Don, that very same thing happened to me two years ago, three days before Christmas. I thought I was gonna die for over an hour until some passerby heard me yelling. You better believe I fasten lap and chest belts every time now.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Don Price <[email protected]> > Date: October 7, 2013 at 1:42:19 PM EDT > To: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]>, quad list > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Paralyzed man rescued from burning van > Reply-To: Don Price <[email protected]> > > Very lucky guy! > > I once fell out of my wheelchair inside my full-size van, parked in a store > parking lot, engine running, doors closed and radio on. I layed there for > almost half an hour before a passer-by heard me yelling for help. He lifted > me back into my chair and I thanked him profusely. I was unhurt except for > carpet burns all over my face from laying facedown on the floor. It was one > of the scariest things I've ever experienced and from that day forward I've > always worn a seatbelt while in my chair. > > This also reminds me of the wheelchair user who survived the Minnesota bridge > collapse a few years back. If you haven't seen the picture, check it out > here!: > http://www.mobilitysupportsystems.com/stories.aspx?a=1 > > Don. > > From: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]> > To: quad list <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 9:09 AM > Subject: [QUAD-L] Paralyzed man rescued from burning van > > http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/major-crash-causes-big-delays-ga400/nZq9d/ > > This happened a few miles from my home. A Yaris hit a tractor trailer then > hit an Econoline van that was being driven by a paralyzed man. Van caught > fire and three guys were able to get him out. > >
