Wisconsin doesn't as the Tavern League has successfully lobbied (i.e. paid off state legislators) to keep it from being required in this state. You can't make any money running a bar if the true alcoholics can't register their cars because of lack of insurance. They have to get to the bar somehow (poor dears!!) Every Police column in the local paper is a list of names with 5th , 6th, 7th offense, impaired driving but nothing serious is done about it. To explain any political decision in this state (and probably any other) just follow the money...Dave

Randy Chase · 09-09-2007, 06:11 AM

Glad you are ok!

MyFutureSelfnMe · 09-09-2007, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwkoski

At least California probably requires auto insurance. Wisconsin doesn't as the Tavern League has successfully lobbied (i.e. paid off state legislators) to keep it from being required in this state. You can't make any money running a bar if the true alcoholics can't register their cars because of lack of insurance. They have to get to the bar somehow (poor dears!!) Every Police column in the local paper is a list of names with 5th , 6th, 7th offense, impaired driving but nothing serious is done about it. To explain any political decision in this state (and probably any other) just follow the money...Dave

I would think insurance companies have more money than taverns in Wisconsin.

By the time someone gets to the 1st offense, it's time for a lifetime suspension. The 2nd offense should be lifetime imprisonment. That's sort of how it works in Germany, and isn't Wisconsin supposed to be New Germany?

pixlpush · 09-09-2007, 06:52 AM

I'm so sorry, that photo pains me deeply. I remember checking out your car shortly after you got it at one of the LA dinners, beautiful. I too am glad your alright but what a drag. Hang in there.

09-09-2007, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Flash G Double Trouble Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hollywood Hills Posts: 2,087	Just got hit by a drunk driver in Beverly Hills. UPDATED On my way home back to my LA house... just got hit by a drunk driver. (Girl in an ML 320 Mercedes who pulled in front of me like I wasn't even there.) She was very combative with police. Exige S is wrecked. I'm still in shock. I'm OK... airbags never deployed. , __________________ Turn your flatscreen TV into a work of art. Modern Art DVD \| Plasma Aquarium DVD \| Widescreen Fireplace DVD 11 Esprit??? (When can I place my deposit?!) 07 Exige S - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, LSD, Touring pack 06 Range Rover Sport - Java Black 05 Elise - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, Touring pack Last edited by Flash G : 12-16-2007 at 11:11 AM.

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cory1000 Help!!!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Shaker Heights, OH Posts: 1,484	Wow..that sucks man.. __________________ 2007 GG Exige S - Sold 2005 CO Elise - Sold

09-09-2007, 03:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
Patrick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29	BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS The bad news is that you were in an accident. The good news is that you are OK. The better news is that the drunk just bought you a new car.

09-09-2007, 04:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Z-dculus Derriere Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 2,014	tough luck man, great that you didn't get hurt. +1 for getting a free new car! __________________ 2006 KG-Sport Pack, LSD, TC, SS, Multivex, Lotus Stage II/powercoated diffuser, CF Zoom Rear View, Sector LidBone, Darth Holder (thanks Kestrel!), Sector 4Tress Harness Bar/CRD Mount, couple exige trim pieces 2004 Nissan 350z - Super Black-too many mods to list-SOLD to my brother 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic -(daily driver) *Seasoned veteran member of the KG Mafia

09-09-2007, 05:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
luxige luxige Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 532	Fingers crosssed re: her insurance. Please update later. Very glad you're alright. __________________ The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin

09-09-2007, 02:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Crudson / Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,481	Oh no. That is terrifying. Very glad you are ok though.

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pchop Use Chopstix and Eat Rice Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York/Los Angeles Posts: 699	sorry to hear. glad you're ok. i've noticed a lot of careless drivers (especially on weekends) around hollywood area.

09-09-2007, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lulu (Italy) Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Italy - Pesaro Posts: 102	i don't find any words. hoping you are ok. Max

09-09-2007, 03:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
KingOfJericho Xx-------Exige-------xX Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Salem, NY Posts: 3,343	So sorry to hear that but very glad you're ok!

09-09-2007, 03:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Canyon Red Elise Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 521	Holy sh*t man that sucks. Very glad you are ok. that is just terrible...

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jlstyle82 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211	Wow it sucks to lose your first love, but thank god you are ok. __________________ 08 Z4 3.0 Si New whore 05 S2000 Well retired 07 Mini Cooper S Garage guard

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ZTEC Third Eye Open Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,419 Images: 3	Glad you are alright - Don't discount any aches and pains (No, I am not sue happy) I was involved in a similar accident but at a much higher rate of speed and it took a couple days for the soreness to really set in! I hope this lesson sinks in for this young lady - It will be an expensive one! __________________ Bone Stock

09-09-2007, 05:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
SIIK2NR 240 Exige-S Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 343	Very unfortunate..... Glad you are ok to drive another day.

09-09-2007, 05:50 AM	#14 (permalink)
mark.r Get your own Motrin . . . Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,573	That's ugly. That has got to be a write off. Glad to see you here tell us about it and not someone else. You mind sharing further details of how it happened, just curious. Was she **** faced drunk or that assanine "oh, I only had two drinks." God I hate that. __________________ FOR SALE FF275 '06 Exige, Phantom Black: Track Pack, Touring Pack, TC, and LSD. Delvrd. 5/13/06 EFI ECU, ACT HD clutch, Accusump, Zeitronix WB FOR SALE

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TorsinADoc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 438	Wow that is terrible. Glad your ok. After a similar accident several years ago. I seemed to flinch every time someone pulled out in front of me for a while. __________________ http://foas.us/images/sigs/mclaren.jpg

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09-09-2007, 06:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
RacyTracy Go Cubs!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 6,077	What hit the windshield?

09-09-2007, 06:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
dwkoski Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 231	At least California probably requires auto insurance. Wisconsin doesn't as the Tavern League has successfully lobbied (i.e. paid off state legislators) to keep it from being required in this state. You can't make any money running a bar if the true alcoholics can't register their cars because of lack of insurance. They have to get to the bar somehow (poor dears!!) Every Police column in the local paper is a list of names with 5th , 6th, 7th offense, impaired driving but nothing serious is done about it. To explain any political decision in this state (and probably any other) just follow the money...Dave

09-09-2007, 06:52 AM	#20 (permalink)
pixlpush Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: socal Posts: 894 Images: 124	I'm so sorry, that photo pains me deeply. I remember checking out your car shortly after you got it at one of the LA dinners, beautiful. I too am glad your alright but what a drag. Hang in there. __________________ 2005 Elise, CO, LSS, Hard Top 2006 Mini Cooper S - peper white

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