Macgregor smash

I Gerry-Built, yes that stretch is fairly straight but he crashed in front of the Service Station just before the bridge over Ginninderra Creek. There’s a bit of a curve there and it sounded like he accelerated into that curve. Have to say, getting there and looking at the tyre marks and the broken glass, it’s hard to visualize what actually happened. I’m wondering if he lost control, over-corrected and shot to the other side (skid marks), bounced off the gutter and shot back across the road into the tree. The car was thoroughly crunched on both sides and, when the report said that he had been ejected from the car, it looked more as if the car disappeared from around him. I know they had to use the Fire Engine (maybe the jaws of life) to get him out from under / between?

Do I think it was a suicide effort? Don’t know – too many people drive stupidly along there (he, exactly the Osburn Speedway despite the calming stuff – more like fun launching pads) but he was alone and not driving like that to impress anyone. Still think it’s just a touch of hormones to the head and got (literally) carried away.

And Dered, the tree definitely won the encounter. Despite the impact, the tree has just lost some bark. Otherwise, still intact.

Trees 1, idiot 0.

Plant more trees!

Just more of the same for this part of town.

Flipper said :

Distinctly heard the acceleration because often hear speedway action on that stretch of road.

…ah, yes… “Osburn Speedway” as it is called locally… I think the “traffic calming measures” increased the speeds of drivers who already sped though there…

Flipper said :

I heard him suddenly accelerate into the corner

That stretch is pretty straight – where did it happen? Oh well, he’s paying a bigger price right now than if the Police had caught him…

As a policeman had to drive the ambulance to let the paramedics both work on him it might not be long.

wonder how drunk this one was and how much speed was the factor… that’s a pretty straight piece of road…

Sounds more like a suicide to me. Straight road, early hours of the morning. I’m surprised the police didn’t say there were “no suspicious circumstances”.

Sorry ’bout that, I meant to say “attempted suicide”. If he had succeeded the police would have rolled out their stock/standard euphemism for suicide long before this.

wonder how drunk this one was and how much speed was the factor… that’s a pretty straight piece of road…

What is it with people losing control, crossing over the wrong side of the road and crashing into trees in West Belco last night? Someone crashed a volvo into a pine tree on Britten-Jones Drive (the golf course) at about 9.l5pm, good thing it was a solid car, or there would have been some pretty good injuries. Speed on a bendy road = big bang! Just lucky no one was coming the other way, or they would have been cleaned up.

I live nearby and heard it – went to see and was horrible. Only thing I can add was that I heard him suddenly accelerate into the corner before the sound of brakes and then the crunch. Distinctly heard the acceleration because often hear speedway action on that stretch of road.

wonder how drunk this one was and how much speed was the factor… that’s a pretty straight piece of road…

Sounds more like a suicide to me. Straight road, early hours of the morning. I’m surprised the police didn’t say there were “no suspicious circumstances”.

wonder how drunk this one was and how much speed was the factor… that’s a pretty straight piece of road…