[Spridgets] sudden steering wheel departure

[Larry Macy]

First I ever heard of someone using Toyota Prius brakes on a 78 Buick.

Larry

On Mar 6, 2010, at 5:44 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> March 04, 2010 11:38 PM EST
> ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) - State troopers said a man is lucky to have only
> minor injuries when he crashed his car into a barn after his steering wheel
> popped off while driving. Trooper Keith Leary said the 59-year-old man was
> driving his 1978 Buick on Thursday afternoon on State Route 530 when his
> steering wheel came off, the car left the road, went down an embankment, up
> the other side, and crashed into a barn.
>
> The man narrowly missed a power pole and several small barns with baby cows
> inside.
>
> Rescuers said it's a miracle the man suffered only minor neck pain in the
> accident. The farm's owner said the car destroyed the farm's refrigeration
> and milking area and happened right as 140 cows were about to be milked.
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Larry Macy
78 Midget

Keep your top down and your chin up.

Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
lmacy at phillymgclub.com
Secretary
Philadelphia MG Club



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