H2 vs. Dodge dually

Wingnut · June 19, 2003

OUCH!

greyghost03 · June 20, 2003

D@mn - head on. Thaaaats gonna leave a mark!

GF7PE · June 20, 2003

did you hear the story behind that?

If I remember correctly, the guy in the h2 was the owner of the local dealership in AK, he was runing from the police for some reason

The SPEEDY · June 20, 2003

No the guy stole it off a dealership and was running.

Wingnut · June 20, 2003

I just got the pic from a co-worker, I have no idea how it happened.

silverado3500 · June 21, 2003

The dodge was not first car that he hit:

Found the story that went with the picture.

Hummer wreaks rush-hour chaos

CRASHES: Driver runs light, hits four vehicles, police say.

By Peter Porco

Anchorage Daily News (Published: August 27, 2002)

At least two people were injured Monday afternoon after a motorist drove a new Hummer through a red light, slammed into two vehicles and then sped down the wrong side of the road and hit two more vehicles, police said.

One car hit by the Hummer caromed into a van, making for a total of six vehicles in what looked to other drivers like a demolition derby.

The man behind the wheel of the Hummer was Rodney Udd. He owns the Hummer of Alaska dealership on Fifth Avenue, according to salesman Howard Castle at Anchorage Chrysler Dodge, Hummer's parent company.

Udd was treated at and released from Providence Alaska Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said. He could not be reached for comment Monday night.

Police Sgt. Gil Davis said police are still investigating.

"There doesn't seem to be any alcohol involved," he said. "It may be some kind of medical problem, maybe a seizure."

The crash tied up rush-hour traffic on DeBarr Road. At 6:15 p.m., two hours later, the maroon Hummer lay crossways in the eastbound lanes of DeBarr, its front end mashed to an unrecognizable tangle, its door alarm ringing and radio playing.

"It's still got that new-car smell," Davis said.

The 2003 Hummer, Castle said, was Udd's demonstration model, worth about $60,000. It was totaled, police said.

The Hummer, southbound on Airport Heights Drive, had stopped for a red light at DeBarr. The driver sat through the green light, Davis said, and when the light changed again to red, he took off into the intersection.

Tammy Morse, a 32-year-old delivery driver westbound on DeBarr, was behind the wheel of the first vehicle struck by the Hummer, a white Pet Pantry van. She braked hard and the Hummer opened a hole in her front bumper but bounced away into another vehicle, she said.

"He just plowed through everybody else," said Morse, who was uninjured. "He ignored me, hit the extended-cab (truck) and turned and headed down the sidewalk."

The Hummer spun around after striking the second vehicle and then sped west down the eastbound side of DeBarr, she said.

"I couldn't believe it," Morse said.

It seemed even more shocking to Jenette Jemison, a 21-year-old student driving east in her sister's late-model Mazda sedan.

Heading up the hill outside Alaska Regional Hospital, Jemison found the square-nosed, wide-body Hummer -- the civilian version of the military's Humvee -- coming straight for her.

"He was on the sidewalk, and I'm thinking, 'What the hell!' " Jemison said. " 'He's going to turn away.' But he doesn't. He just keeps coming."

Jemison said traffic was heavy and drivers around her were blowing their horns and trying to get out of the way. She squeezed left but not far enough. The Hummer came off the sidewalk and smashed into the Mazda, spinning it into the left lane, where it was hit by a van.

A few car lengths later, the Hummer smashed head-on into a Dodge Ram pickup. "That ended it," Davis said.

The pickup driver, unidentified Monday evening, was treated for minor injuries at Providence and released, Davis said.

Reporter Peter Porco can be reached at [email protected] and at 907 257-4582.

akdiesel · June 22, 2003

We can't exactly control who we get up here. Seems we end up with a few bad eggs every now and then.

The SPEEDY · June 22, 2003

Woops, I had my story wrong. Its been a while and I've been drunk since then. Hell I'm sure we all have.

3500duramax · July 5, 2003

DODGE-1 GM-0

wonderl33t · July 9, 2003

DODGE-1 GM-0

HAHAHAA!!!!!!!

naw it said the Hummer took out five other cars before it hit the Dodge though, no?

MarkD · July 9, 2003

...and the Dodge wont be going anywhere under its own power either...

n8huntsman · July 9, 2003

and the Dodge wont be going anywhere under its own power either...

It would if I had my way. They'd both be in my garage, getting a new frame. The dodge is in about the same condition as mine was. Except the dodge isnt anything special so i dont think Id waste my time.

varmint2506 · July 9, 2003

The old goat looked like it took that blow pretty well, doesn't appear that the windshield even broke.

The SPEEDY · July 10, 2003

The old goat looked like it took that blow pretty well, doesn't appear that the windshield even broke.

I'm gonna bet the strait 6 is poken through the firewall.

varmint2506 · July 10, 2003

The old goat looked like it took that blow pretty well, doesn't appear that the windshield even broke.

I'm gonna bet the strait 6 is poken through the firewall.

It's probably sitting in the front seat.

I remember back in high school I went to a call where a F150 kissed a big oak tree at about 75 mph. The engine came through the dash and the carb was sitting where the radio should have been.