Is this the nice kid I talked with about getting a gov't job? Either way, I'm glad he's OK.
On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Glad he's ok! > > One of my boys got T-boned by an old full-sized 'merkun SW while he was in > a W123 300D sedan. Not a scratch on him, totaled vehicle. These tanks are > the right stuff to protect our young drivers. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 1:22 PM > To: Mercedes List > Cc: Dan Penoff > Subject: [MBZ] The S420 Gave Its Life - For Safety > > Youngest son was hit today by a driver that lost control of their truck on > a wet street and overcorrected, slamming into the front left corner of his > S420. Both fenders, hood, even trim on A pillars was displaced. Crumple > zones were clearly defined by the way the car absorbed the hit. Based on > what he described, the seat belt squib fired but the air bag did not > deploy. He was stationary, the other driver hit him. > > Called the EMTs and had him checked out - he’s OK but will be seeing a > doctor tomorrow. He was definitely freaking out and starting to go into > shock, or at least having major anxiety right after, so I insisted that the > EMTs come. They checked him out and he’s fine. I’m sure he’s going to be > feeling it tomorrow. > > I’m guessing the car will probably be totaled, so that means I need to > start putting together comps to do battle with the insurance company. This > could be a blessing in disguise, as the boy is off for a three month field > study in a couple of weeks, which means I’ll have plenty of time to find > him a nice replacement car with the settlement. An opportunity for more > dieselfication…. > > Pictures to follow as soon as I figure out where to put them. > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
