mikelj

RIP Mr. Haydock, from Ashland, Kansas. This really hurts, so sad.
http://krtnradio.com/2018/03/21/fata...highway-56412/

Frankie the Fink

Yeah - well alcohol was a factor and seat belts weren't in use...getting ejected from a vehicle at speed is a death sentence. And he crossed the center line, luckily he didn't kill anybody else. I'm sorry it happened, but it was completely avoidable..

C.T.

What a shame, nonetheless.

3JsVette

At the very minimum he certainly did not make the odds more favorable.

dplotkin

When a drunk driver kills himself and nobody else its society dodging a bullet with the bonus of one less ****ole on the planet endangering us all. For me, few things in life are more uncool than drunk driving.


Dan

Kerrmudgeon

Sounds like he was on a mission, and he succeeded.

smacota1

Tmichaelson

Railroadman

Drunk driving and no seat belt. The type of car he was driving does not matter, the guy was a dumbass who signed his own death warrant, and fortunately nobody else's.

I feel sad for the Corvette.

427390HP

Tragic, yes. Stupid, yes. Avoidable, yes. But I had very serious injuries as a result of getting hit by a drunk driver, so I am very grateful to hear that no one else was involved.

GTs 58

Seems to be a bunch of premature name calling on just some speculation. Appears? What, did they see an empty beer can in the field or what?

427390HP

"Appears" is the terminology in the initial accident report of obvious evidence of alcohol being involved. A toxicology report would confirm that appearance.

GTs 58

I'll wait for the toxicology report and the other evidence before I'll call the victim a dumbass. The accident was in NM and all accidents there are related to alcohol.

Frankie the Fink

Drunk or not, driving without wearing a seat belt tells me this guy wasn't on his way to a Mensa meeting...

biggd

mikelj

Interesting attitudes here, as a person who drives my C2s frequently, and have been on this road driving to car shows before (not far from where I live), it hits close to home for me so I guess I have a bit more empathy for the deceased and his family than many here do. But, an astute friend pointed out something I missed the first time I looked at the picture, there is a detached knockoff wheel laying beside the road in front of the wreck. Could it be that the car threw a wheel and that caused the wreck? Still avoidable I guess, and no seat belt, but frankly rolling a C2 roadster, you might have a better chance being thrown out of it.

corvetteed

Sad story, on so many levels.

Frankie the Fink

Fact is, if you're wearing your seat belt, which keeps you centered behind the wheel and sober (whether you believe the initial report or not) you are one helluva lot more likely to be able to deal with a mechanical failure (wheel leaving the car or whatever)...

This guy rolled the dice IMO with a bad result....enough said...

Jeffthunbird

Drunk or not, he may have had a mechanical failure that caused loss of steering or he may have been pushing the limits of a 52 year old car and lost control.

bj1k

He will obviously never learn a lesson from this but anyone reading this should .