Desertcrawler Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Check out the report below. A series rig that may be out of commission for a while.. http://www.yakimacounty.us/sheriff/Press%20Release/2012/08_20_12.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco2Guy Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Wow, he's very lucky the truck didn't end up in that mud pit. Too bad the author didn't use the correct terminology of "Roving" instead of "Jeeping". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRonB Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Maybe that's a good thing; if readers didn't read-on and see it was a 1974 Land Rover, they would think it was not a capable Jeep. Joking set aside, hope the driver is ok. And as another a thought, my Defender 110 has a roll cage; can't imagine driving it w/o one considering there isn't any other strong support over my head. As cool as I would like to drive one of these (in the pix), I would be concern about a roll over. Then again if I owned one of these, it would be just used as a touring vehicle (keep it in good condition) and not as a trail vehicle. http://www.d-90.com/forum/images/dto_garage/users/2943/1032.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teds Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 That is why a roll-cage is so essential. Especially if you are doing any serious trails. Hope he is OK. I am actually surprised it wasn't worse... There was a horrific jeep accident last month on the Rubicon for a 23 year old woman who rolled a friends jeep which then caught fire. She has 60% total body burns including her face. She has already lost a few limbs. Tragic...http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/accident-fire-stalls-jeepers-jamboree.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 We were on that trip. Definitely a terrible tragedy. I just got word that she passed -- after fighting hard to survive for 20+ days. It happened at probably the worst place possible on the trail, just past the rock squeeze at Cadillac. Be careful out there. That is why a roll-cage is so essential. Especially if you are doing any serious trails. Hope he is OK. I am actually surprised it wasn't worse... There was a horrific jeep accident last month on the Rubicon for a 23 year old woman who rolled a friends jeep which then caught fire. She has 60% total body burns including her face. She has already lost a few limbs. Tragic...http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/accident-fire-stalls-jeepers-jamboree.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelCowan Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 That is why a roll-cage is so essential. Especially if you are doing any serious trails. Hope he is OK. I am actually surprised it wasn't worse... There was a horrific jeep accident last month on the Rubicon for a 23 year old woman who rolled a friends jeep which then caught fire. She has 60% total body burns including her face. She has already lost a few limbs. Tragic...http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/07/accident-fire-stalls-jeepers-jamboree.html The Rachel Anne Gray Foundation Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/#!/RAGEFoundation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRonB Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Sad indeed. Worst nightmare for all of us - good day at the trail, fun, w/friends and family... and then roll-over or trail accident.... May she rest in perfect peace! Condolences to her family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomOwen Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 tragic. Ugh :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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